diff --git a/src/assets/index.html b/src/assets/index.html
index 645f8d2..aacf4c4 100644
--- a/src/assets/index.html
+++ b/src/assets/index.html
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@
                 </button>
                 <div class="input-icon flex-grow-1">
                     <span class="icon">{% inline "search.svg" %}</span>
-                    <input class="d-block toolbar-search" type="" v-model="itemSearch">
+                    <!-- id used by keybindings -->
+                    <input id="searchbar" class="d-block toolbar-search" type="" v-model="itemSearch">
                 </div>
                 <button class="toolbar-item ml-2"
                         @click="markItemsRead()"
diff --git a/src/assets/javascripts/keybindings.js b/src/assets/javascripts/keybindings.js
index 306354d..34808f1 100644
--- a/src/assets/javascripts/keybindings.js
+++ b/src/assets/javascripts/keybindings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,87 @@
-const keybindings = {}
+const helperFunctions = {
+  // navigation helper, navigate relative to selected item
+  navigateToItem: function(relativePosition) {
+    if(vm.itemSelected == null){
+      if(vm.items.length !== 0) {
+        // if no item is selected, select first
+        vm.itemSelected = vm.items[0].id
+      }
+      return
+    }
+    const itemPosition = vm.items.findIndex(x=>x.id==vm.itemSelected)
+    if(itemPosition == -1){
+      // Item not found error
+      return
+    }
+    const newPosition = itemPosition+relativePosition
+    if(newPosition < 0 || newPosition >= vm.items.length){
+      return
+    }
+    vm.itemSelected = vm.items[newPosition].id
+  },
+  // navigation helper, navigate relative to selected feed
+  navigateToFeed: function(relativePosition) {
+    // create a list with feed and folders guids, ignore feeds in collapsed folders
+    // Example result with folder 2 collapsed:
+    // ['folder:1','feed:1','feed:2','folder:2', 'folder:3','feed:3']
+    const navigationList = vm.foldersWithFeeds.map(
+      folder =>
+        folder.is_expanded
+        ? ['folder:'+folder.id].concat(folder.feeds.map(feed=>'feed:'+feed.id))
+        : 'folder:'+folder.id
+    ).flat()
+    const currentFeedPosition = navigationList.indexOf(vm.feedSelected)
+    if(currentFeedPosition== -1){
+      // feed not found error
+      return
+    }
+    const newPosition = currentFeedPosition+relativePosition
+    if(newPosition < 0 || newPosition >= navigationList.length){
+      return
+    }
+    vm.feedSelected = navigationList[newPosition];
+  }
+}
+const shortcutFunctions = {
+  toggleItemRead: function() {
+    if(vm.itemSelected != null) {
+      vm.toggleItemRead(vm.itemSelectedDetails)
+    }
+  },
+  toggleItemStarred: function() {
+    if(vm.itemSelected != null) {
+      vm.toggleItemStarred(vm.itemSelectedDetails)
+    }
+  },
+  focusSearch: function() {
+    document.getElementById("searchbar").focus()
+  },
+  nextItem(){
+    helperFunctions.navigateToItem(+1)
+  },
+  previousItem() {
+    helperFunctions.navigateToItem(-1)
+  },
+  nextFeed(){
+    helperFunctions.navigateToFeed(+1)
+  },
+  previousFeed() {
+    helperFunctions.navigateToFeed(-1)
+  },
+}
+
+const keybindings = {
+  "r": shortcutFunctions.toggleItemRead,
+  "s": shortcutFunctions.toggleItemStarred,
+  "?": shortcutFunctions.focusSearch,
+  "j": shortcutFunctions.nextItem,
+  "k": shortcutFunctions.previousItem,
+  "l": shortcutFunctions.nextFeed,
+  "h": shortcutFunctions.previousFeed,
+}
 
 function isTextBox(element) {
-  var tagName = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
+  var tagName = element.tagName.toLowerCase()
   // Input elements that aren't text
   const inputBlocklist = ['button','checkbox','color','file','hidden','image','radio','range','reset','search','submit']
 
@@ -12,12 +92,14 @@ function isTextBox(element) {
 }
 
 document.addEventListener('keydown',function(event) {
-  if(isTextBox(event.target)) {
-    return;
+  // Ignore while focused on text or
+  // when using modifier keys (to not clash with browser behaviour)
+  if(isTextBox(event.target) || event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) {
+    return
   }
-  const keybindFunction = keybindings[event.key];
+  const keybindFunction = keybindings[event.key]
   if(keybindFunction) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    keybindFunction();
+    event.preventDefault()
+    keybindFunction()
   }
 })