diff --git a/src/renderer/main.js b/src/renderer/main.js
index 887fb4dbd0..b5415d5770 100644
--- a/src/renderer/main.js
+++ b/src/renderer/main.js
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ function onState (err, _state) {
   // ...same thing if you paste a torrent
   document.addEventListener('paste', onPaste)
 
+  // Add YouTube style hotkey shortcuts
+  window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown)
+
   const debouncedFullscreenToggle = debounce(function () {
     dispatch('toggleFullScreen')
   }, 1000, true)
@@ -507,6 +510,34 @@ function onPaste (e) {
   update()
 }
 
+function onKeydown (e) {
+  const key = e.key
+
+  if (key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+    dispatch('skip', -5)
+  } else if (key === 'ArrowRight') {
+    dispatch('skip', 5)
+  } else if (key === 'ArrowUp') {
+    dispatch('changeVolume', 0.1)
+  } else if (key === 'ArrowDown') {
+    dispatch('changeVolume', -0.1)
+  } else if (key === 'j') {
+    dispatch('skip', -10)
+  } else if (key === 'l') {
+    dispatch('skip', 10)
+  } else if (key === 'k') {
+    dispatch('playPause')
+  } else if (key === '>') {
+    dispatch('changePlaybackRate', 1)
+  } else if (key === '<') {
+    dispatch('changePlaybackRate', -1)
+  } else if (key === 'f') {
+    dispatch('toggleFullScreen')
+  }
+
+  update()
+}
+
 function onFocus (e) {
   state.window.isFocused = true
   state.dock.badge = 0