diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57897cc..1ec8225 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   {
     'mistweaverco/tafuta.nvim',
     -- Make sure this matches the command you want to use and the command pass to setup
+    -- as user_command_prompt and user_command_cursor
     -- e.g. if you want to use `:Rg` then the cmd should be `Rg`
     -- If you don't want to use a command, you can omit this option completely
-    cmd = { "Tf" },
+    cmd = { "Tf", "Tfc" },
     config = function()
       -- Setup is required, even if you don't pass any options
       require('tafuta').setup({
         -- The user command to run the search e.g. `:Tf <query>`
         -- Default: "Tf", but it can be anything you want.
         -- If you don't want a command, you can set it to `nil`
-        user_command = "Tf",
+        user_command_prompt = "Tf",
+        user_command_cursor = "Tfc",
         -- rg options, a lua table of options to pass to rg,
         -- e.g. { "--hidden", "--no-ignore" }
         -- Default: nil
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
 ## Usage
 
+Search for text in your project via the command:
+
 ```
 :Tf <search-term>
 ```
@@ -77,3 +81,15 @@ require('tafuta').run("[search term here, can be regex too]")
 
 If you omit the search term,
 it will prompt you for one (via `input()`).
+
+You can also search for the word under the cursor via:
+
+```
+:Tfc
+```
+
+or via calling a lua function:
+
+```lua
+require('tafuta').cursor()
+```
diff --git a/lua/tafuta/config/init.lua b/lua/tafuta/config/init.lua
index 6d32fff..8db482b 100644
--- a/lua/tafuta/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/tafuta/config/init.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ local M = {}
 
 M.defaults = {
   -- The user command to run the search e.g. `:Tf <query>`
-  user_command = "Tf",
+  user_command_prompt = "Tf",
+  -- The user command to search for the word under the cursor e.g. `:Tfc`
+  user_command_cursor = "Tfc",
+  -- The ripgrep options to use when searching, e.g. `{"--hidden", "--no-ignore-vcs"}`
+  rg_options = nil,
 }
 
 M.options = {}
diff --git a/lua/tafuta/globals/init.lua b/lua/tafuta/globals/init.lua
index 43d4a18..e4eb604 100644
--- a/lua/tafuta/globals/init.lua
+++ b/lua/tafuta/globals/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local M = {}
 
-M.VERSION = "1.0.0"
+M.VERSION = "1.1.0"
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/tafuta/init.lua b/lua/tafuta/init.lua
index 9461473..d7f5771 100644
--- a/lua/tafuta/init.lua
+++ b/lua/tafuta/init.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ local async_run = vim.schedule_wrap(function(res)
   end
 end)
 
+local function get_word_under_cursor()
+  local _, col = unpack(vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0))
+  local line = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
+  if col == #line then
+    col = col - 1
+  end
+  local start_col, end_col = line:find("%w+", col + 1)
+  if start_col and end_col then
+    return line:sub(start_col, end_col)
+  else
+    return nil
+  end
+end
+
 local search = function(search_query)
   local search_command = { "rg", "--vimgrep" }
   local rg_options = CONFIG.get().rg_options
@@ -38,9 +52,10 @@ end
 
 M.setup = function(config)
   CONFIG.setup(config)
-  local user_command = CONFIG.get().user_command
-  if user_command ~= nil then
-    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(user_command, function(a)
+  local user_command_prompt = CONFIG.get().user_command_prompt
+  local user_command_cursor = CONFIG.get().user_command_cursor
+  if user_command_prompt ~= nil then
+    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(user_command_prompt, function(a)
       if a.args == "" then
         vim.notify("❌ No search query provided", vim.log.levels.INFO, { title = "Tafuta" })
         return
@@ -51,6 +66,14 @@ M.setup = function(config)
       desc = "Tf, blazingly fast ⚡ search 🔍 using ripgrep 🦀",
     })
   end
+  if user_command_cursor ~= nil then
+    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(user_command_cursor, function()
+      M.cursor()
+    end, {
+      nargs = 0,
+      desc = "Search for the word under the cursor",
+    })
+  end
 end
 
 M.run = function(search_query)
@@ -64,6 +87,15 @@ M.run = function(search_query)
   search(search_query)
 end
 
+M.cursor = function()
+  local word = get_word_under_cursor()
+  if word == nil then
+    vim.notify("❌ no word under cursor", vim.log.levels.INFO, { title = "Tafuta" })
+    return
+  end
+  search(word)
+end
+
 M.version = function()
   local neovim_version = vim.fn.execute("version")
   vim.notify(