diff --git a/src/components/App.jsx b/src/components/App.jsx
index 5e2ee060..d070dfa1 100644
--- a/src/components/App.jsx
+++ b/src/components/App.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ import Toolbar from './Toolbar'
 import AppLayout from './AppLayout'
 import MessagePanel from './MessagePanel'
 
+import SettingsModal from './modals/SettingsModal'
+import ExportModal from './modals/ExportModal'
+import SourcesModal from './modals/SourcesModal'
+import OpenModal from './modals/OpenModal'
+import ShortcutsModal from './modals/ShortcutsModal'
+
 import { downloadGlyphsMetadata, downloadSpriteMetadata } from '../libs/metadata'
 import * as styleSpec from '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-style-spec/style-spec'
 import style from '../libs/style.js'
@@ -51,6 +57,79 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
       onLocalStyleChange: mapStyle => this.onStyleChanged(mapStyle, false)
     })
 
+    
+    const keyCodes = {
+      "esc": 27,
+      "?": 191,
+      "o": 79,
+      "e": 69,
+      "s": 83,
+      "d": 68,
+      "i": 73,
+      "m": 77,
+    }
+
+    const shortcuts = [
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["?"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.toggleModal("shortcuts");
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["o"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.toggleModal("open");
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["e"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.toggleModal("export");
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["d"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.toggleModal("sources");
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["s"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.toggleModal("settings");
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["i"],
+        handler: () => {
+          this.changeInspectMode();
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        keyCode: keyCodes["m"],
+        handler: () => {
+          document.querySelector(".mapboxgl-canvas").focus();
+        }
+      },
+    ]
+
+    document.body.addEventListener("keyup", (e) => {
+      if(e.keyCode === keyCodes["esc"]) {
+        e.target.blur();
+        document.body.focus();
+      }
+      else if(document.activeElement === document.body) {
+        const shortcut = shortcuts.find((shortcut) => {
+          return (shortcut.keyCode === e.keyCode)
+        })
+
+        if(shortcut) {
+          shortcut.handler(e);
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
     const styleUrl = initialStyleUrl()
     if(styleUrl) {
       this.styleStore = new StyleStore()
@@ -86,6 +165,13 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
       vectorLayers: {},
       inspectModeEnabled: false,
       spec: styleSpec.latest,
+      isOpen: {
+        settings: false,
+        sources: false,
+        open: false,
+        shortcuts: false,
+        export: false,
+      },
       mapFilter: queryObj["color-blindness-emulation"],
     }
 
@@ -351,6 +437,15 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ selectedLayerIndex: idx })
   }
 
+  toggleModal(modalName) {
+    this.setState({
+      isOpen: {
+        ...this.state.isOpen,
+        [modalName]: !this.state.isOpen[modalName]
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   render() {
     const layers = this.state.mapStyle.layers || []
     const selectedLayer = layers.length > 0 ? layers[this.state.selectedLayerIndex] : null
@@ -363,6 +458,7 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
       onStyleChanged={this.onStyleChanged.bind(this)}
       onStyleOpen={this.onStyleChanged.bind(this)}
       onInspectModeToggle={this.changeInspectMode.bind(this)}
+      onToggleModal={this.toggleModal.bind(this)}
     />
 
     const layerList = <LayerList
@@ -398,12 +494,44 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
       infos={this.state.infos}
     /> : null
 
