diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index e9130e67b..372a50a80 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ This function should only modify configuration layer settings."
      emacs-lisp
      ;; git
      ;; markdown
+     multiple-cursors
      neotree
      ;; org
      ;; (shell :variables
diff --git a/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/README.org b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/README.org
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/config.el b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/config.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afb3b54fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/config.el
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+;;
+;;; config.el --- Spacemacs Multiple Cursors Layer packages File
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Codruț Constantin Gușoi <codrut.gusoi@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(defvar multiple-cursors-backend 'evil-mc
+  "The package used as the backend for multiple cursors functionality.")
diff --git a/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/funcs.el b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/funcs.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f6aec7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/funcs.el
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+;;
+;;; funcs.el --- Spacemacs Multiple Cursors Layer packages File
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Codruț Constantin Gușoi <codrut.gusoi@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(defun spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p ()
+  "Return non-nil if the paste transient state is enabled."
+  (and dotspacemacs-enable-paste-transient-state
+    (or (not (fboundp 'evil-mc-get-cursor-count))
+      (eq (evil-mc-get-cursor-count) 1))))
+
+(defun spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-after (&optional count register)
+  "Disable paste transient state if there is more than 1 cursor."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (setq this-command 'evil-paste-after)
+  (if (spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p)
+    (spacemacs/paste-transient-state/evil-paste-after)
+    (evil-paste-after count (or register evil-this-register))))
+
+(defun spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-before (&optional count register)
+  "Disable paste transient state if there is more than 1 cursor."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (setq this-command 'evil-paste-before)
+  (if (spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p)
+    (spacemacs/paste-transient-state/evil-paste-before)
+    (evil-paste-before count (or register evil-this-register))))
diff --git a/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/packages.el b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/packages.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f337dad36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/+misc/multiple-cursors/packages.el
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
+;;
+;;; packages.el --- Spacemacs Multiple Cursors Layer packages File
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Codruț Constantin Gușoi <codrut.gusoi@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(setq multiple-cursors-packages
+  '(evil-mc
+     ))
+
+(defun multiple-cursors/init-evil-mc ()
+  (use-package evil-mc
+    :config
+    (progn
+      (setq evil-mc-one-cursor-show-mode-line-text nil)
+      (when (or (spacemacs/system-is-mac) (spacemacs/system-is-mswindows))
+        (setq evil-mc-enable-bar-cursor nil))
+
+      ;; evil-mc is not compatible with the paste transient state
+      (define-key evil-normal-state-map "p" 'spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-after)
+      (define-key evil-normal-state-map "P" 'spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-before)
+
+      (dolist (state-map `(,evil-normal-state-map ,evil-insert-state-map))
+        (dolist (keybinding `((,(kbd "C-M-j") . evil-mc-make-cursor-move-next-line)
+                              (,(kbd "C-M-k") . evil-mc-make-cursor-move-prev-line)))
+          (define-key state-map (car keybinding) (cdr keybinding))))
+
+      (global-evil-mc-mode 1))))
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/funcs.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/funcs.el
index 818569dc3..fa4e654db 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/funcs.el
@@ -80,31 +80,6 @@ Otherwise, revert to the default behavior (i.e. enable `evil-insert-state')."
   (when buffer-read-only
     (spacemacs/disable-vi-tilde-fringe)))
 
-
-;; multiple-cursors
-
-(defun spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p ()
-  "Return non-nil if the paste transient state is enabled."
-  (and dotspacemacs-enable-paste-transient-state
-       (or (not (fboundp 'evil-mc-get-cursor-count))
-           (eq (evil-mc-get-cursor-count) 1))))
-
-(defun spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-after (&optional count register)
-  "Disable paste transient state if there is more than 1 cursor."
-  (interactive "p")
-  (setq this-command 'evil-paste-after)
-  (if (spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p)
-      (spacemacs/paste-transient-state/evil-paste-after)
-    (evil-paste-after count (or register evil-this-register))))
-
-(defun spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-before (&optional count register)
-  "Disable paste transient state if there is more than 1 cursor."
-  (interactive "p")
-  (setq this-command 'evil-paste-before)
-  (if (spacemacs//paste-transient-state-p)
-      (spacemacs/paste-transient-state/evil-paste-before)
-    (evil-paste-before count (or register evil-this-register))))
-
 
 ;; lisp state
 
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/packages.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/packages.el
index ffeba00d7..732ff0a3b 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/packages.el
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
         evil-indent-plus
         evil-lion
         evil-lisp-state
-        ;; for testing purpose, contribute by reporting bugs and sending PRs
-        ;; to https://github.com/gabesoft/evil-mc
-        ;; To enable it add `(global-evil-mc-mode)' to user-config function
-        evil-mc
         evil-nerd-commenter
         evil-matchit
         evil-numbers
@@ -209,19 +205,6 @@
       (setq evil-lisp-state-global t))
     :config (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "k" evil-lisp-state-map)))
 
-
-(defun spacemacs-evil/init-evil-mc ()
-  (use-package evil-mc
-    :defer t
-    :init
-    (progn
-      ;; evil-mc is not compatible with the paste transient state
-      (define-key evil-normal-state-map "p" 'spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-after)
-      (define-key evil-normal-state-map "P" 'spacemacs/evil-mc-paste-before)
-      (setq evil-mc-one-cursor-show-mode-line-text nil)
-      (when (or (spacemacs/system-is-mac) (spacemacs/system-is-mswindows))
-        (setq evil-mc-enable-bar-cursor nil)))))
-
 ;; other commenting functions in funcs.el with keybinds in keybindings.el
 (defun spacemacs-evil/init-evil-nerd-commenter ()
   (use-package evil-nerd-commenter