diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2f871e3..30133be 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             >
             <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="collapsingNavbar">
                 <div class="navbar-nav">
-                    <form class="form-inline">
+                    <form class="form-inline" id="profile-alternative-form">
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <select class="selectpicker show-tick" data-width="250px" id="profile-alternative" multiple>
                                 <optgroup label="Profile" data-max-options="1" data-icon="fa-bicycle" id="profile">
diff --git a/js/control/RoutingOptions.js b/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
index 69770e3..148655d 100644
--- a/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
+++ b/js/control/RoutingOptions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 BR.RoutingOptions = L.Evented.extend({
+    options: {
+        shortcut: {
+            switch: 71 // char code for 'g'
+        }
+    },
+
     initialize: function() {
         $('#profile-alternative').on('changed.bs.select', this._getChangeHandler());
 
@@ -15,6 +21,8 @@ BR.RoutingOptions = L.Evented.extend({
         profiles_list.children[0].value = 'Custom';
         // <custom> profile is empty at start, select next one
         profiles_list.children[1].selected = true;
+
+        L.DomEvent.addListener(document, 'keydown', this._keydownListener, this);
     },
 
     refreshUI: function() {
@@ -37,6 +45,10 @@ BR.RoutingOptions = L.Evented.extend({
             custom.disabled = true;
         }
         $('.selectpicker').selectpicker('refresh');
+
+        // append shortcut text to tooltip
+        var button = $('#profile-alternative-form button')[0];
+        button.title = button.title + i18next.t('navbar.profile-tooltip');
     },
 
     getOptions: function() {
@@ -105,5 +117,13 @@ BR.RoutingOptions = L.Evented.extend({
         return L.bind(function(evt) {
             this.fire('update', { options: this.getOptions() });
         }, this);
+    },
+
+    _keydownListener: function(e) {
+        if (BR.Util.keyboardShortcutsAllowed(e) && e.keyCode === this.options.shortcut.switch) {
+            if (!$('#profile-alternative-form .dropdown').hasClass('show')) {
+                $('#profile-alternative-form button').click();
+            }
+        }
     }
 });
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 6766c76..766b771 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
       "trekking-steep": "Trekking bike (steep)",
       "vm-forum-liegerad-schnell": "Recumbent bike (fast)",
       "vm-forum-velomobil-schnell": "Velomobile (fast)"
-    }
+    },
+    "profile-tooltip": "\n(G key to switch)"
   },
   "sidebar": {
     "analysis": {