diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
index b5a11de9c..9ba154b99 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ Need to get it to work for other selectrum commands such =SPC h f=.
 #+end_src
 gets us close but moves the cursor to the new screen which is undesirable.
 probable best strategy: create an ~embark-preview~ that does this, upstream it.
-** TODO ~consult-theme~ is buggy
-something to do with doom theme loading modifications
 ** TODO ripgrep height logic bad
 selectrum bug caused by file descriptors
 https://github.com/raxod502/selectrum/issues/491
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
index 94d4b13ca..221bb4976 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@
         consult-line-numbers-widen t
         consult-async-input-debounce 0.5
         consult-async-input-throttle 0.8)
-  (setf (alist-get #'consult-bookmark consult-config) (list :preview-key (kbd "C-SPC")))
-  (setf (alist-get #'consult-recent-file consult-config) (list :preview-key (kbd "C-SPC")))
-  (setf (alist-get #'consult--grep consult-config) (list :preview-key (kbd "C-SPC"))))
+  (mapc
+   (lambda (x) (setf
+                (alist-get x consult-config)
+                (list :preview-key (list (kbd "C-SPC") (kbd "C-M-j") (kbd "C-M-k")))))
+   '(consult-bookmark consult-recent-file consult--grep consult-theme)))
 
 (use-package! consult-flycheck
   :when (featurep! :checkers syntax)
diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index 7caaa10d5..4aeb33fcc 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -208,9 +208,11 @@
         :map selectrum-minibuffer-map
         "M-RET" #'selectrum-submit-exact-input
         "C-j"   #'selectrum-next-candidate
+        "C-M-j" #'selectrum-next-candidate ;; with preview, see modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
         "C-S-j" #'selectrum-next-page
         "C-s-j" #'selectrum-goto-end
         "C-k"   #'selectrum-previous-candidate
+        "C-M-k" #'selectrum-previous-candidate ;; with preview, see modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
         "C-S-k" #'selectrum-previous-page
         "C-s-k" #'selectrum-goto-beginning)))