diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index a7f6643..07dbc0d 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ or \\[semantic-mode]")))))
 (define-key ctl-x-map "\C-@" 'pop-global-mark)
 (define-key ctl-x-map [?\C- ] 'pop-global-mark)
 
+(define-key global-map "\M-n" 'mark-line)
 (define-key global-map "\C-n" 'next-line)
 (define-key global-map "\C-p" 'previous-line)
 (define-key ctl-x-map "\C-n" 'set-goal-column)