diff --git a/include/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.hpp b/include/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.hpp
index a352ee375..43727102b 100644
--- a/include/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.hpp
+++ b/include/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class EE_API KeyBindings {
 
 	const std::map<std::string, Uint64> getKeybindings() const;
 
-	std::string getShortcutString( Shortcut shortcut ) const;
+	std::string getShortcutString( Shortcut shortcut, bool format = false ) const;
 
   protected:
 	const Window::Input* mInput;
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.cpp
index 228bf485d..411926bde 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/keyboardshortcut.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const std::map<std::string, Uint64> KeyBindings::getKeybindings() const {
 	return mKeybindingsInvert;
 }
 
-std::string KeyBindings::getShortcutString( KeyBindings::Shortcut shortcut ) const {
+std::string KeyBindings::getShortcutString( KeyBindings::Shortcut shortcut, bool format ) const {
 	std::vector<std::string> mods;
 	std::string keyname( String::toLower( mInput->getKeyName( shortcut.key ) ) );
 	const auto& MOD_MAP = KeyMod::getModMap();
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ std::string KeyBindings::getShortcutString( KeyBindings::Shortcut shortcut ) con
 	if ( ( shortcut.mod & KEYMOD_META ) && KEYMOD_META != MOD_MAP.at( "mod" ) )
 		mods.emplace_back( "meta" );
 	if ( mods.empty() )
-		return keyname;
-	return String::join( mods, '+' ) + "+" + keyname;
+		return format ? keybindFormat( keyname ) : keyname;
+	auto ret = String::join( mods, '+' ) + "+" + keyname;
+	return format ? keybindFormat( ret ) : ret;
 }
 
 }} // namespace EE::UI
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.cpp
index 4afde7a81..79c3f647f 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.cpp
@@ -129,4 +129,8 @@ Variant GitBranchModel::data( const ModelIndex& index, ModelRole role ) const {
 	return {};
 }
 
+Git::Branch GitBranchModel::branch( const ModelIndex& index ) const {
+	return *static_cast<Git::Branch*>( index.internalData() );
+}
+
 } // namespace ecode
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.hpp
index 8a57922ca..26dbbbec3 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitbranchmodel.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class GitBranchModel : public Model {
 
 	size_t getHash() const { return mHash; }
 
+	Git::Branch branch( const ModelIndex& index ) const;
+
   protected:
 	std::vector<BranchData> mBranches;
 	GitPlugin* mPlugin{ nullptr };
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 8e2b669ec..26008ca8c 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -945,6 +945,25 @@ void GitPlugin::buildSidePanelTab() {
 		}
 	} );
 
+	mBranchesTree->on( Event::KeyDown, [this]( const Event* event ) {
+		const KeyEvent* keyEvent = event->asKeyEvent();
+		ModelIndex modelIndex = mBranchesTree->getSelection().first();
+		if ( !modelIndex.isValid() || modelIndex.internalId() == -1 )
+			return;
+		Git::Branch branch =
+			static_cast<const GitBranchModel*>( mBranchesTree->getModel() )->branch( modelIndex );
+
+		switch ( keyEvent->getKeyCode() ) {
+			case KEY_F7:
+				branchCreate();
+				break;
+			case KEY_F2:
+				branchRename( branch );
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+	} );
+
 	auto listBox = mPanelSwicher->getListBox();
 	listBox->addListBoxItems( { i18n( "branches", "Branches" ), i18n( "status", "Status" ) } );
 	mStackMap.resize( 2 );
@@ -1066,22 +1085,20 @@ void GitPlugin::openBranchMenu( const Git::Branch& branch ) {
 
 	if ( gitBranch() != branch.name ) {
 		addMenuItem( menu, "git-checkout", "Check Out..." );
-		if ( branch.type == Git::RefType::Head ) {
-			addMenuItem( menu, "git-branch-rename", "Rename" );
-			addMenuItem( menu, "git-branch-delete", "Delete" );
-		}
-	} else {
-		if ( branch.type == Git::RefType::Head ) {
-			addMenuItem( menu, "git-pull", "Pull", "repo-pull" );
-			if ( branch.ahead )
-				addMenuItem( menu, "git-push", "Push", "repo-push" );
-		}
 	}
 
-	if ( branch.type == Git::RefType::Head && branch.behind )
-		addMenuItem( menu, "git-fast-forward-merge", "Fast Forward Merge" );
+	if ( branch.type == Git::RefType::Head ) {
+		addMenuItem( menu, "git-branch-rename", "Rename", "", { KEY_F2 } );
+		addMenuItem( menu, "git-pull", "Pull", "repo-pull" );
+		if ( branch.ahead )
+			addMenuItem( menu, "git-push", "Push", "repo-push" );
+		if ( branch.behind )
+			addMenuItem( menu, "git-fast-forward-merge", "Fast Forward Merge" );
+		menu->addSeparator();
+		addMenuItem( menu, "git-branch-delete", "Delete" );
+	}
 
-	addMenuItem( menu, "git-create-branch", "Create Branch", "repo-forked" );
+	addMenuItem( menu, "git-create-branch", "Create Branch", "repo-forked", { KEY_F7 } );
 
 	menu->on( Event::OnItemClicked, [this, branch]( const Event* event ) {
 		if ( !mGit )
@@ -1165,9 +1182,13 @@ void GitPlugin::runAsync( std::function<Git::Result()> fn, bool _updateStatus, b
 }
 
 void GitPlugin::addMenuItem( UIMenu* menu, const std::string& txtKey, const std::string& txtVal,
-							 const std::string& icon ) {
+							 const std::string& icon,
+							 const KeyBindings::Shortcut& forcedKeybinding ) {
+
 	menu->add( i18n( txtKey, txtVal ), iconDrawable( icon, 12 ),
-			   KeyBindings::keybindFormat( mKeyBindings[txtKey] ) )
+			   forcedKeybinding.empty() ? KeyBindings::keybindFormat( mKeyBindings[txtKey] )
+										: getUISceneNode()->getKeyBindings().getShortcutString(
+											  forcedKeybinding, true ) )
 		->setId( txtKey );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.hpp
index c7fdcbda6..1077cccbc 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.hpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/plugins/git/gitplugin.hpp
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ class GitPlugin : public PluginBase {
 				   bool displaySuccessMsg = false );
 
 	void addMenuItem( UIMenu* menu, const std::string& txtKey, const std::string& txtVal,
-					  const std::string& icon = "" );
+					  const std::string& icon = "",
+					  const KeyBindings::Shortcut& forcedKeybinding = KeyBindings::Shortcut() );
 
 	std::string repoSelected();