diff --git a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Eclipse-keybindings.xml b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Eclipse-keybindings.xml
--- a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Eclipse-keybindings.xml
+++ b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Eclipse-keybindings.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
     <bind actionName="replace" key="D-F"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-down" key="D-UP"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="D-DOWN"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="D-LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="D-RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-all" key="D-A"/>
     <bind actionName="select-element-next" key="OS-RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-element-previous" key="OS-LEFT"/>
diff --git a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Emacs-keybindings.xml b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Emacs-keybindings.xml
--- a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Emacs-keybindings.xml
+++ b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Emacs-keybindings.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
     <bind actionName="replace" key="OS-5"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-down" key="C-UP"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="C-DOWN"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="C-LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="C-RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-all" key="C-X$H"/>
     <bind actionName="select-word" key="CO-W"/>
     <bind actionName="selection-backward" key="S-LEFT"/>
diff --git a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Idea-keybindings.xml b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Idea-keybindings.xml
--- a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Idea-keybindings.xml
+++ b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/Idea-keybindings.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
     <bind actionName="replace" key="C-R"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-down" key="C-UP"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="C-DOWN"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="C-LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="C-RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-all" key="C-A"/>
     <bind actionName="selection-backward" key="S-LEFT"/>
     <bind actionName="selection-begin" key="CS-HOME"/>
diff --git a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/NetBeans55-keybindings.xml b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/NetBeans55-keybindings.xml
--- a/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/NetBeans55-keybindings.xml
+++ b/defaults/src/org/netbeans/modules/defaults/NetBeans55-keybindings.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
     <bind actionName="replace" key="D-H"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-down" key="D-UP"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="D-DOWN"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="D-LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="D-RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-all" key="D-A"/>
     <bind actionName="select-identifier" key="O-J"/>
     <bind actionName="selection-backward" key="S-LEFT"/>
diff --git a/editor.lib/apichanges.xml b/editor.lib/apichanges.xml
--- a/editor.lib/apichanges.xml
+++ b/editor.lib/apichanges.xml
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$RemoveWordPreviousAction: method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$ScrollDownAction:         method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$ScrollUpAction:           method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
+org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$ScrollLeftAction:         method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
+org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$ScrollRightAction:           method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$SelectIdentifierAction:   method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$SelectNextParameterAction:method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
 org.netbeans.editor.ActionFactory$ShiftLineAction:          method protected void org.netbeans.editor.BaseAction.settingsChange(org.netbeans.editor.SettingsChangeEvent,java.lang.Class)
diff --git a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/ActionFactory.java b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/ActionFactory.java
--- a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/ActionFactory.java
+++ b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/ActionFactory.java
@@ -2227,6 +2227,40 @@
 
     }
 
+    @EditorActionRegistration(name = BaseKit.scrollLeftAction)
+    public static class ScrollLeftAction extends LocalBaseAction {
+
+        public ScrollLeftAction() {
+        }
+
+        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt, JTextComponent target) {
+            if (target != null) {
+                EditorUI editorUI = Utilities.getEditorUI(target);
+                Rectangle bounds = editorUI.getExtentBounds();
+                bounds.x += editorUI.getTextMargin().left - editorUI.getLineHeight(); // use same step size as for vertical scrolling
+                editorUI.scrollRectToVisible(bounds, EditorUI.SCROLL_SMALLEST);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @EditorActionRegistration(name = BaseKit.scrollRightAction)
+    public static class ScrollRightAction extends LocalBaseAction {
+
+        public ScrollRightAction() {
+        }
+
+        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt, JTextComponent target) {
+            if (target != null) {
+                EditorUI editorUI = Utilities.getEditorUI(target);
+                Rectangle bounds = editorUI.getExtentBounds();
+                bounds.x += editorUI.getTextMargin().left + editorUI.getLineHeight(); // use same step size as for vertical scrolling
+                editorUI.scrollRectToVisible(bounds, EditorUI.SCROLL_SMALLEST);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     @EditorActionRegistration(name = BaseKit.insertDateTimeAction)
     public static class InsertDateTimeAction extends LocalBaseAction {
         
diff --git a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/BaseKit.java b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/BaseKit.java
--- a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/BaseKit.java
+++ b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/BaseKit.java
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@
     /** Scroll window one line down */
     public static final String scrollDownAction = "scroll-down"; // NOI18N
 
+    /** Scroll window one step left */
+    public static final String scrollLeftAction = "scroll-left"; // NOI18N
+
+    /** Scroll window one step right */
+    public static final String scrollRightAction = "scroll-right"; // NOI18N
+
     /** Prefix of all macro-based actions */
     public static final String macroActionPrefix = "macro-"; // NOI18N
     
diff --git a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Bundle.properties b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Bundle.properties
--- a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Bundle.properties
+++ b/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Bundle.properties
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@
 scroll-down=Scroll Down
 scroll-top=Scroll to Top
 scroll-up=Scroll Up
+scroll-left=Scroll Left
+scroll-right=Scroll Right
 select-all=Select All
 select-identifier=Select Identifier
 select-line=Select Line
diff --git a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings-mac.xml b/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings-mac.xml
--- a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings-mac.xml
+++ b/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings-mac.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@
     <bind key="D-DOWN" remove="true"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="C-DOWN"/>
 
+    <bind key="D-LEFT" remove="true"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="C-LEFT"/>
+    <bind key="D-RIGHT" remove="true"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="C-RIGHT"/>
+
     <bind key="O-I" actionName="generate-code"/>
     
     <!-- Things we add only on the mac -->
diff --git a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings.xml b/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings.xml
--- a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings.xml
+++ b/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/NetBeans-keybindings.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
     <bind actionName="scroll-down" key="D-KP_UP"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="D-DOWN"/>
     <bind actionName="scroll-up" key="D-KP_DOWN"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="D-LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-left" key="D-KP_LEFT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="D-RIGHT"/>
+    <bind actionName="scroll-right" key="D-KP_RIGHT"/>
     <bind actionName="select-all" key="D-A"/>
     <bind actionName="select-element-next" key="OS-PERIOD"/>
     <bind actionName="select-element-previous" key="OS-COMMA"/>