diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/multicursor/multicursor.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/multicursor/multicursor.ts
index a5341c5896b25..b23cc0c09f8c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/multicursor/multicursor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/multicursor/multicursor.ts
@@ -631,6 +631,12 @@ export class MultiCursorSelectionController extends Disposable implements IEdito
 			this._setSelections(matches.map(m => new Selection(m.range.startLineNumber, m.range.startColumn, m.range.endLineNumber, m.range.endColumn)));
 		}
 	}
+
+	public selectAllUsingSelections(selections: Selection[]): void {
+		if (selections.length > 0) {
+			this._setSelections(selections);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 export abstract class MultiCursorSelectionControllerAction extends EditorAction {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/search.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
index 55fe302365ca7..5851978e65d76 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/search.contribution.ts
@@ -617,9 +617,22 @@ KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule(objects.assign({
 	handler: toggleRegexCommand
 }, ToggleRegexKeybinding));
 
+KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+	id: Constants.AddCursorsAtSearchResults,
+	weight: KeybindingWeight.WorkbenchContrib,
+	when: ContextKeyExpr.and(Constants.SearchViewVisibleKey, Constants.FileMatchOrMatchFocusKey),
+	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KEY_L,
+	handler: (accessor, args: any) => {
+		const searchView = getSearchView(accessor.get(IViewletService), accessor.get(IPanelService));
+		if (searchView) {
+			const tree: WorkbenchObjectTree<RenderableMatch> = searchView.getControl();
+			searchView.openEditorWithMultiCursor(<FileMatchOrMatch>tree.getFocus()[0]);
+		}
+	}
+});
+
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.create(CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction.ID, CollapseDeepestExpandedLevelAction.LABEL), 'Search: Collapse All', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.create(ShowAllSymbolsAction, ShowAllSymbolsAction.ID, ShowAllSymbolsAction.LABEL, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KEY_T }), 'Go to Symbol in Workspace...');
-
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.create(ToggleSearchOnTypeAction, ToggleSearchOnTypeAction.ID, ToggleSearchOnTypeAction.LABEL), 'Search: Toggle Search on Type', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.create(RefreshAction, RefreshAction.ID, RefreshAction.LABEL), 'Search: Refresh', category);
 registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.create(ClearSearchResultsAction, ClearSearchResultsAction.ID, ClearSearchResultsAction.LABEL), 'Search: Clear Search Results', category);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
index cb734ff0e657e..c8c623f35219b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as env from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import * as strings from 'vs/base/common/strings';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import 'vs/css!./media/searchview';
-import { ICodeEditor, isCodeEditor, isDiffEditor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorBrowser';
+import { ICodeEditor, isCodeEditor, isDiffEditor, getCodeEditor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorBrowser';
 import { IEditorOptions } from 'vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import { createAndFillInContextMenuActions } from 'vs/platform/actions/browser/menuEntryActionViewItem';
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { Memento, MementoObject } from 'vs/workbench/common/memento';
 import { IStorageService, StorageScope } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storage';
 import { IOpenerService } from 'vs/platform/opener/common/opener';
+import { MultiCursorSelectionController } from 'vs/editor/contrib/multicursor/multicursor';
+import { Selection } from 'vs/editor/common/core/selection';
 import { SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND, PANEL_BACKGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { createEditorFromSearchResult } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchEditor';
 import { ILabelService } from 'vs/platform/label/common/label';
@@ -1601,6 +1603,38 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewletPane {
 		}, errors.onUnexpectedError);
 	}
 
+	openEditorWithMultiCursor(element: FileMatchOrMatch): Promise<void> {
+		const resource = element instanceof Match ? element.parent().resource : (<FileMatch>element).resource;
+		return this.editorService.openEditor({
+			resource: resource,
+			options: {
+				preserveFocus: false,
+				pinned: true,
+				revealIfVisible: true
+			}
+		}).then(editor => {
+			if (editor) {
+				let fileMatch = null;
+				if (element instanceof FileMatch) {
+					fileMatch = element;
+				}
+				else if (element instanceof Match) {
+					fileMatch = element.parent();
+				}
+
+				if (fileMatch) {
+					const selections = fileMatch.matches().map(m => new Selection(m.range().startLineNumber, m.range().startColumn, m.range().endLineNumber, m.range().endColumn));
+					const codeEditor = getCodeEditor(editor.getControl());
+					if (codeEditor) {
+						let multiCursorController = MultiCursorSelectionController.get(codeEditor);
+						multiCursorController.selectAllUsingSelections(selections);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			this.viewModel.searchResult.rangeHighlightDecorations.removeHighlightRange();
+		}, errors.onUnexpectedError);
+	}
+
 	private getSelectionFrom(element: FileMatchOrMatch): any {
 		let match: Match | null = null;
 		if (element instanceof Match) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/common/constants.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/common/constants.ts
index 589eeafc83726..483190b64988c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/common/constants.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/common/constants.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const CloseReplaceWidgetActionId = 'closeReplaceInFilesWidget';
 export const ToggleCaseSensitiveCommandId = 'toggleSearchCaseSensitive';
 export const ToggleWholeWordCommandId = 'toggleSearchWholeWord';
 export const ToggleRegexCommandId = 'toggleSearchRegex';
+export const AddCursorsAtSearchResults = 'addCursorsAtSearchResults';
 export const RevealInSideBarForSearchResults = 'search.action.revealInSideBar';
 
 export const ToggleSearchViewPositionCommandId = 'search.action.toggleSearchViewPosition';