diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index ef9d8d112a..4c012b42a8 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 }
 
                 break;
+
             case KeyCode.UP:
             case KeyCode.DOWN:
-                if (ev.altKey) {
+                if (ev.altKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.ctrlKey && !ev.metaKey) {
                     var action = ev.keyCode == KeyCode.UP ?
                         'view_prev_room' : 'view_next_room';
                     dis.dispatch({action: action});
@@ -129,13 +130,15 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
             case KeyCode.PAGE_UP:
             case KeyCode.PAGE_DOWN:
-                this._onScrollKeyPressed(ev);
-                handled = true;
+                if (!ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
+                    this._onScrollKeyPressed(ev);
+                    handled = true;
+                }
                 break;
 
             case KeyCode.HOME:
             case KeyCode.END:
-                if (ev.ctrlKey) {
+                if (ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
                     this._onScrollKeyPressed(ev);
                     handled = true;
                 }
@@ -153,6 +156,9 @@ export default React.createClass({
         if (this.refs.roomView) {
             this.refs.roomView.handleScrollKey(ev);
         }
+        else if (this.refs.roomDirectory) {
+            this.refs.roomDirectory.handleScrollKey(ev);
+        }
     },
 
     render: function() {
@@ -213,6 +219,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
             case PageTypes.RoomDirectory:
                 page_element = <RoomDirectory
+                    ref="roomDirectory"
                     collapsedRhs={this.props.collapse_rhs}
                     config={this.props.config.roomDirectory}
                 />;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
index 83bec03e9e..d43e22e2f1 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/ScrollPanel.js
@@ -483,21 +483,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     handleScrollKey: function(ev) {
         switch (ev.keyCode) {
             case KeyCode.PAGE_UP:
-                this.scrollRelative(-1);
+                if (!ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
+                    this.scrollRelative(-1);
+                }
                 break;
 
             case KeyCode.PAGE_DOWN:
-                this.scrollRelative(1);
+                if (!ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
+                    this.scrollRelative(1);
+                }
                 break;
 
             case KeyCode.HOME:
-                if (ev.ctrlKey) {
+                if (ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
                     this.scrollToTop();
                 }
                 break;
 
             case KeyCode.END:
-                if (ev.ctrlKey) {
+                if (ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey) {
                     this.scrollToBottom();
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index 7325cea2da..8babdaae4a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -766,7 +766,9 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         // jump to the live timeline on ctrl-end, rather than the end of the
         // timeline window.
-        if (ev.ctrlKey && ev.keyCode == KeyCode.END) {
+        if (ev.ctrlKey && !ev.shiftKey && !ev.altKey && !ev.metaKey &&
+            ev.keyCode == KeyCode.END)
+        {
             this.jumpToLiveTimeline();
         } else {
             this.refs.messagePanel.handleScrollKey(ev);