diff --git a/home/kitty.nix b/home/kitty.nix
index 4799950..fc0b577 100644
--- a/home/kitty.nix
+++ b/home/kitty.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
       # for confirmation
       confirm_os_window_close = 0;
       clear_all_shortcuts = true;
+
+      # will probably lower this later but the max allowed is actually 4GB
+      # this is NOT stored in memory and can only be viewed wth scrollback_pager
+      "scrollback_pager_history_size" = "1024";
+      # see https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/issues/1077#issuecomment-652785399
+      "scrollback_pager" = "bat --pager='less -FR +G'";
     };
     keybindings = {
       # kitty_mod is ctrl+shift by default
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@
       "kitty_mod+v" = "paste_from_clipboard";
       # "ctrl+q" = "quit";
 
+      "kitty_mod+m" = "show_scrollback";
+
       # windows
       "kitty_mod+h" = "neighboring_window left";
       "kitty_mod+alt+h" = "move_window left";