diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids b/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
index 15273d18e..30f89eec7 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/Buttons.multids
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ NewMarkdown/Caption: new Markdown tiddler
 NewMarkdown/Hint: Create a new Markdown tiddler
 NewTiddler/Caption: new tiddler
 NewTiddler/Hint: Create a new tiddler
+OpenControlPanel/Hint: Open control panel
 OpenWindow/Caption: open in new window
 OpenWindow/Hint: Open tiddler in new window
 Palette/Caption: palette
diff --git a/core/ui/KeyboardShortcuts/open-control-panel.tid b/core/ui/KeyboardShortcuts/open-control-panel.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adb99048a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ui/KeyboardShortcuts/open-control-panel.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+title: $:/core/ui/KeyboardShortcuts/open-control-panel
+tags: $:/tags/KeyboardShortcut
+key: ((open-control-panel))
+
+\whitespace trim
+<$navigator story="$:/StoryList" history="$:/HistoryList">
+<$action-navigate $to="$:/ControlPanel" $scroll="yes"/>
+</$navigator>
diff --git a/core/wiki/config/ShortcutInfo.multids b/core/wiki/config/ShortcutInfo.multids
index bebd02dea..b2c843f35 100644
--- a/core/wiki/config/ShortcutInfo.multids
+++ b/core/wiki/config/ShortcutInfo.multids
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ mono-line: {{$:/language/Buttons/MonoLine/Hint}}
 new-image: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewImage/Hint}}
 new-journal: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewJournal/Hint}}
 new-tiddler: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewTiddler/Hint}}
+open-control-panel: {{$:/language/Buttons/OpenControlPanel/Hint}}
 picture: {{$:/language/Buttons/Picture/Hint}}
 preview: {{$:/language/Buttons/Preview/Hint}}
 quote: {{$:/language/Buttons/Quote/Hint}}
diff --git a/core/wiki/config/shortcuts/shortcuts.multids b/core/wiki/config/shortcuts/shortcuts.multids
index 551833012..470988a9a 100644
--- a/core/wiki/config/shortcuts/shortcuts.multids
+++ b/core/wiki/config/shortcuts/shortcuts.multids
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ list-bullet: ctrl-shift-L
 list-number: ctrl-shift-N
 mono-block: ctrl-shift-M
 mono-line: ctrl-M
+open-control-panel: ctrl-alt-C
 picture: ctrl-shift-I
 preview: alt-P
 quote: ctrl-Q