diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa4ae1bb3..a094fd120 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Changelog
 current (development) 
 ---------------------
 
+### Component
+- Feature: Add support for `Input`'s insert mode. Add `InputOption::insert`
+  option. Added by @mingsheng13.
+
 5.0.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/input.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/input.cpp
index 63aab69a9..caef66c10 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/input.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/input.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ class InputBase : public ComponentBase, public InputOption {
   }
 
   bool HandleCharacter(const std::string& character) {
-    if (!insert()) {
+    if (!insert() && cursor_position() < (int)content->size() &&
+        content()[cursor_position()] != '\n') {
       HandleDelete();
     }
     content->insert(cursor_position(), character);
diff --git a/src/ftxui/component/input_test.cpp b/src/ftxui/component/input_test.cpp
index 96a63b38a..863569a2e 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/component/input_test.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/component/input_test.cpp
@@ -754,4 +754,32 @@ TEST(InputTest, OnEnter) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(on_enter_called);
 }
 
+TEST(InputTest, InsertMode) {
+  std::string content = "abc\nefg";
+  bool insert = true;
+  int cursor_position = 1;
+  Component input = Input({
+      .content = &content,
+      .insert = &insert,
+      .cursor_position = &cursor_position,
+  });
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(insert);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::Insert));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(insert);
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "abc\nefg");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::Character('x')));
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "axc\nefg");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::Character('y')));
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "axy\nefg");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::Character('z')));
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "axyz\nefg");
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::ArrowDown));
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "axyz\nefg");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(input->OnEvent(Event::Character('X')));
+  EXPECT_EQ(content, "axyz\nefgX");
+}
+
 }  // namespace ftxui