diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 6cfa96040..3176bda89 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -214,6 +214,22 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.onOpenVideo(media, startTime);
   }
 
+  handleHotkeyOpenMedia = e => {
+    const { status, onOpenMedia, onOpenVideo } = this.props;
+
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    if (status.get('media_attachments').size > 0) {
+      if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'audio') {
+        // TODO: toggle play/paused?
+      } else if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'video') {
+        onOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), 0);
+      } else {
+        onOpenMedia(status.get('media_attachments'), 0);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   handleHotkeyReply = e => {
     e.preventDefault();
     this.props.onReply(this._properStatus(), this.context.router.history);
@@ -293,6 +309,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
       toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
       toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+      openMedia: this.handleHotkeyOpenMedia,
     };
 
     if (hidden) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
index 90dc87cbb..666baf621 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/keyboard_shortcuts/index.js
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><kbd>enter</kbd>, <kbd>o</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.enter' defaultMessage='to open status' /></td>
               </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td><kbd>e</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.open_media' defaultMessage='to open media' /></td>
+              </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td><kbd>x</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.toggle_hidden' defaultMessage='to show/hide text behind CW' /></td>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
index 55bd99886..ab468b5e8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/status/index.js
@@ -281,6 +281,22 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.dispatch(openModal('VIDEO', { media, time }));
   }
 
+  handleHotkeyOpenMedia = e => {
+    const { status } = this.props;
+
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    if (status.get('media_attachments').size > 0) {
+      if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'audio') {
+        // TODO: toggle play/paused?
+      } else if (status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0, 'type']) === 'video') {
+        this.handleOpenVideo(status.getIn(['media_attachments', 0]), 0);
+      } else {
+        this.handleOpenMedia(status.get('media_attachments'), 0);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   handleMuteClick = (account) => {
     this.props.dispatch(initMuteModal(account));
   }
@@ -506,6 +522,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
       toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
       toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+      openMedia: this.handleHotkeyOpenMedia,
     };
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
index b0e38c5cb..957e80737 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/index.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ const keyMap = {
   goToRequests: 'g r',
   toggleHidden: 'x',
   toggleSensitive: 'h',
+  openMedia: 'e',
 };
 
 class SwitchingColumnsArea extends React.PureComponent {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
index 7ca477d35..f6aeb8c9a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/video/index.js
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
 
           <div className='video-player__buttons-bar'>
             <div className='video-player__buttons left'>
-              <button type='button' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} onClick={this.togglePlay}><Icon id={paused ? 'play' : 'pause'} fixedWidth /></button>
+              <button type='button' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} onClick={this.togglePlay} autoFocus={detailed}><Icon id={paused ? 'play' : 'pause'} fixedWidth /></button>
               <button type='button' aria-label={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} onClick={this.toggleMute}><Icon id={muted ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-up'} fixedWidth /></button>
 
               <div className='video-player__volume' onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown} ref={this.setVolumeRef}>