diff --git a/colorcorrection/manager.h b/colorcorrection/manager.h
--- a/colorcorrection/manager.h
+++ b/colorcorrection/manager.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-class Platform;
+class Workspace;
 
 namespace ColorCorrect
 {
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@
     bool changeConfiguration(QHash<QString, QVariant> data);
     void autoLocationUpdate(double latitude, double longitude);
 
+    /**
+     * Toggles the active state of the filter.
+     *
+     * A quick transition will be started if the difference between current screen
+     * color temperature and target screen color temperature is too large. Target
+     * temperature is defined in context of the new active state.
+     *
+     * If the filter becomes inactive after calling this method, the target color
+     * temperature is 6500 K.
+     *
+     * If the filter becomes active after calling this method, the target screen
+     * color temperature is defined by the current operation mode.
+     *
+     * Note that this method is a no-op if the underlying platform doesn't support
+     * adjusting gamma ramps.
+     **/
+    void toggle();
+
     // for auto tests
     void reparseConfigAndReset();
 
@@ -85,6 +103,7 @@
     void configChange(QHash<QString, QVariant> data);
 
 private:
+    void initShortcuts();
     void readConfig();
     void hardReset();
     void slowUpdate(int targetTemp);
@@ -139,6 +158,9 @@
     int m_nightTargetTemp = DEFAULT_NIGHT_TEMPERATURE;
 
     int m_failedCommitAttempts = 0;
+
+    // The Workspace class needs to call initShortcuts during initialization.
+    friend class KWin::Workspace;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/colorcorrection/manager.cpp b/colorcorrection/manager.cpp
--- a/colorcorrection/manager.cpp
+++ b/colorcorrection/manager.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@
 
 #include <colorcorrect_settings.h>
 
-#include <QTimer>
+#include <KGlobalAccel>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+
+#include <QAction>
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QSocketNotifier>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
@@ -152,6 +156,53 @@
     hardReset();
 }
 
+// FIXME: The internal OSD service doesn't work on X11 right now. Once the QPA
+// is ported away from Wayland, drop this function in favor of the internal
+// OSD service.
+static void showStatusOsd(bool enabled)
+{
+    // TODO: Maybe use different icons?
+    const QString iconName = enabled
+        ? QStringLiteral("preferences-desktop-display-nightcolor-on")
+        : QStringLiteral("preferences-desktop-display-nightcolor-off");
+
+    const QString text = enabled
+        ? i18nc("Night Color was enabled", "Night Color On")
+        : i18nc("Night Color was disabled", "Night Color Off");
+
+    QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(
+        QStringLiteral("org.kde.plasmashell"),
+        QStringLiteral("/org/kde/osdService"),
+        QStringLiteral("org.kde.osdService"),
+        QStringLiteral("showText"));
+    message.setArguments({ iconName, text });
+
+    QDBusConnection::sessionBus().asyncCall(message);
+}
+
+void Manager::toggle()
+{
+    if (!kwinApp()->platform()->supportsGammaControl()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_active = !m_active;
+
+    showStatusOsd(m_active);
+
+    resetAllTimers();
+}
+
+void Manager::initShortcuts()
+{
+    QAction *toggleAction = new QAction(this);
+    toggleAction->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
+    toggleAction->setObjectName(i18n("Toggle Night Color"));
+    toggleAction->setText(i18n("Toggle Night Color"));
+    KGlobalAccel::setGlobalShortcut(toggleAction, QList<QKeySequence>());
+    input()->registerShortcut(QKeySequence(), toggleAction, this, &Manager::toggle);
+}
+
 void Manager::readConfig()
 {
     Settings *s = Settings::self();
diff --git a/useractions.cpp b/useractions.cpp
--- a/useractions.cpp
+++ b/useractions.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "useractions.h"
 #include "cursor.h"
 #include "client.h"
+#include "colorcorrection/manager.h"
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
@@ -1116,6 +1117,7 @@
     TabBox::TabBox::self()->initShortcuts();
 #endif
     VirtualDesktopManager::self()->initShortcuts();
+    kwinApp()->platform()->colorCorrectManager()->initShortcuts();
     m_userActionsMenu->discard(); // so that it's recreated next time
 }