diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8322.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8322.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c44f12292b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8322.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Keyboard shortcut for running queries ([#8322](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8322))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
index c2d79fb6d470..2ce9e9af484f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/ui/query_editor/query_editor.tsx
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ export default class QueryEditorUI extends Component<Props, State> {
         editor.setValue(`\n`.repeat(10));
         this.setState({ lineCount: editor.getModel()?.getLineCount() });
         this.inputRef = editor;
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-bitwise
+        editor.addCommand(monaco.KeyMod.CtrlCmd | monaco.KeyCode.Enter, () => {
+          this.onSubmit(this.props.query);
+        });
+
+        return () => {
+          disposable.dispose();
+        };
       },
       footerItems: {
         start: [