diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org b/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
index b35717633..7df385d8b 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ These keybindings are available while a search is active:
 | =C-c C-o= | Open a buffer with your search results             |
 | =C-c C-e= | Open a writable buffer of your search results      |
 | =C-SPC=   | Preview the current candidate                      |
+| =C-M-j=   | Scroll down and preview.                           |
+| =C-M-k=   | Scroll up and preview.                             |
 | =C-RET=   | Open the selected candidate in other-window        |
 
 Changes to the resulting wgrep buffer (opened by =C-c C-e=) can be committed
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
index f6c08d737..83d86a14f 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/TODO.org
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Currently the =!= style dispatcher is only as a prefix, due to the abundance of
 =!= final macros. In my opinion this is useful enough to break consistency.
 ** TODO =C-c C-e=
 on ~consult-line~ this opens a ~occur-edit~ buffer, which is a more natural fit but breaks slightly from the =C-c C-e= = =wgrep= convention.
+** TODO keep or discard =C-M-j= and =C-M-k=
+Scroll up and down while previewing. Essentially shortcuts for =C-(j|k) C-SPC=.
+I like having them around but I can always just add them to my private config.
 
 * PROJ HACKs to be addressed
 ** ~fboundp~ issues
@@ -32,16 +35,6 @@ Without [[file:~/.emacs.d/modules/ui/workspaces/config.el::;; HACK?? needs revie
 working of this whole set up are a bit opaque to me.
 
 * PROJ Bugs
-** TODO =C-SPC= and live previews
-Automatic live previews have been disabled on slow ~consult~ commands.
-=C-SPC= is partially implemented as the preview key for ~consult-*~ commands.
-Need to get it to work for other selectrum commands such =SPC h f=.
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (let ((embark-quit-after-action nil))
-    (map! :map minibuffer-local-map "C-SPC" #'embark-default-action)))
-#+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 ripgrep height logic bad
 selectrum bug caused by file descriptors
 https://github.com/raxod502/selectrum/issues/491
@@ -74,10 +67,9 @@ are nontrivial loading order shenanigans happening that make that not straightfo
 - =SPC b b= should switch workspace after choosing a buffer from a different one
 - universal argument for opening buffer in another window?
 ** TODO Ivy Parity
+*** TODO =C-RET= on minibuffer?
 *** TODO pass module
 *** TODO ~+ivy/jump-list~ analogue
-*** TODO ~+irc/selectrum-jump-to-channel~
-rework to use ~consult~ buffer narrowing, for some reason the current attempt breaks marginalia annotating
 *** WAIT lookup module
 - ~dash-docs~ backend (needs to be created)
 - ~+lookup--online..~ functionality (needs a consult analogue of ~counsel-search~)
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/selectrum.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/selectrum.el
index faacc965d..1a8e4125a 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/selectrum.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/autoload/selectrum.el
@@ -91,3 +91,27 @@ Supports exporting consult-grep to wgrep, file to wdeired, and consult-location
       ('consult-location (let ((embark-after-export-hook #'occur-edit-mode))
                            (embark-export)))
       (x (user-error "embark category %S doesn't support writable export" x)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +selectrum/embark-preview ()
+  "Previews candidate in selectrum buffer, unless it's a consult command"
+  (interactive)
+  (unless (string-match-p "^consult" (symbol-name selectrum--last-command))
+  (print selectrum--last-command)
+  (save-selected-window
+    (let ((embark-quit-after-action nil))
+    (embark-default-action)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +selectrum/next-candidate-preview ()
+  "Move to next candidate and preivew it"
+  (interactive)
+  (selectrum-next-candidate)
+  (+selectrum/embark-preview))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +selectrum/previous-candidate-preview ()
+  "Move to previous candidate and preview it"
+  (interactive)
+  (selectrum-previous-candidate)
+  (+selectrum/embark-preview))
diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index 78e5145b7..511fd6617 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -207,12 +207,13 @@
        (:after selectrum
         :map selectrum-minibuffer-map
         "M-RET" #'selectrum-submit-exact-input
+        "C-SPC" #'+selectrum/embark-preview
         "C-j"   #'selectrum-next-candidate
-        "C-M-j" #'selectrum-next-candidate ;; with preview, see modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
+        "C-M-j" #'+selectrum/next-candidate-preview
         "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-M-k" #'+selectrum/previous-candidate-preview
         "C-S-k" #'selectrum-previous-page
         "C-s-k" #'selectrum-goto-beginning)))