diff --git a/messageactions.cpp b/messageactions.cpp
index b356f7eb3..d0be3c8fe 100644
--- a/messageactions.cpp
+++ b/messageactions.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ MessageActions::MessageActions( KActionCollection *ac, QWidget * parent ) :
 
   action = new KAction( KIcon("mail-mark-unread"), i18n("Mark Message as &Unread"), this );
   action->setToolTip( i18n("Mark selected messages as unread") );
+  action->setShortcut( Qt::CTRL+Qt::Key_U );
   connect( action, SIGNAL(activated()),
            this, SLOT(slotSetMsgStatusUnread()) );
   mActionCollection->addAction( "status_unread", action );