diff --git a/spec/application.spec.lua b/spec/application.spec.lua
index 352085b..8a2c0e1 100644
--- a/spec/application.spec.lua
+++ b/spec/application.spec.lua
@@ -592,6 +592,43 @@ local function selectBehaviorTests()
     end
 end
 
+local function entityBehaviorTests()
+    local behaviorTests = {
+        {
+            name = "returns assigned auto-exit value if application has name",
+            applicationName = "",
+            autoExitMode = false,
+            args = { spy.new(function() end), nil, nil, {} },
+            eventHandlerCallCount = 0,
+            expectedResult = false,
+        },
+    }
+
+    -- Run `entity` mode behavior method tests
+    for _, test in pairs(behaviorTests) do
+        it(test.name, function()
+            local eventHandlerSpy = test.args[1]
+            local application = require("application")
+
+            application.name = test.applicationName
+            application.autoExitMode = test.autoExitMode
+            application.getSelectionItems = function()
+                return test.selectionItems
+            end
+            application.getApplication = function()
+                return #test.applicationName > 0 and {} or nil
+            end
+
+            assert.are.same(type(application.behaviors.entity), "function")
+
+            local result = application.behaviors.entity(application, table.unpack(test.args))
+
+            assert.are.same(test.expectedResult, result)
+            assert.spy(eventHandlerSpy).was.called(test.eventHandlerCallCount)
+        end)
+    end
+end
+
 describe("application.lua (#application)", function()
     local printFunc = _G.print
 
@@ -624,4 +661,5 @@ describe("application.lua (#application)", function()
     describe("`toggleFullScreen` method", toggleFullScreenTests)
     describe("`default` behavior function", defaultBehaviorTests)
     describe("`select` behavior function", selectBehaviorTests)
+    describe("`entity` behavior function", entityBehaviorTests)
 end)
diff --git a/src/application.lua b/src/application.lua
index c697023..a799a4e 100644
--- a/src/application.lua
+++ b/src/application.lua
@@ -23,48 +23,77 @@ end
 
 local Entity = _G.requirePackage("Entity", true)
 local Application = Entity:subclass("Application")
+local ApplicationBehaviors = {}
 
---- Application.behaviors
---- Variable
---- Application [behaviors](Entity.html#behaviors) defined to invoke event handlers with `hs.application`.
-Application.behaviors = Entity.behaviors + {
-    default = function(self, eventHandler)
-        local app = self.name and self:getApplication() or nil
+-- Default application behavior function
+function ApplicationBehaviors.default(self, eventHandler)
+    local app = self.name and self:getApplication() or nil
 
-        if not app then
-            return self.autoExitMode
-        end
+    if not app then
+        return self.autoExitMode
+    end
 
-        local autoFocus, autoExit = eventHandler(app)
+    local autoFocus, autoExit = eventHandler(app)
 
-        if app and autoFocus == true then
-            self.focus(app)
-        end
+    if app and autoFocus == true then
+        self.focus(app)
+    end
 
-        return autoExit == nil and self.autoExitMode or autoExit
-    end,
-    select = function(self, eventHandler)
-        local app = self.name and self:getApplication() or nil
+    return autoExit == nil and self.autoExitMode or autoExit
+end
 
-        if not app then
-            return self.autoExitMode
-        end
+-- Application behavior function for select mode
+function ApplicationBehaviors.select(self, eventHandler)
+    local app = self.name and self:getApplication() or nil
 
-        local choices = self:getSelectionItems()
+    if not app then
+        return self.autoExitMode
+    end
 
-        if choices and #choices > 0 then
-            local function onSelection(choice)
-                if choice then
-                    eventHandler(app, choice)
-                end
+    local choices = self:getSelectionItems()
+
+    if choices and #choices > 0 then
+        local function onSelection(choice)
+            if choice then
+                eventHandler(app, choice)
             end
+        end
+
+        self.showSelectionModal(choices, onSelection)
+    end
 
-            self.showSelectionModal(choices, onSelection)
+    return true
+end
+
+-- Application behavior function for entity mode
+function ApplicationBehaviors.entity(self, eventHandler, _, _, workflow)
+    local shouldSelect = false
+    local app = self.name and self:getApplication() or nil
+
+    if not app then
+        return self.autoExitMode
+    end
+
+    for _, event in pairs(workflow) do
+        if event.mode == "select" then
+            shouldSelect = true
+            break
         end
+    end
 
-        return true
-    end,
-}
+    if shouldSelect then
+        return ApplicationBehaviors.select(self, eventHandler, _, _, workflow)
+    end
+
+    local _, autoExit = eventHandler(app, shouldSelect)
+
+    return autoExit == nil and self.autoExitMode or autoExit
+end
+
+--- Application.behaviors
+--- Variable
+--- Application [behaviors](Entity.html#behaviors) defined to invoke event handlers with `hs.application`.
+Application.behaviors = Entity.behaviors + ApplicationBehaviors
 
 --- Application:getSelectionItems()
 --- Method
diff --git a/src/init.lua b/src/init.lua
index a5463ed..7397e77 100644
--- a/src/init.lua
+++ b/src/init.lua
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ Ki.defaultTransitionEvents = {
             function() Ki.state:exitMode() end,
             { "Select Mode", "Exit to Normal Mode" },
         },
+        {
+            {"cmd"}, "e",
+            function() Ki.state:enterEntityMode() end,
+            { "Select Mode", "Transition to Entity Mode" },
+        },
         {
             {"cmd"}, "f",
             function() Ki.state:enterFileMode() end,
@@ -378,6 +383,7 @@ Ki._defaultStateEvents = {
     { name = "enterNormalMode", from = "desktop", to = "normal" },
     { name = "enterEntityMode", from = "normal", to = "entity" },
     { name = "enterEntityMode", from = "action", to = "entity" },
+    { name = "enterEntityMode", from = "select", to = "entity" },
     { name = "enterActionMode", from = "normal", to = "action" },
     { name = "enterSelectMode", from = "entity", to = "select" },
     { name = "enterSelectMode", from = "normal", to = "select" },