diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/hotkey.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/hotkey.directive.js
index 8a992a9538..2f66acc36c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/hotkey.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/hotkey.directive.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 **/
 angular.module("umbraco.directives")
   .directive('hotkey', function ($window, keyboardService, $log) {
+
       return function (scope, el, attrs) {
           var keyCombo = attrs["hotkey"];
+
           keyboardService.bind(keyCombo, function() {
               var element = $(el);
               if(element.is("a,button,input[type='button'],input[type='submit']")){
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/keyboard.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/keyboard.service.js
index 53b677aabb..a0306e11c6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/keyboard.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/keyboard.service.js
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ angular.module('umbraco.services')
 		'keyCode':          false
 	};
 	
+	var isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().indexOf('MAC')>=0;
+
 	// Store all keyboard combination shortcuts
 	keyboardManagerService.keyboardEvent = {};
 
+
 	// Add a new keyboard combination shortcut
 	keyboardManagerService.bind = function (label, callback, opt) {
+
+		//replace ctrl key with meta key
+		if(isMac){
+		  label = label.replace("ctrl","meta");
+		}
+
 		var fct, elt, code, k;
 		// Initialize opt object
 		opt   = angular.extend({}, defaultOpt, opt);