diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
     /** Selects all items from the active view. */
     void selectAll();
 
+    /** Deslect any selected elements. */
+    void deselect();
+
     /**
      * Inverts the selection of all items of the active view:
      * Selected items get nonselected and nonselected items get
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void DolphinMainWindow::deselect()
+{
+    clearStatusBar();
+    m_activeViewContainer->view()->clearSelection();
+}
+
 void DolphinMainWindow::invertSelection()
 {
     clearStatusBar();
@@ -936,6 +942,7 @@
     bool added = addActionToMenu(ac->action(KStandardAction::name(KStandardAction::Undo)), menu) |
                  addActionToMenu(searchAction, menu) |
                  addActionToMenu(ac->action(KStandardAction::name(KStandardAction::SelectAll)), menu) |
+                 addActionToMenu(ac->action(KStandardAction::name(KStandardAction::Deselect)), menu) |
                  addActionToMenu(ac->action(QStringLiteral("invert_selection")), menu);
 
     if (added) {
@@ -1148,11 +1155,12 @@
     searchAction->setText(i18n("Search..."));
 
     KStandardAction::selectAll(this, &DolphinMainWindow::selectAll, actionCollection());
+    KStandardAction::deselect(this, &DolphinMainWindow::deselect, actionCollection());
 
     QAction* invertSelection = actionCollection()->addAction(QStringLiteral("invert_selection"));
     invertSelection->setText(i18nc("@action:inmenu Edit", "Invert Selection"));
     invertSelection->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-select-invert")));
-    actionCollection()->setDefaultShortcut(invertSelection, Qt::CTRL + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_A);
+    actionCollection()->setDefaultShortcut(invertSelection, Qt::CTRL + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::ALT + Qt::Key_A);
     connect(invertSelection, &QAction::triggered, this, &DolphinMainWindow::invertSelection);
 
     // setup 'View' menu
diff --git a/src/dolphinui.rc b/src/dolphinui.rc
--- a/src/dolphinui.rc
+++ b/src/dolphinui.rc
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="dolphin" version="21">
+<kpartgui name="dolphin" version="22">
     <MenuBar>
         <Menu name="file">
             <Action name="new_menu" />
             <Action name="file_new" />
             <Action name="new_tab" />
             <Action name="file_close" />
-	    <Action name="undo_close_tab" />
+            <Action name="undo_close_tab" />
             <Separator/>
             <Action name="renamefile" />
             <Action name="movetotrash" />
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         </Menu>
         <Menu name="edit">
             <Action name="edit_select_all" />
+            <Action name="edit_deselect" />
             <Action name="invert_selection" />
         </Menu>
         <Menu name="view">
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
         <enable>
             <Action name="edit_cut" />
             <Action name="edit_copy" />
+            <Action name="edit_deselect" />
             <Action name="renamefile" />
             <Action name="movetotrash" />
             <Action name="deletefile" />
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@
         <disable>
             <Action name="edit_cut" />
             <Action name="edit_copy" />
+            <Action name="edit_deselect" />
             <Action name="renamefile" />
             <Action name="movetotrash" />
             <Action name="deletefile" />