diff --git a/lib/qml/ResultDelegate.qml b/lib/qml/ResultDelegate.qml
--- a/lib/qml/ResultDelegate.qml
+++ b/lib/qml/ResultDelegate.qml
@@ -218,7 +218,13 @@
                         height: listItem.height
                         visible: modelData.visible || true
                         enabled: modelData.enabled || true
-                        tooltip: modelData.text || ""
+                        tooltip: {
+                            var text = modelData.text || ""
+                            if (index === 0) { // Shift+Return will invoke first action
+                                text = i18nc("placeholder is action e.g. run in terminal, in parenthesis is shortcut", "%1 (Shift+Return)", text)
+                            }
+                            return text
+                        }
                         checkable: checked
                         checked: resultDelegate.activeAction === index
 
diff --git a/lib/qml/ResultsView.qml b/lib/qml/ResultsView.qml
--- a/lib/qml/ResultsView.qml
+++ b/lib/qml/ResultsView.qml
@@ -86,14 +86,21 @@
     // code, but the ListView doesn't seem forward keyboard events to the delgate when
     // it is not in activeFocus. Even manually adding Keys.forwardTo: resultDelegate
     // doesn't make any difference!
-    Keys.onReturnPressed: runCurrentIndex();
-    Keys.onEnterPressed: runCurrentIndex();
+    Keys.onReturnPressed: runCurrentIndex(event);
+    Keys.onEnterPressed: runCurrentIndex(event);
 
-    function runCurrentIndex() {
+    function runCurrentIndex(event) {
         if (!currentItem) {
             runAutomatically = true
             return;
         } else {
+            // If user presses Shift+Return to invoke an action, invoke the first runner action
+            if (event && event.modifiers === Qt.ShiftModifier
+                    && currentItem.additionalActions && currentItem.additionalActions.length > 0) {
+                runAction(0)
+                return
+            }
+
             if (currentItem.activeAction > -1) {
                 runAction(currentItem.activeAction)
                 return