diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index a72ddb6116..6e6f8a81cf 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ buttons.bold.tooltip = Add bold text (Ctrl+B / ⌘B)
 buttons.italic.tooltip = Add italic text (Ctrl+I / ⌘I)
 buttons.quote.tooltip = Quote text
 buttons.code.tooltip = Add code
-buttons.link.tooltip = Add a link
+buttons.link.tooltip = Add a link (Ctrl+K / ⌘K)
 buttons.list.unordered.tooltip = Add a bullet list
 buttons.list.ordered.tooltip = Add a numbered list
 buttons.list.task.tooltip = Add a list of tasks
diff --git a/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl b/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
index a7f7778db2..c1ec50ab70 100644
--- a/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Template Attributes:
 		<div class="markdown-toolbar-group">
 			<md-quote class="markdown-toolbar-button" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.quote.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-quote"}}</md-quote>
 			<md-code class="markdown-toolbar-button" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.code.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-code"}}</md-code>
-			<button class="markdown-toolbar-button show-modal" data-md-button data-md-action="new-link" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.link.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-link"}}</button>
+			<button class="markdown-toolbar-button show-modal" data-md-button data-md-action="new-link" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.link.tooltip"}}" data-md-ctrl-shortcut="k">{{svg "octicon-link"}}</button>
 		</div>
 		<div class="markdown-toolbar-group">
 			<md-unordered-list class="markdown-toolbar-button" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.list.unordered.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-list-unordered"}}</md-unordered-list>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts b/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
index 5be8c1ed67..5274b25a73 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/markdown-editor.test.e2e.ts
@@ -439,6 +439,40 @@ test('Markdown insert link', async ({page}) => {
     await screenshot(page);
   }
 
+  async function evaluateLinkInsertionShortcut(page: Page, selector: string) {
+    const url = 'https://example.com';
+    const description = 'Where does this lead?';
+
+    const expectedContent = `[${description}](${url})`;
+
+    const area = page.locator(selector);
+
+    const textarea = area.locator('textarea[name=content]');
+
+    await textarea.fill(description);
+    await textarea.focus();
+    await textarea.evaluate((it:HTMLTextAreaElement) => it.setSelectionRange(0, it.value.length));
+
+    await textarea.press('ControlOrMeta+KeyK');
+
+    const newLinkModal = page.locator('[data-modal-name="new-markdown-link"].active');
+    await expect(newLinkModal).toBeVisible();
+    await accessibilityCheck({page}, ['[data-modal-name="new-markdown-link"].active'], [], []);
+    await screenshot(page);
+
+    const urlInput = newLinkModal.locator('input[name="link-url"]');
+
+    await expect(urlInput).not.toHaveAttribute('disabled');
+
+    await urlInput.fill(url);
+
+    await newLinkModal.locator('button[data-selector-name="ok-button"]').click();
+    await expect(newLinkModal).toBeHidden();
+
+    await expect(textarea).toHaveValue(expectedContent);
+    await screenshot(page);
+  }
+
   const response = await page.goto('/user2/repo1/issues/1');
   expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
 
@@ -446,6 +480,11 @@ test('Markdown insert link', async ({page}) => {
     await evaluateLinkInsertion(page, '#comment-form', false);
     await evaluateLinkInsertion(page, '#issuecomment-2', true);
   }).toPass();
+
+  await expect(async () => {
+    await evaluateLinkInsertionShortcut(page, '#comment-form');
+    await evaluateLinkInsertionShortcut(page, '#issuecomment-2');
+  }).toPass();
 });
 
 test('text expander has higher prio then prefix continuation', async ({page}) => {