diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/shortcuts.ts b/apps/client/src/services/shortcuts.ts
index 2c6345fcb..167dc01d9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/shortcuts.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/shortcuts.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import utils from "./utils.js";
 
 type ElementType = HTMLElement | Document;
-type Handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+export type Handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => void;
 
 export interface ShortcutBinding {
     element: HTMLElement | Document;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
index 06e5bd750..a348bef9a 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/GenericButtons.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,22 @@ import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
 import link_context_menu from "../../menus/link_context_menu";
 import { escapeHtml, isCtrlKey } from "../../services/utils";
+import { useGlobalShortcut, useNoteLabel } from "../react/hooks";
 import { LaunchBarActionButton, useLauncherIconAndTitle } from "./launch_bar_widgets";
 
 export function CustomNoteLauncher({ launcherNote, getTargetNoteId, getHoistedNoteId }: {
-    launcherNote: FNote,
-    getTargetNoteId: (launcherNote: FNote) => string | null | Promise<string | null>,
-    getHoistedNoteId?: (launcherNote: FNote) => string | null
+    launcherNote: FNote;
+    getTargetNoteId: (launcherNote: FNote) => string | null | Promise<string | null>;
+    getHoistedNoteId?: (launcherNote: FNote) => string | null;
+    keyboardShortcut?: string;
 }) {
     const { icon, title } = useLauncherIconAndTitle(launcherNote);
 
-    async function launch(evt: MouseEvent) {
+    // Keyboard shortcut.
+    const [ shortcut ] = useNoteLabel(launcherNote, "keyboardShortcut");
+    useGlobalShortcut(shortcut, launch);
+
+    async function launch(evt: MouseEvent | KeyboardEvent) {
         if (evt.which === 3) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
index a47326ebe..9c4f915e1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/launch_bar/LauncherDefinitions.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { useLegacyWidget, useNoteContext, useNoteLabel, useNoteRelationTarget, useTriliumOptionBool } from "../react/hooks";
+import { useGlobalShortcut, useLegacyWidget, useNoteContext, useNoteLabel, useNoteRelationTarget, useTriliumOptionBool } from "../react/hooks";
 import { ParentComponent } from "../react/react_utils";
 import BasicWidget from "../basic_widget";
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
@@ -52,20 +52,27 @@ export function NoteLauncher({ launcherNote, ...restProps }: { launcherNote: FNo
 
 export function ScriptLauncher({ launcherNote }: LauncherNoteProps) {
     const { icon, title } = useLauncherIconAndTitle(launcherNote);
+
+    async function launch() {
+        if (launcherNote.isLabelTruthy("scriptInLauncherContent")) {
+            await launcherNote.executeScript();
+        } else {
+            const script = await launcherNote.getRelationTarget("script");
+            if (script) {
+                await script.executeScript();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Keyboard shortcut.
+    const [ shortcut ] = useNoteLabel(launcherNote, "keyboardShortcut");
+    useGlobalShortcut(shortcut, launch);
+
     return (
         <LaunchBarActionButton
             icon={icon}
             text={title}
-            onClick={async () => {
-                if (launcherNote.isLabelTruthy("scriptInLauncherContent")) {
-                    await launcherNote.executeScript();
-                } else {
-                    const script = await launcherNote.getRelationTarget("script");
-                    if (script) {
-                        await script.executeScript();
-                    }
-                }
-            }}
+            onClick={launch}
         />
     )
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/react/hooks.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/react/hooks.tsx
index 3646113cd..3cd4cffff 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/react/hooks.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/react/hooks.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import options, { type OptionValue } from "../../services/options";
 import protected_session_holder from "../../services/protected_session_holder";
 import SpacedUpdate from "../../services/spaced_update";
 import toast, { ToastOptions } from "../../services/toast";
-import utils, { escapeRegExp, reloadFrontendApp } from "../../services/utils";
+import utils, { escapeRegExp, randomString, reloadFrontendApp } from "../../services/utils";
 import server from "../../services/server";
-import { removeIndividualBinding } from "../../services/shortcuts";
+import shortcuts, { Handler, removeIndividualBinding } from "../../services/shortcuts";
 import froca from "../../services/froca";
 
 export function useTriliumEvent<T extends EventNames>(eventName: T, handler: (data: EventData<T>) => void) {
@@ -812,6 +812,21 @@ export function useKeyboardShortcuts(scope: "code-detail" | "text-detail", conta
     }, [ scope, containerRef, parentComponent, ntxId ]);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register a global shortcut. Internally it uses the shortcut service and assignes a random namespace to make it unique.
+ *
+ * @param keyboardShortcut the keyboard shortcut combination to register.
+ * @param handler the corresponding handler to be called when the keyboard shortcut is invoked by the user.
+ */
+export function useGlobalShortcut(keyboardShortcut: string | null | undefined, handler: Handler) {
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!keyboardShortcut) return;
+        const namespace = randomString(10);
+        shortcuts.bindGlobalShortcut(keyboardShortcut, handler, namespace);
+        return () => shortcuts.removeGlobalShortcut(namespace);
+    }, [ keyboardShortcut, handler ]);
+}
+
 /**
  * Indicates that the current note is in read-only mode, while an editing mode is available,
  * and provides a way to switch to editing mode.
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/attribute_names.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/attribute_names.ts
index 16793b964..0295af0b2 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/attribute_names.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/attribute_names.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Labels = {
     // Launch bar
     bookmarkFolder: boolean;
     command: string;
+    keyboardShortcut: string;
 
     // Collection-specific
     viewType: string;