diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index 0fc6450e..a3c20fd0 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 			],
 			"dependencies": [
 				"mediawiki.cookie",
+				"jquery.client",
 				"jquery.textSelection",
 				"jquery.ui",
 				"mediawiki.api",
diff --git a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.dialogs.config.js b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.dialogs.config.js
index b535468f..c92eab71 100644
--- a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.dialogs.config.js
+++ b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.dialogs.config.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ module.exports = {
 						action: {
 							type: 'dialog',
 							module: 'insert-link'
-						}
+						},
+						hotkey: 75 // K
 					},
 					file: {
 						label: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-file' ),
diff --git a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.config.js b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.config.js
index ea93f643..aca3335d 100644
--- a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.config.js
+++ b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.config.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ toolbarConfig = {
 									peri: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-bold-example' ),
 									post: "'''"
 								}
-							}
+							},
+							hotkey: 66 // B
 						},
 						italic: {
 							section: 'main',
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ toolbarConfig = {
 									peri: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-italic-example' ),
 									post: "''"
 								}
-							}
+							},
+							hotkey: 73 // I
 						}
 					}
 				},
@@ -206,7 +208,8 @@ toolbarConfig = {
 									peri: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-nowiki-example' ),
 									post: '</nowiki>'
 								}
-							}
+							},
+							hotkey: 220 // Backslash (\)
 						},
 						newline: {
 							label: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-newline' ),
@@ -260,7 +263,8 @@ toolbarConfig = {
 									peri: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-superscript-example' ),
 									post: '</sup>'
 								}
-							}
+							},
+							hotkey: 190 // Period (.)
 						},
 						subscript: {
 							label: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-subscript' ),
@@ -273,7 +277,8 @@ toolbarConfig = {
 									peri: mw.msg( 'wikieditor-toolbar-tool-subscript-example' ),
 									post: '</sub>'
 								}
-							}
+							},
+							hotkey: 188 // Comma (,)
 						}
 					}
 				},
diff --git a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.js b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.js
index 91529426..8d69fc03 100644
--- a/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.js
+++ b/modules/jquery.wikiEditor.toolbar.js
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@ var toolbarModule = {
 								}
 							} );
 						}
+						if ( 'hotkey' in tool ) {
+							toolbarModule.fn.ctrlShortcuts[ tool.hotkey ] = tool;
+						}
 					}
 					return $button;
 				case 'select':
@@ -786,6 +789,23 @@ var toolbarModule = {
 				// Use hook for attaching new toolbar tools to avoid race conditions
 				mw.hook( 'wikiEditor.toolbarReady' ).fire( context.$textarea );
 			} );
+			toolbarModule.fn.setupShortcuts( context );
+		},
+		ctrlShortcuts: {},
+		setupShortcuts: function ( context ) {
+			var platform = $.client.profile().platform;
+			var platformModifier = platform === 'mac' ? 'metaKey' : 'ctrlKey';
+			var otherModifier = platform === 'mac' ? 'ctrlKey' : 'metaKey';
+
+			context.$textarea.on( 'keydown', function ( e ) {
+				// Check if the primary modifier key is pressed and that others aren't
+				var target = e[ platformModifier ] && !e[ otherModifier ] && !e.altKey && !e.shiftKey &&
+					toolbarModule.fn.ctrlShortcuts[ e.which ];
+				if ( target ) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					toolbarModule.fn.doAction( context, target.action );
+				}
+			} );
 		},
 		handleKeyDown: function ( $element, event, $parent ) {
 			var $currentItem = $element.find( '.wikiEditor-character-highlighted' ),