diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a456a1b..195fc4a 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@
                             >
                         </div>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="nav-item">
+                    <div
+                        class="nav-item"
+                        data-i18n="[title]about.tooltip"
+                        title="Show more information about BRouter-Web"
+                    >
                         <a class="nav-link" href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#about"
                             ><span class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span
                             ><span data-i18n="navbar.about">About</span></a
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index a0ce08c..32b0ae2 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -101,9 +101,14 @@
             document,
             'keydown',
             function(e) {
-                if (BR.Util.keyboardShortcutsAllowed(e) && e.keyCode === 8 && !$('.modal.show').length) {
-                    // char code for 'backspace'
-                    clearRoute();
+                if (BR.Util.keyboardShortcutsAllowed(e) && !$('.modal.show').length) {
+                    if (e.keyCode === 8) {
+                        // char code for 'backspace'
+                        clearRoute();
+                    } else if (e.keyCode === 72) {
+                        // char code for 'h'
+                        $('#about').modal('show');
+                    }
                 }
             },
             this
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index cbffae6..7cc8038 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "description": "Online service of the BRouter routing engine. For the offline Android app and more information see <a href=\"https://brouter.de/\" target=\"_blank\">brouter.de</a>",
     "details": "<i><a href=\"{{privacyPolicyUrl}}\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy</a></i>, \n<i><a href=\"https://github.com/nrenner/brouter-web#credits-and-licenses\" target=\"_blank\">Credits</a></i>,\n<i><a href=\"https://github.com/nrenner/brouter-web/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md\" target=\"_blank\">Changelog</a></i> and\n<i><a href=\"https://github.com/nrenner/brouter-web#readme\" target=\"_blank\">more info</a></i> on the client.",
     "support": "General discussions/questions, support",
-    "title": "About"
+    "title": "About",
+    "tooltip": "Show more information about Brouter-Web (H key)"
   },
   "credits": {
     "brouter": "BRouter",