diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7a9d139e..2fe31e63 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ CVS code -
 	  do_statusbar_right(), do_statusbar_left(),
 	  do_statusbar_backspace(), and do_statusbar_delete(). (David
 	  Benbennick and DLR)
+	- Implement cutting from the current position to the end of the
+	  file, using Ctrl-X from the search prompt and Meta-T from the
+	  edit window.  New function do_cut_till_end().  Note that this
+	  is disabled when NANO_SMALL is defined. (DLR, based on ideas
+	  from a patch for Pico by Eduardo Chappa, suggested by Ryan
+	  Dlugosz and Paul Adams)
 - cut.c:
   do_cut_text()
 	- If keep_cutbuffer is FALSE, only blow away the text in the
diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 1d4cac6c..b90e52fd 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**************************************************************************
  *   cut.c                                                                *
  *                                                                        *
- *   Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Chris Allegretta                             *
+ *   Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Chris Allegretta                             *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)  *
@@ -140,6 +140,26 @@ void do_cut_text(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
+/* Cut from the current cursor position to the end of the file. */
+void do_cut_till_end(void)
+{
+    assert(current != NULL && current->data != NULL);
+
+    check_statusblank();
+
+    move_to_filestruct(&cutbuffer, &cutbottom, current, current_x,
+	filebot, 0);
+
+    edit_refresh();
+    set_modified();
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    dump_buffer(cutbuffer);
+#endif
+}
+#endif
+
 /* Copy text from the cutbuffer into the current filestruct. */
 void do_uncut_text(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 0db515ee..3dac30a7 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ void shortcut_init(bool unjustify)
     const char *cancel_msg = N_("Cancel");
     const char *first_line_msg = N_("First Line");
     const char *last_line_msg = N_("Last Line");
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
+    const char *cut_till_end_msg = N_("CutTillEnd");
+#endif
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     const char *beg_of_par_msg = N_("Beg of Par");
     const char *end_of_par_msg = N_("End of Par");
@@ -316,6 +319,10 @@ void shortcut_init(bool unjustify)
     const char *nano_opennext_msg = N_("Switch to the next file buffer");
 #endif
     const char *nano_verbatim_msg = N_("Insert character(s) verbatim");
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
+    const char *nano_cut_till_end_msg =
+	N_("Cut from the cursor position to the end of the file");
+#endif
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     const char *nano_fulljustify_msg = N_("Justify the entire file");
 #endif
@@ -569,6 +576,13 @@ void shortcut_init(bool unjustify)
 	IFHELP(nano_verbatim_msg, NANO_VERBATIM_KEY), NANO_NO_KEY,
 	NANO_NO_KEY, NOVIEW, do_verbatim_input);
 
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
+    /* Translators: try to keep this string under 10 characters long */
+    sc_init_one(&main_list, NANO_NO_KEY, cut_till_end_msg,
+	IFHELP(nano_cut_till_end_msg, NANO_CUTTILLEND_ALTKEY),
+	NANO_NO_KEY, NANO_NO_KEY, NOVIEW, do_cut_till_end);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     /* Translators: try to keep this string under 10 characters long */
     sc_init_one(&main_list, NANO_NO_KEY, fulljstify_msg,
@@ -653,6 +667,11 @@ void shortcut_init(bool unjustify)
     sc_init_one(&whereis_list, NANO_HISTORY_KEY, history_msg,
 	IFHELP(nano_editstr_msg, NANO_NO_KEY), NANO_NO_KEY,
 	NANO_NO_KEY, VIEW, 0);
+
+    /* Translators: try to keep this string under 10 characters long */
+    sc_init_one(&whereis_list, NANO_CUTTILLEND_KEY, cut_till_end_msg,
+	IFHELP(nano_cut_till_end_msg, NANO_CUTTILLEND_ALTKEY),
+	NANO_NO_KEY, NANO_NO_KEY, NOVIEW, do_cut_till_end);
 #endif /* !NANO_SMALL */
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 482dd703..ca9d37ba 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**************************************************************************
  *   nano.h                                                               *
  *                                                                        *
- *   Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Chris Allegretta                             *
+ *   Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Chris Allegretta                             *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)  *
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ typedef struct historyheadtype {
 #define NANO_BRACKET_KEY	NANO_ALT_RBRACKET
 #define NANO_NEXTWORD_KEY	NANO_CONTROL_SPACE
 #define NANO_PREVWORD_KEY	NANO_ALT_SPACE
+#define NANO_CUTTILLEND_KEY	NANO_CONTROL_X
+#define NANO_CUTTILLEND_ALTKEY	NANO_ALT_T
 #define NANO_PARABEGIN_KEY	NANO_CONTROL_W
 #define NANO_PARABEGIN_ALTKEY1	NANO_ALT_LPAREN
 #define NANO_PARABEGIN_ALTKEY2	NANO_ALT_9
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 24419324..7c632343 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ void cut_marked(void);
 #endif
 void cut_to_eol(void);
 void do_cut_text(void);
+#ifndef NANO_SMALL
+void do_cut_till_end(void);
+#endif
 void do_uncut_text(void);
 
 /* Public functions in files.c. */