diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a70add6f8..ff05df78a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     text ||= l(:label_jump_to_a_project)
     url = autocomplete_projects_path(:format => 'js', :jump => current_menu_item)
 
-    trigger = content_tag('span', text, :class => 'drdn-trigger')
+    trigger = content_tag('span', text, :class => 'drdn-trigger', :accesskey => accesskey(:jump_project))
     q = text_field_tag('q', '', :id => 'projects-quick-search', :class => 'autocomplete', :data => {:automcomplete_url => url}, :autocomplete => 'off')
     all = link_to(l(:label_project_all), projects_path(:jump => current_menu_item), :class => (@project.nil? && controller.class.main_menu ? 'selected' : nil))
     content = content_tag('div',
diff --git a/lib/redmine/access_keys.rb b/lib/redmine/access_keys.rb
index f2616061b..bf46e21a4 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/access_keys.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/access_keys.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ module Redmine
                   :search => '4',
                   :new_issue => '7',
                   :previous => 'p',
-                  :next => 'n'
+                  :next => 'n',
+                  :jump_project => 'j'
                  }.freeze unless const_defined?(:ACCESSKEYS)
 
     def self.key_for(action)