diff --git a/src/Keyboard.js b/src/Keyboard.js
index bf83a1a05f..fb7d692ce3 100644
--- a/src/Keyboard.js
+++ b/src/Keyboard.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const KeyCode = {
     KEY_X: 88,
     KEY_Y: 89,
     KEY_Z: 90,
+    KEY_BACKTICK: 223,
 };
 
 export function isOnlyCtrlOrCmdKeyEvent(ev) {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index 7a5c6e3006..6c05b45111 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -325,10 +325,11 @@ const LoggedInView = React.createClass({
                     handled = true;
                 }
                 break;
-            case KeyCode.KEY_I:
+            case KeyCode.KEY_BACKTICK:
                 // Ideally this would be CTRL+P for "Profile", but that's
                 // taken by the print dialog. CTRL+I for "Information"
-                // will have to do.
+                // was previously chosen but conflicted with italics in
+                // composer, so CTRL+` it is
 
                 if (ctrlCmdOnly) {
                     dis.dispatch({