diff --git a/bindings.h b/bindings.h
index 1819a08..ce07811 100644
--- a/bindings.h
+++ b/bindings.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct binding {
 	INT		 bi_code;
 	tkey_t		*bi_key;
 	function_t	*bi_func;
+	WCHAR		*bi_macro;
 
 	TTS_TAILQ_ENTRY(binding) bi_entries;
 } binding_t;
@@ -32,6 +33,6 @@ typedef TTS_TAILQ_HEAD(bindlist, binding) binding_list_t;
 extern binding_list_t bindings;
 
 tkey_t *find_key(const WCHAR *name);
-void	bind_key(const WCHAR *key, const WCHAR *func);
+void	bind_key(const WCHAR *key, const WCHAR *func, int is_macro);
 
 #endif	/* !TTS_BINDINGS_H */
diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index 906cabc..4696625 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 static command_t commands[] = {
 	{ WIDE("bind"),		c_bind	},
+	{ WIDE("macro"),	c_macro	},
 	{ WIDE("style"),	c_style	},
 	{ WIDE("set"),		c_set },
 	{ }
@@ -80,7 +81,20 @@ c_bind(argc, argv)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	bind_key(argv[1], argv[2]);
+	bind_key(argv[1], argv[2], 0);
+}
+
+void
+c_macro(argc, argv)
+	size_t	argc;
+	WCHAR	**argv;
+{
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		cmderr(WIDE("Usage: macro <key> <def>"));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bind_key(argv[1], argv[2], 1);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/commands.h b/commands.h
index cad450b..22b1085 100644
--- a/commands.h
+++ b/commands.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ command_t *find_command(const WCHAR *);
 void c_bind	(size_t, WCHAR **);
 void c_style	(size_t, WCHAR **);
 void c_set	(size_t, WCHAR **);
+void c_macro	(size_t, WCHAR **);
 
 void cmderr	(const WCHAR *, ...);
 void vcmderr	(const WCHAR *, va_list);
diff --git a/functions.c b/functions.c
index 57c91a0..c1ed4c6 100644
--- a/functions.c
+++ b/functions.c
@@ -592,14 +592,20 @@ binding_t	*bi;
 
 	i = 0;
 	TTS_TAILQ_FOREACH(bi, &bindings, bi_entries) {
-	WCHAR	s[128];
+	WCHAR	s[128], t[16];
+
 		if (bi->bi_key)
-			SNPRINTF(s, WSIZEOF(s), WIDE("%-10"FMT_L"s %"FMT_L"s (%"FMT_L"s)"),
-				bi->bi_key->ky_name, bi->bi_func->fn_desc,
-				bi->bi_func->fn_name);
+			SNPRINTF(t, WSIZEOF(t), WIDE("%"FMT_L"s"), bi->bi_key->ky_name);
 		else
-			SNPRINTF(s, WSIZEOF(s), WIDE("%"FMT_L"c          %"FMT_L"s (%"FMT_L"s)"),
-				bi->bi_code, bi->bi_func->fn_desc, bi->bi_func->fn_name);
+			SNPRINTF(t, WSIZEOF(t), WIDE("%"FMT_L"c"), bi->bi_code);
+
+		if (bi->bi_macro)
+			SNPRINTF(s, WSIZEOF(s), WIDE("%-10"FMT_L"s execute macro: %"FMT_L"s"),
+				t, bi->bi_macro);
+		else
+			SNPRINTF(s, WSIZEOF(s), WIDE("%-10"FMT_L"s %"FMT_L"s (%"FMT_L"s)"),
+				t, bi->bi_func->fn_desc, bi->bi_func->fn_name);
+
 		help[i] = STRDUP(s);
 		i++;
 	}
diff --git a/str.c b/str.c
index 4b89814..a489a91 100644
--- a/str.c
+++ b/str.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ tokenise(str, res)
 {
 int		 ntoks = 0;
 const WCHAR	*p, *q;
+WCHAR		*r;
 
 	*res = NULL;
 	p = str;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const WCHAR	*p, *q;
 	for (;;) {
 	ptrdiff_t	sz;
 	int		qskip = 0;
+	int		isbsl = 0;
 
