diff --git a/Action.qml b/Action.qml
index c13fa23..1de535a 100644
--- a/Action.qml
+++ b/Action.qml
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ Item {
         onToggled: root.toggled()
     }
     
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        // Forwarding to MenuBar. Little hack to make Action shortcuts work properly, because otherwise, they would not trigger
+        if(shortcut != 0) {
+            console.log("Adding shortcut for", text, "with shortcut", shortcut)
+            parent.parent.addShortcut(shortcut, root.triggered)
+        }
+    }
+    
     /*!
         \qmlmethod void Action::toggle()
         Toggles the \c checked state to its opposite state.
@@ -70,4 +78,10 @@ Item {
         root.trueItem.toggle()
     }
     
+    /*!
+        \qmlmethod void Action::addShortcut(keysequence sequence, var trigger)
+        
+    */
+    function addShortcut(sequence, trigger) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Menu.qml b/Menu.qml
index eaedca9..04ba777 100644
--- a/Menu.qml
+++ b/Menu.qml
@@ -192,4 +192,13 @@ Item {
             controlsMenu.popup()
         }
     }
+    
+    /*!
+        \qmlmethod void Menu::addShortcut(keysequence sequence, var trigger)
+        Forwarding to MenuBar. Little hack to make Action shortcuts work properly, because otherwise, they would not trigger
+        \sa MenuBar::addShortcut
+    */
+    function addShortcut(sequence, trigger) {
+        parent.parent.addShortcut(sequence, trigger)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MenuBar.qml b/MenuBar.qml
index 690326f..18c091a 100644
--- a/MenuBar.qml
+++ b/MenuBar.qml
@@ -82,4 +82,19 @@ Item {
     function clear(){
         root.trueItem.clear()
     }
+    
+    /*!
+        \qmlmethod void MenuBar::addShortcut(keysequence sequence, var trigger)
+        Little hack to make Action shortcuts work properly.
+    */
+    function addShortcut(sequence, trigger) {
+        var newShortcut = Qt.createQmlObject(`
+        import QtQuick 2.12; 
+        Shortcut {
+            context: Qt.ApplicationShortcut
+        }`, root, "shortcut" + sequence);
+        newShortcut.sequence = sequence
+        newShortcut.activated.connect(trigger)
+        console.log("Added shortcut " + sequence)
+    }
 }