diff --git a/css/glowingbear.css b/css/glowingbear.css
index 983c98d..b44c71a 100644
--- a/css/glowingbear.css
+++ b/css/glowingbear.css
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ body {
     padding-bottom:70px;
 }
 
-input#sendMessage {
+#sendMessage {
     width: 100%;
+    height: 36px;
+    resize: none;
 }
 #footer button {
     border-radius: 0;
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ input#sendMessage {
 .panel input, .panel .input-group {
   max-width: 300px;
 }
-input[type=text], input[type=password], .badge {
+input[type=text], input[type=password], #sendMessage, .badge {
     border: 0;
     border-radius: 0;
     color: #ccc;
diff --git a/directives/input.html b/directives/input.html
index 43fd60d..181748f 100644
--- a/directives/input.html
+++ b/directives/input.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-<form class="form form-horizontal" ng-submit="sendMessage()">
+<form class="form form-horizontal" id="inputform" ng-submit="sendMessage()">
   <div class="input-group">
-    <input id="sendMessage" type="text" class="form-control monospace" autocomplete="off" ng-model="command" autofocus>
+    <textarea id="sendMessage" class="form-control monospace" ng-trim="false" rows="1" autocomplete="off" ng-model="command" autofocus>
+    </textarea>
     <span class="input-group-btn">
       <button class="btn btn-default btn-primary">Send</button>
     </span>
diff --git a/js/websockets.js b/js/websockets.js
index ff222c2..db1d9af 100644
--- a/js/websockets.js
+++ b/js/websockets.js
@@ -731,7 +731,11 @@ weechat.directive('inputBar', function() {
 
             // Send the message to the websocket
             $scope.sendMessage = function() {
-                connection.sendMessage($scope.command);
+                // Split the command into multiple commands based on line breaks
+                var commands = $scope.command.split(/\r?\n/);
+                commands.forEach(function(c) {
+                    connection.sendMessage(c);
+                });
                 $scope.command = "";
             }
 
@@ -808,6 +812,15 @@ weechat.directive('inputBar', function() {
                     return true;
                 }
 
+                // Enter to submit, shift-enter for newline
+                if (code == 13 && !$event.shiftKey) {
+                    $event.preventDefault();
+                    // Prevent inprog
+                    setTimeout(function() {$('#inputform').submit();},0);
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+
             }
 
         }