diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/config.el b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
index ba8064eba..296f5c577 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ directives. By default, this only recognizes C directives.")
         evil-ex-visual-char-range t  ; column range for ex commands
         evil-insert-skip-empty-lines t
         evil-mode-line-format 'nil
+        evil-respect-visual-line-mode t
         ;; more vim-like behavior
         evil-symbol-word-search t
         ;; cursor appearance