diff --git a/app/scripts/views/details/details-view.js b/app/scripts/views/details/details-view.js
index bca21d99..9c655c6b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/details/details-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/details/details-view.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ var DetailsView = Backbone.View.extend({
         this.views = {};
         this.initScroll();
         this.listenTo(Backbone, 'select-entry', this.showEntry);
+        this.listenTo(Backbone, 'copy-password', this.copyKeyPress);
+        this.listenTo(Backbone, 'copy-user', this.copyUserKeyPress);
+        this.listenTo(Backbone, 'copy-url', this.copyUrlKeyPress);
         KeyHandler.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_C, this.copyKeyPress, this, KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION, false, true);
         KeyHandler.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_B, this.copyUserKeyPress, this, KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION, false, true);
         KeyHandler.onKey(Keys.DOM_VK_U, this.copyUrlKeyPress, this, KeyHandler.SHORTCUT_ACTION, false, true);
diff --git a/electron/app.js b/electron/app.js
index 7bc0042c..3cae41f0 100644
--- a/electron/app.js
+++ b/electron/app.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ var app = require('app'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     BrowserWindow = require('browser-window'),
     Menu = require('menu'),
-    Tray = require('tray');
+    Tray = require('tray'),
+    globalShortcut = require('electron').globalShortcut;
 
 var mainWindow = null,
     appIcon = null,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ process.argv.forEach(function(arg) {
 app.on('window-all-closed', function() {
     if (restartPending) {
         // unbind all handlers, load new app.js module and pass control to it
+        globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
         app.removeAllListeners('window-all-closed');
         app.removeAllListeners('ready');
         app.removeAllListeners('open-file');
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ app.on('window-all-closed', function() {
     }
 });
 app.on('ready', function() {
+    createGlobalShortcut('Ctrl+Alt+B', 'copy-user');
+    createGlobalShortcut('Ctrl+Alt+C', 'copy-password');
+    createGlobalShortcut('Ctrl+Alt+U', 'copy-url');
     createMainWindow();
 });
 app.on('open-file', function(e, path) {
@@ -58,6 +63,9 @@ app.on('activate', function() {
         }
     }
 });
+app.on('will-quit', function() {
+  globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
+});
 app.restartApp = function() {
     restartPending = true;
     mainWindow.close();
@@ -235,3 +243,14 @@ function notifyOpenFile() {
         openFile = null;
     }
 }
+
+function createGlobalShortcut(shortcut, backboneEventname)
+{
+    var ret = globalShortcut.register(shortcut, function() {
+        emitBackboneEvent(backboneEventname);     
+    });
+
+  if (!ret) {
+    console.log('registration failed');
+  }
+}