diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -384,6 +384,13 @@
 ########### install files ###############
 
 install( PROGRAMS org.kde.dolphin.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
+
+install( DIRECTORY DESTINATION "${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/kglobalaccel" )
+
+install(
+    CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_APPDIR}/org.kde.dolphin.desktop ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/kglobalaccel/org.kde.dolphin.desktop)"
+)
+
 install( FILES settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfg
                settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
                settings/dolphin_compactmodesettings.kcfg
diff --git a/src/org.kde.dolphin.desktop b/src/org.kde.dolphin.desktop
--- a/src/org.kde.dolphin.desktop
+++ b/src/org.kde.dolphin.desktop
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@
 MimeType=inode/directory;
 InitialPreference=10
 X-DBUS-ServiceName=org.kde.dolphin
+X-KDE-Shortcuts=Meta+E