diff --git a/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.cpp b/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.cpp
index 123d43399..f23f056f8 100644
--- a/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.cpp
@@ -1,121 +1,142 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE project
-   Copyright (C) 2011 Jarosław Staniek <staniek@kde.org>
+   Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Jarosław Staniek <staniek@kde.org>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "KexiLinkWidget.h"
 
 #include <QEvent>
+#include <QShortcut>
 
 #include <KColorScheme>
 
 class Q_DECL_HIDDEN KexiLinkWidget::Private
 {
 public:
     explicit Private(KexiLinkWidget* qq) : q(qq) {
         q->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
         q->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
         updateColors();
     }
 
     void updateColors() {
         KColorScheme scheme(q->palette().currentColorGroup());
         linkColor = scheme.foreground(KColorScheme::LinkText).color();
     }
 
     void updateText() {
         QString text;
         text = QString("<a href=\"%1\" style=\"color:%2;\">%3</a>")
             .arg(link).arg(linkColor.name()).arg(linkText);
         if (!format.isEmpty()) {
             text = QString(format).replace("%L", text);
         }
         q->setText(text);
     }
 
     KexiLinkWidget * const q;
     QString link;
     QString linkText;
     QString format;
     QColor linkColor;
+    QShortcut *shortcut = nullptr;
 };
 
 KexiLinkWidget::KexiLinkWidget(QWidget* parent)
  : QLabel(parent), d(new Private(this))
 {
 }
 
 KexiLinkWidget::KexiLinkWidget(
     const QString& link, const QString& linkText, QWidget* parent)
  : QLabel(parent), d(new Private(this))
 {
     d->link = link;
     d->linkText = linkText;
     d->updateText();
 }
 
 KexiLinkWidget::~KexiLinkWidget()
 {
     delete d;
 }
 
 QString KexiLinkWidget::link() const
 {
     return d->link;
 }
 
 void KexiLinkWidget::setLink(const QString& link)
 {
     d->link = link;
     d->updateText();
 }
 
 QString KexiLinkWidget::linkText() const
 {
     return d->linkText;
 }
 
 void KexiLinkWidget::setLinkText(const QString& linkText)
 {
     d->linkText = linkText;
     d->updateText();
 }
 
 QString KexiLinkWidget::format() const
 {
     return d->format;
 }
 
 void KexiLinkWidget::setFormat(const QString& format)
 {
     d->format = format;
     d->updateText();
 }
 
+void KexiLinkWidget::click()
+{
+    emit linkActivated(d->link);
+}
+
+QKeySequence KexiLinkWidget::shortcut() const
+{
+    return d->shortcut ? d->shortcut->key() : QKeySequence();
+}
+
+void KexiLinkWidget::setShortcut(const QKeySequence &key)
+{
+    if (!d->shortcut) {
+        d->shortcut = new QShortcut(this);
+        connect(d->shortcut, &QShortcut::activatedAmbiguously, this, &KexiLinkWidget::click);
+    }
+    d->shortcut->setKey(key);
+}
+
 void KexiLinkWidget::changeEvent(QEvent* event)
 {
     switch (event->type()) {
     case QEvent::EnabledChange:
     case QEvent::PaletteChange:
         d->updateColors();
         d->updateText();
         break;
     default:;
     }
     QLabel::changeEvent(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.h b/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.h
index 83d280bd9..8d0f9f4c4 100644
--- a/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.h
+++ b/src/kexiutils/KexiLinkWidget.h
@@ -1,71 +1,79 @@
 /* This file is part of the KDE project
-   Copyright (C) 2011 Jarosław Staniek <staniek@kde.org>
+   Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Jarosław Staniek <staniek@kde.org>
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Library General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this program; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #ifndef KEXILINKWIDGET_H
 #define KEXILINKWIDGET_H
 
 #include "kexiutils_export.h"
 
 #include <QLabel>
 
+class QKeySequence;
+
 //! Link widget
 class KEXIUTILS_EXPORT KexiLinkWidget : public QLabel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QString link READ link WRITE setLink)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString linkText READ linkText WRITE setLinkText)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString format READ format WRITE setFormat)
 public:
     explicit KexiLinkWidget(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
     KexiLinkWidget(const QString& link, const QString& linkText, QWidget* parent = 0);
 
     virtual ~KexiLinkWidget();
 
     QString link() const;
 
     QString linkText() const;
 
     QString format() const;
 
+    QKeySequence shortcut() const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void setLink(const QString& link);
 
     void setLinkText(const QString& linkText);
 
     //! Sets format for the button.
     /*! Format defines user-visible text written around the link.
         Use "%L" as a placeholder for the link, e.g. when format
         is "‹ %L" and link text is "Back", the widget will show "‹ Back"
         where "Back" is a link. By default format is empty, what means
         only the link is displayed. */
     void setFormat(const QString& format);
 
+    void click();
+
+    void setShortcut(const QKeySequence &key);
+
 protected:
     virtual void changeEvent(QEvent* event);
 
 private:
     QString text() const { return QLabel::text(); }
     void setText(const QString& text) { QLabel::setText(text); }
 
     class Private;
     Private * const d;
 };
 
 #endif