diff --git a/Cask b/Cask
index 21d1b6e27..7b501ed3e 100644
--- a/Cask
+++ b/Cask
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 (depends-on "avy")
 (depends-on "emr")
 (depends-on "expand-region")
+(depends-on "fancy-narrow")
 (depends-on "goto-last-change")
 (depends-on "hl-todo" :git "https://github.com/tarsius/hl-todo")
 (depends-on "rainbow-delimiters")
diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 6f7b3bec4..a3075599f 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
 (use-package expand-region
   :commands (er/expand-region er/contract-region er/mark-symbol er/mark-word))
 
+(use-package fancy-narrow
+  :commands (fancy-narrow-to-region fancy-widen))
+
 (use-package goto-last-change
   :commands goto-last-change)
 
diff --git a/core/lib/defuns-buffers.el b/core/lib/defuns-buffers.el
index a8446743e..eee83f27e 100644
--- a/core/lib/defuns-buffers.el
+++ b/core/lib/defuns-buffers.el
@@ -1,23 +1,33 @@
 ;;; defuns-buffers.el
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun narf:narrow (start end)
-  "Restrict editing in this buffer to the current region, indirectly.
+;;;###autoload (autoload 'narf:narrow "defuns-buffers" nil t)
+(evil-define-operator narf:narrow (&optional beg end bang)
+  "Restrict editing in this buffer to the current region, indirectly. With BANG,
+clone the buffer and hard-narrow the selection. Otherwise use fancy-narrow. If
+mark isn't active, then widen the buffer (if narrowed).
 
 Inspired from http://demonastery.org/2013/04/emacs-evil-narrow-region/"
-  (interactive "r")
-  (deactivate-mark)
-  (let ((buf (clone-indirect-buffer nil nil)))
-    (with-current-buffer buf
-      (narrow-to-region start end))
-    (switch-to-buffer buf)))
+  (interactive "<r><!>")
+  (if (region-active-p)
+      (if bang
+          (progn
+            (deactivate-mark)
+            (let ((buf (clone-indirect-buffer nil nil)))
+              (with-current-buffer buf
+                (narrow-to-region start end))
+              (switch-to-buffer buf)))
+        (fancy-narrow-to-region beg end))
+    (narf:widen)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun narf:widen ()
-  "Undo narrowing (see `narf:narrow')"
+  "Widen a buffer that has been narrowed with `narrow-to-region' or
+`fancy-narrow-to-region'"
   (interactive)
   (when (buffer-narrowed-p)
-    (widen)))
+    (widen))
+  (when (and (featurep 'fancy-narrow) fancy-narrow--beginning fancy-narrow--end)
+    (fancy-widen)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun narf/set-read-only-region (begin end)
diff --git a/private/my-commands.el b/private/my-commands.el
index 5fca0e449..01e38531b 100644
--- a/private/my-commands.el
+++ b/private/my-commands.el
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 (exmap "ma[ke]"          'narf:build)
 (exmap "mv"              'narf:file-move)
 (exmap "na[rrow]"        'narf:narrow)  ; Narrow buffer to selection
+(exmap "wi[den]"         'narf:widen)   ; Widen narrowed buffer
 (exmap "proj[ect]"       'helm-projectile-switch-project)
 (exmap "rec[ent]"        'narf:helm-recentf)
 (exmap "re[gex]"         'narf:regex)