diff --git a/src/actions/actions.py b/src/actions/actions.py
index 34ea9170..c4654b3b 100644
--- a/src/actions/actions.py
+++ b/src/actions/actions.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def run_makeshift_action(action: str, targets: dict):
     "move_bring_action": {"bring": "replaceWithTarget", "move": "moveToTarget"},
     "wrap_action": {"wrap": "wrapWithPairedDelimiter"},
     "reformat_action": {"format": "applyFormatter"},
+    "insert_action": {"insert": "insert"},
 }
 
 ACTION_LIST_NAMES = default_values.keys()
diff --git a/src/actions/insert.py b/src/actions/insert.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bbbc1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions/insert.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from talon import Module
+
+mod = Module()
+
+mod.list("cursorless_insert_action", desc="Cursorless insert action")
+
+
+@mod.capture(rule="count [from <number_small>]")
+def cursorless_range_generator(m) -> str:
+    try:
+        start = m.number_small
+    except AttributeError:
+        start = 0
+    return {"type": "range", "start": start}
+
+
+@mod.capture(rule="{user.cursorless_paired_delimiter}")
+def cursorless_pair_generator(m) -> str:
+    return {"type": "pair", "pair": m.cursorless_paired_delimiter}
+
+
+@mod.capture(
+    rule=("<user.cursorless_range_generator> |" "<user.cursorless_pair_generator>")
+)
+def cursorless_insert_value(m) -> str:
+    return m[0]
diff --git a/src/command.py b/src/command.py
index 04db0ae3..d31e38c2 100644
--- a/src/command.py
+++ b/src/command.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from talon import actions, Module, speech_system
 from typing import Any, List
+from .primitive_target import STRICT_HERE
 
 mod = Module()
 
@@ -21,6 +22,17 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
 @mod.action_class
 class Actions:
+    def cursorless_no_target_command(
+        action: str,
+        arg1: Any = NotSet,
+        arg2: Any = NotSet,
+        arg3: Any = NotSet,
+    ):
+        """Execute no-target cursorless command"""
+        actions.user.cursorless_single_target_command(
+            action, STRICT_HERE, arg1, arg2, arg3
+        )
+
     def cursorless_single_target_command(
         action: str,
         target: dict,
diff --git a/src/cursorless.talon b/src/cursorless.talon
index 146b5d50..45ec1159 100644
--- a/src/cursorless.talon
+++ b/src/cursorless.talon
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ app: vscode
 {user.cursorless_reformat_action} <user.formatters> at <user.cursorless_target>:
     user.cursorless_reformat(cursorless_target, formatters)
 
+{user.cursorless_insert_action} <user.cursorless_insert_value>:
+    user.cursorless_no_target_command("insert", cursorless_insert_value)
+
 <user.cursorless_wrapper> {user.cursorless_wrap_action} <user.cursorless_target>:
     user.cursorless_single_target_command_with_arg_list(cursorless_wrap_action, cursorless_target, cursorless_wrapper)