diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
index 4441bb3b4..9a2c31572 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ def _parse_special_key(keystr):
         ('windows', 'meta'),
         ('mod1', 'alt'),
         ('mod4', 'meta'),
+        ('less', '<'),
+        ('greater', '>'),
     )
     for (orig, repl) in replacements:
         keystr = keystr.replace(orig, repl)
diff --git a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_keyutils.py b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_keyutils.py
index a1e078521..88710766b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/keyinput/test_keyutils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/keyinput/test_keyutils.py
@@ -355,6 +355,20 @@ class TestKeySequence:
         ('<Control-x><Meta-y>',
          keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.ControlModifier | Qt.Key_X,
                               Qt.MetaModifier | Qt.Key_Y)),
+
+        ('>', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Greater)),
+        ('<', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Less)),
+        ('a>', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_A, Qt.Key_Greater)),
+        ('a<', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_A, Qt.Key_Less)),
+        ('>a', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Greater, Qt.Key_A)),
+        ('<a', keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Less, Qt.Key_A)),
+        ('<alt+greater>',
+         keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Greater | Qt.AltModifier)),
+        ('<alt+less>',
+         keyutils.KeySequence(Qt.Key_Less | Qt.AltModifier)),
+
+        ('<alt+<>', keyutils.KeyParseError),
+        ('<alt+>>', keyutils.KeyParseError),
         ('<blub>', keyutils.KeyParseError),
         ('\U00010000', keyutils.KeyParseError),
     ])