diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App.hs b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App.hs
index d361adf41..fa4ef2d6a 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App.hs
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App.hs
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ handleCommand (StartAutoMove dir) = do
   runAutocommand $ AutoMove dir
   continue
 
+handleCommand Rest = runAutocommand AutoRest >> continue
+
 --
 
 handleCommand ToggleRevealAll = do
diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App/Autocommands.hs b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App/Autocommands.hs
index f393a0e2e..589253613 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App/Autocommands.hs
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/App/Autocommands.hs
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ import           Xanthous.App.Common
 import           Xanthous.App.Time
 import           Xanthous.Data
 import           Xanthous.Data.App
-import           Xanthous.Entities.Character (speed)
+import           Xanthous.Entities.Character (speed, isFullyHealed)
 import           Xanthous.Entities.Creature (Creature, creatureType)
 import           Xanthous.Entities.RawTypes (hostile)
 import           Xanthous.Game.State
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-- | Step the given autocommand forward once
 autoStep :: Autocommand -> AppM ()
 autoStep (AutoMove dir) = do
   newPos <- uses characterPosition $ move dir
@@ -31,20 +32,31 @@ autoStep (AutoMove dir) = do
       characterPosition .= newPos
       stepGameBy =<< uses (character . speed) (|*| 1)
       describeEntitiesAt newPos
-      maybeVisibleEnemies <- nonEmpty <$> enemiesInSight
-      for_ maybeVisibleEnemies $ \visibleEnemies -> do
-        say ["autoMove", "enemyInSight"]
-          $ object [ "firstEntity" A..= NE.head visibleEnemies ]
-        cancelAutocommand
+      cancelIfDanger
     Just _ -> cancelAutocommand
+
+autoStep AutoRest = do
+  done <- uses character isFullyHealed
+  if done
+    then say_ ["autocommands", "doneResting"] >> cancelAutocommand
+    else stepGame >> cancelIfDanger
+
+-- | Cancel the autocommand if the character is in danger
+cancelIfDanger :: AppM ()
+cancelIfDanger = do
+  maybeVisibleEnemies <- nonEmpty <$> enemiesInSight
+  for_ maybeVisibleEnemies $ \visibleEnemies -> do
+    say ["autocommands", "enemyInSight"]
+      $ object [ "firstEntity" A..= NE.head visibleEnemies ]
+    cancelAutocommand
   where
     enemiesInSight :: AppM [Creature]
     enemiesInSight = do
       ents <- gets characterVisibleEntities
       pure $ ents
-         ^.. folded
-           . _SomeEntity @Creature
-           . filtered (view $ creatureType . hostile)
+          ^.. folded
+            . _SomeEntity @Creature
+            . filtered (view $ creatureType . hostile)
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Command.hs b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Command.hs
index 37025dd37..1d0014d78 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Command.hs
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Command.hs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ data Command
   | Wield
   | GoUp
   | GoDown
+  | Rest
 
     -- | TODO replace with `:` commands
   | ToggleRevealAll
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ commandFromKey (KChar 'i') [] = Just ShowInventory
 commandFromKey (KChar 'w') [] = Just Wield
 commandFromKey (KChar '<') [] = Just GoUp
 commandFromKey (KChar '>') [] = Just GoDown
+commandFromKey (KChar 'R') [] = Just Rest
 
 -- DEBUG COMMANDS --
 commandFromKey (KChar 'r') [MMeta] = Just ToggleRevealAll
diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Entities/Character.hs b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Entities/Character.hs
index c18d726a4..f27ed1e47 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Entities/Character.hs
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Entities/Character.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Xanthous.Entities.Character
   , mkCharacter
   , pickUpItem
   , isDead
+  , isFullyHealed
   , damage
   ) where
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -264,6 +265,11 @@ characterDamage
   = fromMaybe defaultCharacterDamage
   . preview (inventory . wielded . wieldedItems . wieldableItem . Raw.damage)
 
+-- | Is the character fully healed up to or past their initial hitpoints?
+isFullyHealed :: Character -> Bool
+isFullyHealed = (>= initialHitpoints) . characterHitpoints
+
+-- | Is the character dead?
 isDead :: Character -> Bool
 isDead = (== 0) . characterHitpoints
 
diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
index 6f51683d1..10883ce06 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/Game/State.hs
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ data GameLevel = GameLevel
 
 data Autocommand
   = AutoMove Direction
+  | AutoRest
   deriving stock (Show, Eq, Ord, Generic)
   deriving anyclass (NFData, Hashable, ToJSON, FromJSON, CoArbitrary, Function)
   deriving Arbitrary via GenericArbitrary Autocommand
diff --git a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/messages.yaml b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/messages.yaml
index 4f5dff52f..e3ebd8beb 100644
--- a/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/messages.yaml
+++ b/users/grfn/xanthous/src/Xanthous/messages.yaml
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ drop:
     - You take the {{item.itemType.name}} out of your backpack and put it on the ground.
     - You take the {{item.itemType.name}} out of your backpack and drop it on the ground.
 
-autoMove:
-  enemyInSight:
-    - There's a {{firstEntity.creatureType.name}} nearby!
+autocommands:
+  enemyInSight: There's a {{firstEntity.creatureType.name}} nearby!
+  doneResting: Done resting
 ###
 
 tutorial: