diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
index 3f2651f2f166b5cb4ef0e64fb3da97c112293c10..38295f0c5c414a9680c3a944783f9f9adc89a5c7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/base_de.properties
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ home.first.use.step.5.sub.4=und vieles mehr...
 home.first.use.home=Los geht's!
 
 # hotkeys
+hotkeys.general=Allgemein
 hotkeys.transactions.new.normal=Neue Buchung anlegen
 hotkeys.transactions.new.normal.key=n
 hotkeys.transactions.new.repeating=Neue wiederholende Buchung anlegen
@@ -429,6 +430,13 @@ hotkeys.transactions.filter=Filtern
 hotkeys.transactions.filter.key=f
 hotkeys.search=Suchen
 hotkeys.search.key=s
+hotkeys.global.datepicker=Monatsauswahl
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month.key=Pfeiltaste links
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month=Vorheriger Monat
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month.key=Pfeiltaste rechts
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month=Nächster Monat
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.today.key=0
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.today=Aktueller Monat
 
 
 # charts
diff --git a/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties b/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
index d5e7145c0dd7d077dfbdc624bca9711c7fb59e4f..96de84523342236dc34feb4c700979aac69544ba 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/languages/base_en.properties
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ home.first.use.step.5.sub.4=and much more...
 home.first.use.home=Let''s go!
 
 # hotkeys
+hotkeys.general=General
 hotkeys.transactions.new.normal=Create a transaction
 hotkeys.transactions.new.normal.key=n
 hotkeys.transactions.new.repeating=Create a recuring transaction
@@ -429,6 +430,13 @@ hotkeys.transactions.filter=Filter
 hotkeys.transactions.filter.key=f
 hotkeys.search=Search
 hotkeys.search.key=s
+hotkeys.global.datepicker=Month selection
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month.key=Left arrow key
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month=Previous month
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month.key=Right arrow key
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month=Next month
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.today.key=0
+hotkeys.global.datepicker.today=Current month
 
 # charts
 charts.default.accountSumPerDay=Account sum per day
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/globalDatePicker.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/globalDatePicker.js
index facf79b1a4c0d1115251ad92345a39fe34401faa..a7ec249b199b882bc86198c60f69660dc1d930c6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/globalDatePicker.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/globalDatePicker.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ $(document).ready(function()
     {
         selectMonth($("#global-datepicker-select-month .global-datepicker-item").index(this) + 1);
     });
+
+    enableGlobalDatePickerHotKeys();
 });
 
 let year;
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ function updateYearGrid(modifier, currentYear)
             if(items[i].innerText === currentYear)
             {
                 items[i].classList.add("global-datepicker-selected");
-            } else
+            }
+            else
             {
                 items[i].classList.remove("global-datepicker-selected");
             }
@@ -76,4 +79,22 @@ function selectMonth(selectedMonth)
     let dateString = "01." + selectedMonth + "." + year;
     document.cookie = "currentDate=" + dateString;
     document.getElementById('buttonChooseDate').click();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function enableGlobalDatePickerHotKeys()
+{
+    Mousetrap.bind('left', function()
+    {
+        document.getElementById('global-datepicker-previous-month').click();
+    });
+
+    Mousetrap.bind('right', function()
+    {
+        document.getElementById('global-datepicker-next-month').click();
+    });
+
+    Mousetrap.bind('0', function()
+    {
+        document.getElementById('global-datepicker-today').click();
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/helpers/globalDatePicker.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/helpers/globalDatePicker.ftl
index ad2cf86c7994803d4e4e205f7c33c0a3b4926b20..618f90a3661dfecf51454892da44bfe024e900dd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/helpers/globalDatePicker.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/helpers/globalDatePicker.ftl
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
     <#import "/spring.ftl" as s>
      <div class="container">
          <div class="section center-align">
-             <a href="<@s.url '/previousMonth?target=${target}'/>" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-chevron">chevron_left</i></a>
+             <a href="<@s.url '/previousMonth?target=${target}'/>" id="global-datepicker-previous-month" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-chevron">chevron_left</i></a>
              <a href="#modalDate" class="waves-effect headline-date modal-trigger text-color datePicker-fixed-width">${dateService.getDateStringWithMonthAndYear(fullDate)}</a>
-             <a href="<@s.url '/nextMonth?target=${target}'/>" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-chevron">chevron_right</i></a>
-             <a href="<@s.url '/today?target=${target}'/>" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-today">event</i></a>
+             <a href="<@s.url '/nextMonth?target=${target}'/>" id="global-datepicker-next-month" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-chevron">chevron_right</i></a>
+             <a href="<@s.url '/today?target=${target}'/>" id="global-datepicker-today" class="waves-effect text-color"><i class="material-icons icon-today">event</i></a>
          </div>
      </div>
     <!-- modal to select specific month and year -->
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/hotkeys.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/hotkeys.ftl
index 6a32394a0af6434b4958ac60bd237f2e50ebe827..badb03bcc6ca2267b6de003af88af13c860088f0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/hotkeys.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/hotkeys.ftl
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
                 <br>
 
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col s12 headline center-align">${locale.getString("hotkeys.general")}</div>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="row">
                     <@cellKey locale.getString("hotkeys.transactions.new.normal.key")/>
                     <div class="col s8 m5 l5">${locale.getString("hotkeys.transactions.new.normal")}</div>
@@ -47,6 +51,22 @@
                     <@cellKey locale.getString("hotkeys.search.key")/>
                     <div class="col s8 m5 l5">${locale.getString("hotkeys.search")}</div>
                 </div>
+
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col s12 headline center-align">${locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker")}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <@cellKey locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month.key")/>
+                    <div class="col s8 m5 l5">${locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.previous.month")}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <@cellKey locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month.key")/>
+                    <div class="col s8 m5 l5">${locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.next.month")}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <@cellKey locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.today.key")/>
+                    <div class="col s8 m5 l5">${locale.getString("hotkeys.global.datepicker.today")}</div>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </main>