 	/* Skip leading whitespace */
 		while (ISSPACE(*p))
@@ -37,14 +39,13 @@ const WCHAR	*p, *q;
 
 		if (*q == '"') {
 	/* Quoted string - scan for end of string */
-		int	isbsl = 0;
 			p++;
 
 			while (*++q) {
 	/* Handle escaping with backslash; currently works but the \ isn't
 	 * removed from the string.
 	 */
-				if (*q == '\\') {
+				if (!isbsl && (*q == '\\')) {
 					isbsl = 1;
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -72,6 +73,33 @@ const WCHAR	*p, *q;
 		*res = realloc(*res, sizeof(WCHAR *) * (ntoks + 1));
 		(*res)[ntoks] = malloc(sizeof(WCHAR) * (sz + 1));
 		MEMCPY((*res)[ntoks], p, sz);
+
+	/* Handle \ escapes */
+		for (r = (*res)[ntoks]; r < ((*res)[ntoks] + sz);) {
+			if (!isbsl) {
+				if (*r == '\\') {
+					MEMMOVE(r, r + 1, sz - (r - (*res)[ntoks]));
+					sz--;
+					isbsl = 1;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				r++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			switch (*r) {
+			case 't':	*r = '\t'; break;
+			case 'n':	*r = '\n'; break;
+			case 'r':	*r = '\r'; break;
+			case 'v':	*r = '\v'; break;
+			case '\\':	*r = '\\'; break;
+			}
+
+			isbsl = 0;
+			r++;
+		}
+
 		(*res)[ntoks][sz] = 0;
 		ntoks++;
 
diff --git a/tts.c b/tts.c
index 25e9aff..dc74e9d 100644
--- a/tts.c
+++ b/tts.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ entry_t *curent;
 
 int showinv = 0;
 
+static WCHAR *macro_text, *macro_pos;
+
 static attrname_t attrnames[] = {
 	{ WIDE("normal"),	WA_NORMAL	},
 	{ WIDE("bold"),		WA_BOLD		},
@@ -401,32 +403,32 @@ struct kevent	 evs[2], rev;
 
 	curs_set(0);
 
-	bind_key(WIDE("?"),		WIDE("help"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("a"),		WIDE("add"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("A"),		WIDE("add-old"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("d"),		WIDE("delete"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("u"),		WIDE("undelete"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("q"),		WIDE("quit"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("<CTRL-C>"),	WIDE("quit"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("i"),		WIDE("invoice"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("b"),		WIDE("billable"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("m"),		WIDE("mark"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("U"),		WIDE("unmarkall"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("<SPACE>"),	WIDE("startstop"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("e"),		WIDE("edit-desc"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("\\"),		WIDE("edit-time"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("<TAB>"),		WIDE("showhide-inv"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("c"),		WIDE("copy"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("+"),		WIDE("add-time"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("-"),		WIDE("sub-time"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("/"),		WIDE("search"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("$"),		WIDE("sync"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("<UP>"),		WIDE("prev"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("<DOWN>"),	WIDE("next"));
-	bind_key(WIDE(":"),		WIDE("execute"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("M"),		WIDE("merge"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("r"),		WIDE("interrupt"));
-	bind_key(WIDE("R"),		WIDE("interrupt"));
+	bind_key(WIDE("?"),		WIDE("help"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("a"),		WIDE("add"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("A"),		WIDE("add-old"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("d"),		WIDE("delete"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("u"),		WIDE("undelete"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("q"),		WIDE("quit"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("<CTRL-C>"),	WIDE("quit"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("i"),		WIDE("invoice"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("b"),		WIDE("billable"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("m"),		WIDE("mark"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("U"),		WIDE("unmarkall"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("<SPACE>"),	WIDE("startstop"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("e"),		WIDE("edit-desc"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("\\"),		WIDE("edit-time"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("<TAB>"),		WIDE("showhide-inv"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("c"),		WIDE("copy"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("+"),		WIDE("add-time"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("-"),		WIDE("sub-time"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("/"),		WIDE("search"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("$"),		WIDE("sync"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("<UP>"),		WIDE("prev"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("<DOWN>"),	WIDE("next"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE(":"),		WIDE("execute"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("M"),		WIDE("merge"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("r"),		WIDE("interrupt"), 0);
+	bind_key(WIDE("R"),		WIDE("interrupt"), 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we can save (even if it's an empty file or nothing has
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ struct kevent	 evs[2], rev;
 		}
 #endif
 
-		while (GETCH(&c) != ERR) {
+		while (input_char(&c) != ERR) {
 #ifdef KEY_RESIZE
 			if (c == KEY_RESIZE)
 				continue;
@@ -507,8 +509,13 @@ struct kevent	 evs[2], rev;
 			TTS_TAILQ_FOREACH(bi, &bindings, bi_entries) {
 				if (bi->bi_code != c)
 					continue;
-				bi->bi_func->fn_hdl();
-				goto next;;
+
+				if (!macro_text && bi->bi_macro)
+					input_macro(bi->bi_macro);
+				else if (bi->bi_func)
+					bi->bi_func->fn_hdl();
+
+				goto next;
 			}
 
 			drawstatus(WIDE("Unknown command."));
@@ -1022,7 +1029,7 @@ function_t	*f;
  * directly, rather than being looked up in the key table.
  */
 void
-bind_key(keyname, funcname)
+bind_key(keyname, funcname, is_macro)
 	const WCHAR	*keyname, *funcname;
 {
 tkey_t		*key = NULL;
@@ -1040,15 +1047,23 @@ INT		 code;
 	} else
 		code = *keyname;
 
