diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
index 0244d19324..6d21f5a464 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ import { getKeyBindingsManager, RoomListAction } from "../../KeyBindingsManager"
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import SpaceStore from "../../stores/spaces/SpaceStore";
 import { UPDATE_SELECTED_SPACE } from "../../stores/spaces";
-import { isMac } from "../../Keyboard";
+import { isMac, Key } from "../../Keyboard";
 import SettingsStore from "../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import Modal from "../../Modal";
 import SpotlightDialog from "../views/dialogs/SpotlightDialog";
+import { ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME } from "../../accessibility/KeyboardShortcuts";
 
 interface IProps {
     isMinimized: boolean;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ export default class RoomSearch extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
             />
         );
         let shortcutPrompt = <div className="mx_RoomSearch_shortcutPrompt" onClick={this.focus}>
-            { isMac ? "⌘ K" : "Ctrl K" }
+            { isMac ? "⌘ K" : _t(ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME[Key.CONTROL]) + " K" }
         </div>;
 
         if (this.props.isMinimized) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
index 1bce5031da..e923771808 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/BasicMessageComposer.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ import DocumentPosition from "../../../editor/position";
 import { ICompletion } from "../../../autocomplete/Autocompleter";
 import { AutocompleteAction, getKeyBindingsManager, MessageComposerAction } from '../../../KeyBindingsManager';
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME } from '../../../accessibility/KeyboardShortcuts';
+import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
 
 // matches emoticons which follow the start of a line or whitespace
 const REGEX_EMOTICON_WHITESPACE = new RegExp('(?:^|\\s)(' + EMOTICON_REGEX.source + ')\\s|:^$');
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ const SURROUND_WITH_DOUBLE_CHARACTERS = new Map([
 ]);
 
 function ctrlShortcutLabel(key: string): string {
-    return (IS_MAC ? "⌘" : "Ctrl") + "+" + key;
+    return (IS_MAC ? "⌘" : _t(ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME[Key.CONTROL])) + "+" + key;
 }
 
 function cloneSelection(selection: Selection): Partial<Selection> {
diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
index 8e065d2492..3c21c244da 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ import QuickSettingsButton from "./QuickSettingsButton";
 import { useSettingValue } from "../../../hooks/useSettings";
 import UserMenu from "../../structures/UserMenu";
 import IndicatorScrollbar from "../../structures/IndicatorScrollbar";
-import { isMac } from "../../../Keyboard";
+import { isMac, Key } from "../../../Keyboard";
 import { useDispatcher } from "../../../hooks/useDispatcher";
 import defaultDispatcher from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import { ActionPayload } from "../../../dispatcher/payloads";
 import { Action } from "../../../dispatcher/actions";
 import { NotificationState } from "../../../stores/notifications/NotificationState";
+import { ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME } from "../../../accessibility/KeyboardShortcuts";
 
 const useSpaces = (): [Room[], MetaSpace[], Room[], SpaceKey] => {
     const invites = useEventEmitterState<Room[]>(SpaceStore.instance, UPDATE_INVITED_SPACES, () => {
@@ -340,7 +341,11 @@ const SpacePanel = () => {
                                         { isPanelCollapsed ? _t("Expand") : _t("Collapse") }
                                     </div>
                                     <div className="mx_Tooltip_sub">
-                                        { isMac ? "⌘ + ⇧ + D" : "Ctrl + Shift + D" }
+                                        { isMac
+                                            ? "⌘ + ⇧ + D"
+                                            : _t(ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME[Key.CONTROL]) + " + " +
+                                              _t(ALTERNATE_KEY_NAME[Key.SHIFT]) + " + D"
+                                        }
                                     </div>
                                 </div>}
                             />