diff --git a/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el b/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
index b04a539..fee0df7 100644
--- a/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
+++ b/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 ;; A complementary binding to the apropos-command (C-h a)
 (define-key 'help-command "A" 'apropos)
 
+;; a complement to the zap-to-char command, that doesn't eat up the target character
+(autoload 'zap-up-to-char "misc" "Kill up to, but not including ARGth occurrence of CHAR.")
+(global-set-key (kbd "M-Z") 'zap-up-to-char)
+
 ;; Activate occur easily inside isearch
 (define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "C-o")
   (lambda () (interactive)