+
+    const modals = <div>
+      <ShortcutsModal
+        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.shortcuts}
+        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'shortcuts')}
+      />
+      <SettingsModal
+        mapStyle={this.state.mapStyle}
+        onStyleChanged={this.onStyleChanged}
+        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.settings}
+        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'settings')}
+      />
+      <ExportModal
+        mapStyle={this.state.mapStyle}
+        onStyleChanged={this.onStyleChanged}
+        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.export}
+        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'export')}
+      />
+      <OpenModal
+        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.open}
+        onStyleOpen={this.onStyleChanged.bind(this)}
+        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'open')}
+      />
+      <SourcesModal
+        mapStyle={this.state.mapStyle}
+        onStyleChanged={this.onStyleChanged}
+        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.sources}
+        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'sources')}
+      />
+    </div>
+
     return <AppLayout
       toolbar={toolbar}
       layerList={layerList}
       layerEditor={layerEditor}
       map={this.mapRenderer()}
       bottom={bottomPanel}
+      modals={modals}
     />
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/AppLayout.jsx b/src/components/AppLayout.jsx
index 1804686d..8ea4cae5 100644
--- a/src/components/AppLayout.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AppLayout.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class AppLayout extends React.Component {
     layerEditor: PropTypes.element,
     map: PropTypes.element.isRequired,
     bottom: PropTypes.element,
+    modals: PropTypes.node,
   }
 
   static childContextTypes = {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class AppLayout extends React.Component {
           {this.props.bottom}
         </div>
       }
+      {this.props.modals}
     </div>
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Toolbar.jsx b/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
index f53996a7..9f7516bc 100644
--- a/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Toolbar.jsx
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ import HelpIcon from 'react-icons/lib/md/help-outline'
 import InspectionIcon from 'react-icons/lib/md/find-in-page'
 
 import logoImage from 'maputnik-design/logos/logo-color.svg'
-import SettingsModal from './modals/SettingsModal'
-import ExportModal from './modals/ExportModal'
-import SourcesModal from './modals/SourcesModal'
-import OpenModal from './modals/OpenModal'
 import pkgJson from '../../package.json'
 
