diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
index 666baf621f9..d278d2b264b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>n</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.toot' defaultMessage='to start a brand new toot' /></td>
               </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td><kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>x</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.spoilers' defaultMessage='to show/hide CW field' /></td>
+              </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td><kbd>backspace</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.back' defaultMessage='to navigate back' /></td>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
index d21ecf2088d..553cb33659d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import LoadingBarContainer from './containers/loading_bar_container';
 import ModalContainer from './containers/modal_container';
 import { isMobile } from '../../is_mobile';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
-import { uploadCompose, resetCompose } from '../../actions/compose';
+import { uploadCompose, resetCompose, changeComposeSpoilerness } from '../../actions/compose';
 import { expandHomeTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
 import { expandNotifications } from '../../actions/notifications';
 import { fetchFilters } from '../../actions/filters';
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const keyMap = {
   new: 'n',
   search: 's',
   forceNew: 'option+n',
+  toggleComposeSpoilers: 'option+x',
   focusColumn: ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'],
   reply: 'r',
   favourite: 'f',
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
 
   componentDidMount () {
     this.hotkeys.__mousetrap__.stopCallback = (e, element) => {
-      return ['TEXTAREA', 'SELECT', 'INPUT'].includes(element.tagName);
+      return ['TEXTAREA', 'SELECT', 'INPUT'].includes(element.tagName) && !e.altKey;
     };
   }
 
@@ -420,6 +421,11 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(resetCompose());
   }
 
+  handleHotkeyToggleComposeSpoilers = e => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    this.props.dispatch(changeComposeSpoilerness());
+  }
+
   handleHotkeyFocusColumn = e => {
     const index  = (e.key * 1) + 1; // First child is drawer, skip that
     const column = this.node.querySelector(`.column:nth-child(${index})`);
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ class UI extends React.PureComponent {
       new: this.handleHotkeyNew,
       search: this.handleHotkeySearch,
       forceNew: this.handleHotkeyForceNew,
+      toggleComposeSpoilers: this.handleHotkeyToggleComposeSpoilers,
       focusColumn: this.handleHotkeyFocusColumn,
       back: this.handleHotkeyBack,
       goToHome: this.handleHotkeyGoToHome,