diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.cpp
index a260282..2803b1d 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ bool UserInput::Initialize()
 
     retVal = MapKey("pageDown", KeyCodePageDown) && retVal;
     retVal = MapKey("pageUp", KeyCodePageUp) && retVal;
+    retVal = MapKey("letterDown", KeyCodeLetterDown) && retVal;
+    retVal = MapKey("letterUp", KeyCodeLetterUp) && retVal;
     retVal = MapKey("select", KeyCodeSelect) && retVal;
     retVal = MapKey("back", KeyCodeBack) && retVal;
     retVal = MapKey("quit", KeyCodeQuit) && retVal;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.h b/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.h
index db013db..0fe7840 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Control/UserInput.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public:
         KeyCodeBack,
         KeyCodePageDown,
         KeyCodePageUp,
+        KeyCodeLetterDown,
+        KeyCodeLetterUp,
         KeyCodeAdminMode,
         KeyCodeHideItem,
         KeyCodeQuit
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
index 029a29d..e85c7ef 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "Text.h"
 #include "../../Database/Configuration.h" // todo: decouple the GUI from the data
 #include "../../Collection/Item.h"
+#include "../../Utility/Utils.h"
 #include "../../Utility/Log.h"
 #include "../../SDL.h"
 #include "../ViewInfo.h"
@@ -377,10 +378,72 @@ void ScrollingList::PageDown()
     }
 
     AllocateSpritePoints();
-//todo: may want to handle this properly
-//    CurrentScrollState = ScrollStatePageChange;
 }
 
+
+void ScrollingList::LetterUp()
+{
+    NotifyAllRequested = true;
+    DeallocateSpritePoints();
+
+    if(SpriteList && ScrollPoints)
+    {
+
+
+        unsigned int i = 0;
+
+        // Select the previous item in the list in case we are at the top of all the items
+        // for the currently selected letter. 
+        CircularDecrement(FirstSpriteIndex, SpriteList);
+        std::string startname = GetSelectedCollectionItemSprite()->GetCollectionItem()->GetLCFullTitle();
+        ++i;
+
+        bool done = false;
+
+        // traverse up through the list until we find the first item that starts with a different letter
+        while(!done && i < SpriteList->size())
+        {
+            CircularDecrement(FirstSpriteIndex, SpriteList);
+            std::string endname = GetSelectedCollectionItemSprite()->GetCollectionItem()->GetLCFullTitle();
+            ++i;
+            done = (startname[0] != endname[0]);
+
+            if(done)
+            {
+                // our searching went too far, rewind to the first item in the list that matches the starting letter
+                CircularIncrement(FirstSpriteIndex, SpriteList);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    AllocateSpritePoints();
+}
+
+void ScrollingList::LetterDown()
+{
+    NotifyAllRequested = true;
+    DeallocateSpritePoints();
+
+    if(SpriteList && ScrollPoints)
+    {
+
+        std::string startname = GetSelectedCollectionItemSprite()->GetCollectionItem()->GetLCFullTitle();
+        std::string endname = startname;
+
+        unsigned int i = 0;
+
+        while(startname[0] == endname[0] && i < SpriteList->size())
+        {
+            CircularIncrement(FirstSpriteIndex, SpriteList);
+            endname = GetSelectedCollectionItemSprite()->GetCollectionItem()->GetLCFullTitle();
+            ++i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    AllocateSpritePoints();
+}
+
+
 void ScrollingList::FreeGraphicsMemory()
 {
     Component::FreeGraphicsMemory();
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
index 0038599..748b4e9 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
     bool IsHorizontalScroll();
     void PageUp();
     void PageDown();
+    void LetterUp();
+    void LetterDown();
     bool IsIdle();
     void SetSelectedIndex(int selectedIndex);
     ComponentItemBinding *GetSelectedCollectionItemSprite();
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
index c45cc46..54c0a1f 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,22 @@ void Page::PageScroll(ScrollDirection direction)
     }
 }
 
+void Page::LetterScroll(ScrollDirection direction)
+{
+    if(ActiveMenu)
+    {
+        if(direction == ScrollDirectionForward)
+        {
+            ActiveMenu->LetterDown();
+        }
+        if(direction == ScrollDirectionBack)
+        {
+            ActiveMenu->LetterUp();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 bool Page::PushCollection(CollectionInfo *collection)
 {
     Collections.push_back(collection);
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
index 96d1ec7..729dd0c 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Page.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     void SetSelectSound(Sound *chunk);
     bool AddComponent(Component *c);
     void PageScroll(ScrollDirection direction);
+    void LetterScroll(ScrollDirection direction);
     void Start();
     void StartComponents();
     void Stop();
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index 661c36a..c268c0b 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,15 @@ RetroFE::RETROFE_STATE RetroFE::ProcessUserInput(Page *page)
         {
             page->PageScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
         }
+        if (Input.GetKeyState(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterUp))
+        {
+            page->LetterScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionBack);
+        }
+        if (Input.GetKeyState(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterDown))
+        {
+            page->LetterScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
+        }
+
         if (Input.GetKeyState(UserInput::KeyCodeAdminMode))
         {
             //todo: add admin mode support