diff --git a/multiple-cursors.el b/multiple-cursors.el
index e6aded8..bbc0bce 100644
--- a/multiple-cursors.el
+++ b/multiple-cursors.el
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@
 (defun mc/add-cursor-at-point ()
   (let ((overlay (mc/make-cursor-overlay-at-point)))
     (overlay-put overlay 'type 'additional-cursor)
+    (overlay-put overlay 'kill-ring kill-ring)
     (overlay-put overlay 'priority 100)))
 
 (setq mc--cmds '(self-insert-command
                  previous-line
                  next-line
                  newline
-                 right-char
-                 right-word
-                 left-char
-                 left-word
+                 right-char forward-char
+                 right-word forward-word
+                 left-char backward-char
+                 left-word backward-word
                  yank
                  kill-word
                  kill-region-or-backward-word
@@ -41,18 +42,34 @@
                  move-end-of-line-or-next-line
                  move-start-of-line-or-prev-line))
 
-(defun mc/execute-this-command-for-all-cursors ()
-  (if (not (memq this-original-command mc--cmds))
-      (message "Skipping %S" this-original-command)
+(setq mc--unsupported-cmds '(yank-pop))
+
+;; todo: macro-ify and iterate over mc--unsupported-cmds
+(defadvice yank-pop (around yank-pop-unsupported-advice activate)
+  "yank-pop isn't supported with multiple cursors"
+  (unless multiple-cursors-mode
+    ad-do-it))
+
+(defun mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors (cmd)
+  (let ((current-kill-ring kill-ring))
     (save-excursion
       (mapc #'(lambda (o)
                 (when (eq (overlay-get o 'type) 'additional-cursor)
                   (goto-char (overlay-start o))
+                  (setq kill-ring (overlay-get o 'kill-ring))
                   (delete-overlay o)
                   (ignore-errors
-                    (call-interactively this-original-command)
+                    (call-interactively cmd)
                     (mc/add-cursor-at-point))))
-            (overlays-in (point-min) (point-max))))))
+            (overlays-in (point-min) (point-max))))
+    (setq kill-ring current-kill-ring)))
+
+(defun mc/execute-this-command-for-all-cursors ()
+  (if (memq this-original-command mc--unsupported-cmds)
+      (message "%S is not supported with multiple cursors" this-original-command)
+    (if (not (memq this-original-command mc--cmds))
+        (message "Skipping %S" this-original-command)
+      (mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors this-original-command))))
 
 (defun mc/remove-additional-cursors ()
   (mapc #'(lambda (o)
@@ -75,8 +92,10 @@
          (mc/remove-additional-cursors))
         (t (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'mc/execute-this-command-for-all-cursors t t))))
 
-(defun mc/edit-ends-of-lines ()
+(defun mc/add-multiple-cursors-to-region-lines ()
   (interactive)
+  (when (not (use-region-p))
+    (error "Mark a set of lines first."))
   (mc/remove-additional-cursors)
   (let* ((point-line (line-number-at-pos))
          (mark-line (save-excursion (exchange-point-and-mark) (line-number-at-pos)))
@@ -84,11 +103,21 @@
          (navigation-func (if (< point-line mark-line) 'previous-line 'next-line)))
     (exchange-point-and-mark)
     (while (not (eq (line-number-at-pos) point-line))
-      (end-of-line)
       (mc/add-cursor-at-point)
       (funcall navigation-func))
-    (end-of-line)
     (deactivate-mark)
     (multiple-cursors-mode)))
 
+(defun mc/edit-ends-of-lines ()
+  (interactive)
+  (mc/add-multiple-cursors-to-region-lines)
+  (mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors 'end-of-line)
+  (end-of-line))
+
+(defun mc/edit-beginnings-of-lines ()
+  (interactive)
+  (mc/add-multiple-cursors-to-region-lines)
+  (mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors 'beginning-of-line)
+  (beginning-of-line))
+
 (provide 'multiple-cursors)