diff --git a/.vim/vimrc b/.vim/vimrc
index a8bffd1..acb84ca 100644
--- a/.vim/vimrc
+++ b/.vim/vimrc
@@ -542,5 +542,16 @@ highlight ColorColumn ctermbg=0
 set cursorlineopt=number
 syntax sync minlines=256
 
+
+" fix meta-keys which generate <Esc>a .. <Esc>z
+let c='a'
+while c <= 'z'
+  exec "set <M-".toupper(c).">=\e".c
+  exec "imap \e".c." <M-".toupper(c).">"
+  let c = nr2char(1+char2nr(c))
+endw
+set <M-A>=a
+imap a <M-A>
+
 nnoremap <Leader>ve :e $MYVIMRC<CR>
 nnoremap <Leader>vr :source $MYVIMRC<CR>