diff --git a/data/com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester.appdata.xml b/data/com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester.appdata.xml
index 2cc93e1..9e3cba0 100644
--- a/data/com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester.appdata.xml
+++ b/data/com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester.appdata.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
      <ul>
        <li>Code without having to start a whole project!</li>
        <li>Copy your snippet with a simple click on a button!</li>
+       <li>Run your code with a simple shortcut! (ctrl + r)</li>
     </ul>
   </description>
   <screenshots>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 46efd8d..6d1e5e4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester (1.1.4) UNSTABLE; urgency=low
+
+  * Added run shortcut (ctrl + r)
+
+ -- Bart Zaalberg <bartzaalberg@gmail.com>  Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:36:00 +0200
+
 com.github.bartzaalberg.php-tester (1.1.3) UNSTABLE; urgency=low
 
   * Added a button to copy the text
diff --git a/src/Components/HeaderBar.vala b/src/Components/HeaderBar.vala
index bd66c30..746d3d9 100644
--- a/src/Components/HeaderBar.vala
+++ b/src/Components/HeaderBar.vala
@@ -13,26 +13,7 @@ public class HeaderBar : Gtk.HeaderBar {
         var start_button = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Run");
         start_button.margin_end = 12;
         start_button.clicked.connect (() => {
-            fileManager.writeToFile();
-
-            string result;
-	        string error;
-	        int status;
-            
-            try {
-		        Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("php phptest.php",
-									        out result,
-									        out error,
-									        out status);
-
-                sourceViewManager.setResult(result);                
-                if(error != null && error != ""){
-                    new Alert("PHP error",error);                
-                }
-		     
-            } catch (SpawnError e) {
-	            new Alert("An error occured", e.message);
-            }
+            fileManager.runCode();
         });
 
         var copy_button = new Gtk.Button.with_label ("Copy");
diff --git a/src/FileManager.vala b/src/FileManager.vala
index 928bcc7..c741acb 100644
--- a/src/FileManager.vala
+++ b/src/FileManager.vala
@@ -48,5 +48,27 @@ public class FileManager : Object {
         }
         return file;
     }
+
+    public void runCode(){
+        writeToFile();
+        string result;
+        string error;
+        int status;
+        
+        try {
+	        Process.spawn_command_line_sync ("php phptest.php",
+								        out result,
+								        out error,
+								        out status);
+
+            sourceViewManager.setResult(result);                
+            if(error != null && error != ""){
+                new Alert("PHP error",error);                
+            }
+	     
+        } catch (SpawnError e) {
+            new Alert("An error occured", e.message);
+        }
+    }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 62b0650..18960bd 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace RepositoriesManager {
 public class MainWindow : Gtk.Window{
 
     private SourceViewManager sourceViewManager = SourceViewManager.get_instance();
+    private FileManager fileManager = FileManager.get_instance();
    
     Gtk.TextView view;
     Gtk.Label resultLabel;    
@@ -29,6 +30,18 @@ public class MainWindow : Gtk.Window{
             pane.pack2 (result_box, false, false);
 
         add (pane);
+
+        key_press_event.connect ((e) => { 
+            switch (e.keyval) { 
+                case Gdk.Key.r:    
+                  if ((e.state & Gdk.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK) != 0) {  
+                    fileManager.runCode(); 
+                  } 
+                  break; 
+            } 
+ 
+            return false; 
+        });
     }
 }
 }