diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index e5041565..ad58e00d 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props)
 
+    this.hotkey = props.config.hotkey
+
     this.state = {
       status: 'PREVIEW',
-      renderValue: props.value
+      renderValue: props.value,
+      keyPressed: {}
     }
   }
 
@@ -142,6 +145,24 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
     this.renderPreview(this.props.value)
   }
 
+  handleKeyDown(e) {
+    const keyPressed = Object.assign(this.state.keyPressed, {
+      [e.key]: true
+    })
+    this.setState({ keyPressed })
+    let isNoteHandlerKey = (el) => { return this.state.keyPressed[el] }
+    if (this.state.status === 'CODE' && this.hotkey.noteHandlerKey.escapeFromEditor.every(isNoteHandlerKey)) {
+      document.activeElement.blur()
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleKeyUp (e) {
+    const keyPressed = Object.assign(this.state.keyPressed, {
+      [e.key]: false
+    })
+    this.setState({ keyPressed })
+  }
+
   render () {
     let { className, value, config } = this.props
 
@@ -160,6 +181,8 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
         }
         onContextMenu={(e) => this.handleContextMenu(e)}
         tabIndex='-1'
+        onKeyDown={(e) => this.handleKeyDown(e)}
+        onKeyUp={(e) => this.handleKeyUp(e)}
       >
         <CodeEditor styleName='codeEditor'
           ref='code'
diff --git a/browser/main/TopBar/index.js b/browser/main/TopBar/index.js
index added48f..946c7242 100644
--- a/browser/main/TopBar/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/TopBar/index.js
@@ -24,14 +24,20 @@ class TopBar extends React.Component {
     this.newNoteHandler = () => {
       this.handleNewPostButtonClick()
     }
+
+    this.focusSearchHandler = () => {
+      this.handleOnSearchFocus()
+    }
   }
 
   componentDidMount () {
     ee.on('top:new-note', this.newNoteHandler)
+    ee.on('top:focus-search', this.focusSearchHandler)
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
     ee.off('top:new-note', this.newNoteHandler)
+    ee.off('top:focus-search', this.focusSearchHandler)
   }
 
   handleNewPostButtonClick (e) {
@@ -244,6 +250,14 @@ class TopBar extends React.Component {
     })
   }
 
+  handleOnSearchFocus () {
+    if (this.state.searchPopupOpen) {
+      this.refs.search.childNodes[0].blur()
+    } else {
+      this.refs.search.childNodes[0].focus()
+    }
+  }
+
   render () {
     let { config, style, data } = this.props
     let searchOptionList = this.getOptions()
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
index 1f7ab33d..651d7156 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/ConfigManager.js
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   listStyle: 'DEFAULT', // 'DEFAULT', 'SMALL'
   hotkey: {
     toggleFinder: OSX ? 'Cmd + Alt + S' : 'Super + Alt + S',
-    toggleMain: OSX ? 'Cmd + Alt + L' : 'Super + Alt + E'
+    toggleMain: OSX ? 'Cmd + Alt + L' : 'Super + Alt + E',
+    noteHandlerKey: {
+      escapeFromEditor: ['Control', 'e']
+    }
   },
   ui: {
     theme: 'default',
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/HotkeyTab.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/HotkeyTab.js
index b0005bfd..bbce7c62 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/HotkeyTab.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/HotkeyTab.js
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class HotkeyTab extends React.Component {
                 <li><code>Escape</code> (or <code>Esc</code> for short)</li>
                 <li><code>VolumeUp</code>, <code>VolumeDown</code> and <code>VolumeMute</code></li>
                 <li><code>MediaNextTrack</code>, <code>MediaPreviousTrack</code>, <code>MediaStop</code> and <code>MediaPlayPause</code></li>
+                <li><code>Control</code> (or <code>Ctrl</code> for short)</li>
               </ul>
             </div>
           }
diff --git a/lib/main-menu.js b/lib/main-menu.js
index 9a95fe1d..b3a7acc7 100644
--- a/lib/main-menu.js
+++ b/lib/main-menu.js
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ var file = {
         mainWindow.webContents.send('top:new-note')
       }
     },
+    {
+      label: 'Focus Note',
+      accelerator: 'Control + E',
+      click () {
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('detail:focus')
+      }
+    },
     {
       type: 'separator'
     },
@@ -158,6 +165,33 @@ var view = {
       click: function () {
         BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow().toggleDevTools()
       }
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'separator'
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Next Note',
+      accelerator: 'Control + J',
+      click () {
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('list:next')
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Previous Note',
+      accelerator: 'Control + U',
+      click () {
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('list:prior')
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'separator'
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Focus Search',
+      accelerator: 'Control + S',
+      click () {
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('top:focus-search')
+      }
     }
   ]
 }