diff --git a/core/prelude-editor.el b/core/prelude-editor.el
index 31c5a09..28f3fa3 100644
--- a/core/prelude-editor.el
+++ b/core/prelude-editor.el
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ indent yanked text (with prefix arg don't indent)."
 ;; enable winner-mode to manage window configurations
 (winner-mode +1)
 
+;; easy-kill
+(global-set-key [remap kill-ring-save] 'easy-kill)
+(global-set-key [remap mark-sexp] 'easy-mark)
+
 (provide 'prelude-editor)
 
 ;;; prelude-editor.el ends here
diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index 7886d27..57994e2 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     browse-kill-ring
     dash
     diminish
+    easy-kill
     elisp-slime-nav
     epl
     expand-region