diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
index 218803bb..a6d51b13 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-headers.el
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ after the end of the search results."
   (setq mu4e-headers-mode-map
     (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 
-      (define-key map  (kbd "C-S-u") 'mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
+      (define-key map  (kbd "C-S-u")   'mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
+      ;; for terminal users
+      (define-key map  (kbd "C-c C-u") 'mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
 
       (define-key map "s" 'mu4e-headers-search)
       (define-key map "S" 'mu4e-headers-search-edit)
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
index a110d7df..23664d62 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ FUNC should be a function taking two arguments:
     (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 
       (define-key map  (kbd "C-S-u") 'mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
+      (define-key map  (kbd "C-c C-u") 'mu4e-update-mail-and-index)
 
       (define-key map "q" 'mu4e~view-quit-buffer)