diff --git a/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
index ba262a1533..8a1ddfcdb7 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/tasksCtrl.js
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ habitrpg.controller("TasksCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User','N
         if (backspaced) focusChecklist(task,$index-1);
       }
     }
+    $scope.navigateChecklist = function(task,$index,$event){
+      focusChecklist(task, $event.keyCode == '40' ? $index+1 : $index-1);
+    }
     $scope.checklistCompletion = function(checklist){
       return _.reduce(checklist,function(m,i){return m+(i.completed ? 1 : 0);},0)
     }
diff --git a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index d612175a5d..52ccbca97d 100644
--- a/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ li(bindonce='list', bo-id='"task-"+task.id', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s
               a.pull-right.checklist-icons(ng-click='removeChecklistItem(task,$index,true)')
                 i.icon-trash(tooltip='Delete')
               input(type='checkbox',ng-model='item.completed',ng-change='saveTask(task,true)')
-              input.inline-edit(type='text',ng-model='item.text',ui-keyup="{13:'addChecklistItem(task,$event,$index)','8 49':'removeChecklistItem(task,$index)'}")//-,ng-blur='saveTask(task,true)')
+              input.inline-edit(type='text',ng-model='item.text',ui-keyup="{13:'addChecklistItem(task,$event,$index)','8 49':'removeChecklistItem(task,$index)','38 40':'navigateChecklist(task,$index,$event)'}")//-,ng-blur='saveTask(task,true)')
 
 
       form(ng-submit='saveTask(task)')