diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60558a9..a8fdeac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ editor_command = "vi {file}"
 
 [worktree]
 relative_worktree_path = "./.worktrees"
+split_regex = ","
 
 [env.override]
 ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME = ""
@@ -188,8 +189,9 @@ paste = "CTRL+SHIFT+V"
 - `Alt+Shift+h` / `Alt+Shift+l`: previous / next tab
 - `Alt+t`: open the font selector
 - `Alt+s`: open the active pane scrollback in `$EDITOR`
-- `Alt+w`: edit a worktree name, then run `git worktree add <relative_worktree_path>/<name>`
-  from the previously focused pane's working directory
+- `Alt+w`: edit one or more worktree names, split by `worktree.split_regex`, then run
+  `git worktree add <relative_worktree_path>/<name>` for each name from the previously focused
+  pane's working directory
 - `Alt+y`: enter pane-sync selection mode, commit the selection, or stop an active pane sync
 - `Space`: toggle the focused pane in the sync set while pane-sync selection mode is active
 - Once committed, input typed or pasted into any synced pane is mirrored to the other synced panes
diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index a3875f6..98b8f4c 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ editor_command = "vi {file}"
 
 [worktree]
 relative_worktree_path = "./.worktrees"
+split_regex = ","
 
 [env.override]
 ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME = ""
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/AppConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/AppConfig.java
index 876c875..882ec5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/AppConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/AppConfig.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public record AppConfig(
         boolean kittyGraphics,
         String scrollbackEditorCommand,
         String worktreeRelativePath,
+        String worktreeSplitRegex,
         String closeSignal,
         Map<String, String> envOverride,
         Map<String, KeyBinding> keybindings
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public record AppConfig(
                     booleanValue(document, "kitty_graphics.enabled", defaults.kittyGraphics),
                     stringValue(document, "scrollback.editor_command", defaults.scrollbackEditorCommand),
                     stringValue(document, "worktree.relative_worktree_path", defaults.worktreeRelativePath),
+                    stringValue(document, "worktree.split_regex", defaults.worktreeSplitRegex),
                     closeSignalValue(document, defaults.closeSignal),
                     envOverride(document, defaults.envOverride),
                     keybindings(document, defaults)
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ public record AppConfig(
                 true,
                 defaultScrollbackEditorCommand(),
                 "./.worktrees",
+                ",",
                 "SIGTERM",
                 Map.of(),
                 Map.ofEntries(
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ public record AppConfig(
                 kittyGraphics,
                 scrollbackEditorCommand,
                 worktreeRelativePath,
+                worktreeSplitRegex,
                 closeSignal,
                 envOverride,
                 keybindings
@@ -241,7 +245,8 @@ public record AppConfig(
         builder.append("[scrollback]\n");
         builder.append("editor_command = ").append(quoted(scrollbackEditorCommand)).append("\n\n");
         builder.append("[worktree]\n");
-        builder.append("relative_worktree_path = ").append(quoted(worktreeRelativePath)).append("\n\n");
+        builder.append("relative_worktree_path = ").append(quoted(worktreeRelativePath)).append('\n');
+        builder.append("split_regex = ").append(quoted(worktreeSplitRegex)).append("\n\n");
         builder.append("[env.override]\n");
         for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : envOverride.entrySet()) {
             builder.append(entry.getKey()).append(" = ").append(quoted(entry.getValue())).append('\n');
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/TerminalWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/TerminalWindow.java
index 0601b5a..678cab7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/TerminalWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregor/jprototerm/TerminalWindow.java
@@ -313,14 +313,32 @@ final class TerminalWindow {
         if (relativePath == null || relativePath.isBlank()) {
             relativePath = "./.worktrees";
         }
+        String splitRegex = config.worktreeSplitRegex();
+        if (splitRegex == null || splitRegex.isBlank()) {
+            splitRegex = ",";
+        }
 
         return editorCommand(file)
                 + "; editor_status=$?"
-                + "; name=$(cat " + quotedFile + ")"
-                + "; if [ \"$editor_status\" -eq 0 ] && [ -n \"$name\" ]; then"
+                + "; git_status=$editor_status"
+                + "; if [ \"$editor_status\" -eq 0 ]; then"
+                + " if names_file=$(mktemp); then"
+                + " if awk -v re=" + shellQuote(splitRegex)
+                + " '{ text = text $0 \"\\n\" }"
+                + " END { n = split(text, names, re); for (i = 1; i <= n; i++)"
+                + " { name = names[i]; sub(/^[[:space:]]+/, \"\", name);"
+                + " sub(/[[:space:]]+$/, \"\", name); if (name != \"\") print name; } }'"
+                + " " + quotedFile + " > \"$names_file\"; then"
+                + " git_status=0"
+                + "; while IFS= read -r name; do"
                 + " git worktree add " + shellQuote(relativePath) + "/\"$name\""
-                + "; git_status=$?"
-                + "; else git_status=$editor_status"
+                + " || { git_status=$?; break; }"
+                + "; done < \"$names_file\""
+                + "; else git_status=$?"
+                + "; fi"
+                + "; rm -f \"$names_file\""
+                + "; else git_status=$?"
+                + "; fi"
                 + "; fi"
                 + "; rm -f " + quotedFile
                 + "; exit \"$git_status\"";