diff --git a/lib/reline/key_actor/vi_command.rb b/lib/reline/key_actor/vi_command.rb
index 130fcb04a6..5a56fe5694 100644
--- a/lib/reline/key_actor/vi_command.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/key_actor/vi_command.rb
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class Reline::KeyActor::ViCommand < Reline::KeyActor::Base
     #  93 ]
     :ed_unassigned,
     #  94 ^
-    :ed_move_to_beg,
+    :vi_first_print,
     #  95 _
     :vi_history_word,
     #  96 `
diff --git a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
index f3c24d9e02..6446879312 100644
--- a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
@@ -1016,8 +1016,12 @@ class Reline::LineEditor
     ed_prev_char(key, arg: arg) if arg > 0
   end
 
+  private def vi_first_print(key)
+    @byte_pointer, @cursor = Reline::Unicode.vi_first_print(@line)
+  end
+
   private def ed_move_to_beg(key)
-    @byte_pointer, @cursor = Reline::Unicode.ed_move_to_begin(@line)
+    @byte_pointer = @cursor = 0
   end
 
   private def ed_move_to_end(key)
diff --git a/lib/reline/unicode.rb b/lib/reline/unicode.rb
index 448bdf1b52..5523d4fa31 100644
--- a/lib/reline/unicode.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/unicode.rb
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class Reline::Unicode
     [byte_size, width]
   end
 
-  def self.ed_move_to_begin(line)
+  def self.vi_first_print(line)
     width = 0
     byte_size = 0
     while (line.bytesize - 1) > byte_size
diff --git a/test/reline/test_key_actor_emacs.rb b/test/reline/test_key_actor_emacs.rb
index 81bff17967..ffd066f80f 100644
--- a/test/reline/test_key_actor_emacs.rb
+++ b/test/reline/test_key_actor_emacs.rb
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ class Reline::KeyActor::Emacs::Test < Reline::TestCase
     assert_line('aABC012abcd')
   end
 
+  def test_ed_move_to_beg_with_blank
+    input_keys('  abc')
+    assert_byte_pointer_size('  abc')
+    assert_cursor(5)
+    assert_cursor_max(5)
+    input_keys("\C-a", false)
+    assert_byte_pointer_size('')
+    assert_cursor(0)
+    assert_cursor_max(5)
+  end
+
   def test_ed_move_to_end
     input_keys('abd')
     assert_byte_pointer_size('abd')
diff --git a/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb b/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
index f5ceda05a6..52362e5893 100644
--- a/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
+++ b/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ class Reline::KeyActor::ViInsert::Test < Reline::TestCase
     assert_line('abcde foo_bar_baz ABCDE')
   end
 
-  def test_ed_move_to_beg
+  def test_vi_first_print
     input_keys("abcde\C-[^")
     assert_byte_pointer_size('')
     assert_cursor(0)
@@ -1005,6 +1005,23 @@ class Reline::KeyActor::ViInsert::Test < Reline::TestCase
     assert_cursor_max(17)
   end
 
+  def test_ed_move_to_beg
+    input_keys("abcde\C-[0")
+    assert_byte_pointer_size('')
+    assert_cursor(0)
+    assert_cursor_max(5)
+    input_keys("0\C-ki")
+    input_keys(" abcde\C-[0")
+    assert_byte_pointer_size('')
+    assert_cursor(0)
+    assert_cursor_max(6)
+    input_keys("0\C-ki")
+    input_keys("   abcde  ABCDE  \C-[0")
+    assert_byte_pointer_size('')
+    assert_cursor(0)
+    assert_cursor_max(17)
+  end
+
   def test_vi_delete_meta
     input_keys("aaa bbb ccc ddd eee\C-[02w")
     assert_byte_pointer_size('aaa bbb ')