diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
index 4771c6f487..130a3bf055 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.js
@@ -322,6 +322,14 @@ const LoggedInView = React.createClass({
                     handled = true;
                 }
                 break;
+            case KeyCode.KEY_I:
+                if (ctrlCmdOnly) {
+                    dis.dispatch({
+                        action: 'toggle_top_left_menu',
+                    });
+                    handled = true;
+                }
+                break;
         }
 
         if (handled) {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TopLeftMenuButton.js b/src/components/structures/TopLeftMenuButton.js
index b68d3a95a0..36cd359b8a 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TopLeftMenuButton.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TopLeftMenuButton.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import BaseAvatar from '../views/avatars/BaseAvatar';
 import MatrixClientPeg from '../../MatrixClientPeg';
 import Avatar from '../../Avatar';
 import { _t } from '../../languageHandler';
+import dis from "../../dispatcher";
 
 const AVATAR_SIZE = 28;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
         super();
         this.state = {
             menuDisplayed: false,
+            menuFunctions: null, // should be { close: fn }
             profileInfo: null,
         };
 
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
     }
 
     async componentDidMount() {
+        this._dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
+
         try {
             const profileInfo = await this._getProfileInfo();
             this.setState({profileInfo});
@@ -68,6 +72,17 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
         }
     }
 
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        dis.unregister(this._dispatcherRef);
+    }
+
+    onAction = (payload) => {
+        // For accessibility
+        if (payload.action === "toggle_top_left_menu") {
+            if (this._buttonRef) this._buttonRef.click();
+        }
+    };
+
     _getDisplayName() {
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest()) {
             return _t("Guest");
@@ -88,7 +103,13 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
         }
 
         return (
-            <AccessibleButton className="mx_TopLeftMenuButton" onClick={this.onToggleMenu}>
+            <AccessibleButton
+                className="mx_TopLeftMenuButton"
+                role="button"
+                onClick={this.onToggleMenu}
+                inputRef={(r) => this._buttonRef = r}
+                aria-label={_t("Your profile")}
+            >
                 <BaseAvatar
                     idName={MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()}
                     name={name}
@@ -98,7 +119,7 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
                     resizeMethod="crop"
                 />
                 { nameElement }
-                <span className="mx_TopLeftMenuButton_chevron"></span>
+                <span className="mx_TopLeftMenuButton_chevron" />
             </AccessibleButton>
         );
     }
@@ -107,20 +128,25 @@ export default class TopLeftMenuButton extends React.Component {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
 
+        if (this.state.menuDisplayed && this.state.menuFunctions) {
+            this.state.menuFunctions.close();
+            return;
+        }
+
         const elementRect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
         const x = elementRect.left;
         const y = elementRect.top + elementRect.height;
 
-        ContextualMenu.createMenu(TopLeftMenu, {
+        const menuFunctions = ContextualMenu.createMenu(TopLeftMenu, {
             chevronFace: "none",
             left: x,
             top: y,
             userId: MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId(),
             displayName: this._getDisplayName(),
             onFinished: () => {
-                this.setState({ menuDisplayed: false });
+                this.setState({ menuDisplayed: false, menuFunctions: null });
             },
         });
-        this.setState({ menuDisplayed: true });
+        this.setState({ menuDisplayed: true, menuFunctions });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton.js b/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton.js
index 1c39ba4f49..06c440c54e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton.js
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export default function AccessibleButton(props) {
         };
     }
 
+    // Pass through the ref - used for keyboard shortcut access to some buttons
+    restProps.ref = restProps.inputRef;
+    delete restProps.inputRef;
+
     restProps.tabIndex = restProps.tabIndex || "0";
     restProps.role = "button";
     restProps.className = (restProps.className ? restProps.className + " " : "") +
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ export default function AccessibleButton(props) {
  */
 AccessibleButton.propTypes = {
     children: PropTypes.node,
+    inputRef: PropTypes.func,
     element: PropTypes.string,
     onClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 86131645cf..2af0af2795 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@
     "Tried to load a specific point in this room's timeline, but was unable to find it.": "Tried to load a specific point in this room's timeline, but was unable to find it.",
     "Failed to load timeline position": "Failed to load timeline position",
     "Guest": "Guest",
+    "Your profile": "Your profile",
     "Uploading %(filename)s and %(count)s others|other": "Uploading %(filename)s and %(count)s others",
     "Uploading %(filename)s and %(count)s others|zero": "Uploading %(filename)s",
     "Uploading %(filename)s and %(count)s others|one": "Uploading %(filename)s and %(count)s other",