 import style from '../libs/style'
@@ -41,6 +37,7 @@ class ToolbarLink extends React.Component {
     className: PropTypes.string,
     children: PropTypes.node,
     href: PropTypes.string,
+    onToggleModal: PropTypes.func,
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -83,7 +80,8 @@ export default class Toolbar extends React.Component {
     // A dict of source id's and the available source layers
     sources: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     onInspectModeToggle: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    children: PropTypes.node
+    children: PropTypes.node,
+    onToggleModal: PropTypes.func,
   }
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -99,40 +97,8 @@ export default class Toolbar extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  toggleModal(modalName) {
-    this.setState({
-      isOpen: {
-        ...this.state.isOpen,
-        [modalName]: !this.state.isOpen[modalName]
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
   render() {
     return <div className='maputnik-toolbar'>
-      <SettingsModal
-        mapStyle={this.props.mapStyle}
-        onStyleChanged={this.props.onStyleChanged}
-        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.settings}
-        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'settings')}
-      />
-      <ExportModal
-        mapStyle={this.props.mapStyle}
-        onStyleChanged={this.props.onStyleChanged}
-        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.export}
-        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'export')}
-      />
-      <OpenModal
-        isOpen={this.state.isOpen.open}
-        onStyleOpen={this.props.onStyleOpen}
-        onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'open')}
-      />
-      <SourcesModal
-          mapStyle={this.props.mapStyle}
-          onStyleChanged={this.props.onStyleChanged}
-          isOpen={this.state.isOpen.sources}
-          onOpenToggle={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'sources')}
-      />
       <div className="maputnik-toolbar__inner">
         <ToolbarLink
           tabIndex="2"
@@ -148,19 +114,19 @@ export default class Toolbar extends React.Component {
           </h1>
         </ToolbarLink>
         <div className="maputnik-toolbar__actions">
-          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:open" onClick={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'open')}>
+          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:open" onClick={this.props.onToggleModal.bind(this, 'open')}>
             <OpenIcon />
             <IconText>Open</IconText>
           </ToolbarAction>
-          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:export" onClick={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'export')}>
+          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:export" onClick={this.props.onToggleModal.bind(this, 'export')}>
             <MdFileDownload />
             <IconText>Export</IconText>
           </ToolbarAction>
-          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:sources" onClick={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'sources')}>
+          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:sources" onClick={this.props.onToggleModal.bind(this, 'sources')}>
             <SourcesIcon />
-            <IconText>Sources</IconText>
+            <IconText>Data Sources</IconText>
           </ToolbarAction>
-          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:settings" onClick={this.toggleModal.bind(this, 'settings')}>
+          <ToolbarAction wdKey="nav:settings" onClick={this.props.onToggleModal.bind(this, 'settings')}>
             <SettingsIcon />
             <IconText>Style Settings</IconText>
           </ToolbarAction>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/Modal.jsx b/src/components/modals/Modal.jsx
index e2e24a3a..2a4a97c9 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/Modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/Modal.jsx
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ class Modal extends React.Component {
           <header className="maputnik-modal-header">
             <h1 className="maputnik-modal-header-title">{this.props.title}</h1>
             <span className="maputnik-modal-header-space"></span>
-            <a className="maputnik-modal-header-toggle"
+            <button className="maputnik-modal-header-toggle"
               onClick={() => this.props.onOpenToggle(false)}
               data-wd-key={this.props["data-wd-key"]+".close-modal"}
             >
               <CloseIcon />
-            </a>
+            </button>
           </header>
           <div className="maputnik-modal-scroller">
             <div className="maputnik-modal-content">{this.props.children}</div>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/OpenModal.jsx b/src/components/modals/OpenModal.jsx
index 64df02f7..c31ffd3d 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/OpenModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/OpenModal.jsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class OpenModal extends React.Component {
       <section className="maputnik-modal-section">
         <h2>Upload Style</h2>
         <p>Upload a JSON style from your computer.</p>
-        <FileReaderInput onChange={this.onUpload.bind(this)}>
+        <FileReaderInput onChange={this.onUpload.bind(this)} tabIndex="-1">
           <Button className="maputnik-upload-button"><FileUploadIcon /> Upload</Button>
         </FileReaderInput>
       </section>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/ShortcutsModal.jsx b/src/components/modals/ShortcutsModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a17e4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/modals/ShortcutsModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+
+import Button from '../Button'
+import Modal from './Modal'
+
+
+class ShortcutsModal extends React.Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    isOpen: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    onOpenToggle: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  }
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const help = [
+      {
+        key: "?",
+        text: "Shortcuts menu"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "o",
+        text: "Open modal"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "e",
+        text: "Export modal"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "d",
+        text: "Data Sources modal"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "s",
+        text: "Style Settings modal"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "i",
+        text: "Toggle inspect"
+      },
+      {
+        key: "m",
+        text: "Focus map"
+      },
+    ]
+
+
+    return <Modal
+      data-wd-key="shortcuts-modal"
+      isOpen={this.props.isOpen}
+      onOpenToggle={this.props.onOpenToggle}
+      title={'Shortcuts'}
+    >
+      <div className="maputnik-modal-section maputnik-modal-shortcuts">
+        <p>
+          Press <code>ESC</code> to lose focus of any active elements, then press one of:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          {help.map((item) => {
+            return <li key={item.key}>
+              <code>{item.key}</code> {item.text}
+            </li>
+          })}
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  }
+}
+
+export default ShortcutsModal
diff --git a/src/styles/_modal.scss b/src/styles/_modal.scss
index 0e93dca8..c54016ad 100644
--- a/src/styles/_modal.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_modal.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@
 }
 
 .maputnik-modal-header-toggle {
-  cursor: pointer;
+  border: none;
+  background: initial;
+  color: white;
+  padding: 0;
 }
 
 .maputnik-modal-scroller {
@@ -220,3 +223,20 @@
   text-decoration: none;
   color: #ef5350;
 }
+
+.maputnik-modal-shortcuts {
+  code {
+    color: white;
+    background: #3c3c3c;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    text-align: center;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+    font-family: monospace;
+  }
+
+  li {
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+  }
+}