-	if ((func = find_func(funcname)) == NULL) {
-		errbox(WIDE("Unknown function \"%"FMT_L"s\""), funcname);
-		return;
+	if (!is_macro) {
+		if ((func = find_func(funcname)) == NULL) {
+			errbox(WIDE("Unknown function \"%"FMT_L"s\""), funcname);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Do we already have a binding for this key? */
 	TTS_TAILQ_FOREACH(binding, &bindings, bi_entries) {
 		if (binding->bi_code == code) {
-			binding->bi_func = func;
+			if (is_macro) {
+				binding->bi_func = NULL;
+				binding->bi_macro = STRDUP(funcname);
+			} else {
+				free(binding->bi_macro);
+				binding->bi_func = func;
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1058,8 +1073,13 @@ INT		 code;
 		return;
 
 	binding->bi_key = key;
-	binding->bi_func = func;
 	binding->bi_code = code;
+
+	if (is_macro)
+		binding->bi_macro = STRDUP(funcname);
+	else
+		binding->bi_func = func;
+
 	TTS_TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&bindings, binding, bi_entries);
 }
 
@@ -1191,8 +1211,10 @@ vcmderr(msg, ap)
 
 		fprintf(stderr, "\"%s\", line %d: %s\n",
 			curfile, lineno, t);
-	} else
+	} else {
+		input_macro(NULL);
 		vdrawstatus(msg, ap);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1349,3 +1371,32 @@ int	 h, m, s = 0;
 	sleeptime = 0;
 }
 #endif	/* USE_DARWIN_POWER */
+
+void
+input_macro(s)
+	WCHAR	*s;
+{
+	free(macro_text);
+	macro_text = macro_pos = NULL;
+
+	if (!s)
+		return;
+
+	macro_text = macro_pos = STRDUP(s);
+}
+
+int
+input_char(c)
+	WCHAR	*c;
+{
+	if (macro_pos) {
+		if (*macro_pos) {
+			*c = *macro_pos++;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		free(macro_text);
+		macro_text = macro_pos = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return GETCH(c);
+}
diff --git a/ttsrc.sample b/ttsrc.sample
index 9e3f599..51a8f1d 100644
--- a/ttsrc.sample
+++ b/ttsrc.sample
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #set bill_advance 0
 
-#### Bindings
+#### Bindings and macros
 #
 # Use the 'bind' command to (re)define keybindings.  Type '?' while TTS is
 # running for a full list of key bindings.
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
 bind j next
 bind k prev
 
+# Macros work in a similar way to bindings, except the second argument is a
+# string which will be executed as if it was typed.  For example, the
+# following macro would add a new entry called "test", and set its timer to
+# 30 minutes.
+#macro t "atest\n+30:00\n"
+
 #### Styling
 #
 # You can style UI elements with the 'style' command.  Its syntax is:
diff --git a/ui.c b/ui.c
index 88d0461..c9e44ec 100644
--- a/ui.c
+++ b/ui.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ INT	 c;
 	WADDSTR(pwin, WIDE(" [y/N]? "));
 	wattroff(pwin, A_BOLD);
 
-	while (WGETCH(pwin, &c) == ERR
+	while (input_char(&c) == ERR
 #ifdef KEY_RESIZE
 			|| (c == KEY_RESIZE)
 #endif
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ histent_t	*histpos = NULL;
 		wmove(pwin, 0, STRLEN(msg) + 1 + pos);
 		wrefresh(pwin);
 
-		if (WGETCH(pwin, &c) == ERR)
+		if (input_char(&c) == ERR)
 			continue;
 
 		switch (c) {
diff --git a/wide.h b/wide.h
index 85df84d..61ab2c8 100644
--- a/wide.h
+++ b/wide.h
@@ -78,4 +78,7 @@ extern int tts_wgetch(WINDOW *, int *);
 
 #define	WSIZEOF(s)	(sizeof(s) / sizeof(WCHAR))
 
+int	input_char(WCHAR *);
+void	input_macro(WCHAR *);
+
 #endif	/* !TTS_WIDE_H */