diff -ruw -X openbox-efc7efc/.gitignore openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions/showmenu.c openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions/showmenu.c
--- openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions/showmenu.c	2014-11-07 19:58:40.000000000 +0200
+++ openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions/showmenu.c	2014-12-06 20:17:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 void action_showmenu_startup(void)
 {
-    actions_register("ShowMenu", setup_func, free_func, run_func);
+    actions_register(ACTION_SHOW_MENU, setup_func, free_func, run_func);
 }
 
 static gpointer setup_func(xmlNodePtr node)
diff -ruw -X openbox-efc7efc/.gitignore openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions.c openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions.c
--- openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions.c	2014-11-07 19:58:40.000000000 +0200
+++ openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions.c	2014-12-06 20:28:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -237,6 +237,20 @@
     return act;
 }
 
+ObActionsAct* actions_build_act_ShowMenu(const gchar *name)
+{
+   typedef struct { gchar   *name; } Options;
+   Options *o;
+   ObActionsAct *act = NULL;
+
+   act = actions_build_act_from_string(ACTION_SHOW_MENU);
+   o = g_slice_new0(Options);
+   o->name = g_strdup(name);
+   act->options = o;
+   return act;
+}
+
+
 ObActionsAct* actions_parse_string(const gchar *name)
 {
     ObActionsAct *act = NULL;
diff -ruw -X openbox-efc7efc/.gitignore openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions.h openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions.h
--- openbox-efc7efc/openbox/actions.h	2014-11-07 19:58:40.000000000 +0200
+++ openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/actions.h	2014-12-06 20:27:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
    See the COPYING file for a copy of the GNU General Public License.
 */
+#ifndef __actions_h
+#define __actions_h
 
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "frame.h"
@@ -121,3 +123,8 @@
 
 /*! Function for actions to call when they are moving a client around */
 void actions_client_move(ObActionsData *data, gboolean start);
+
+#define ACTION_SHOW_MENU "ShowMenu"
+ObActionsAct* actions_build_act_ShowMenu(const gchar *name);
+
+#endif
diff -ruw -X openbox-efc7efc/.gitignore openbox-efc7efc/openbox/menu.c openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/menu.c
--- openbox-efc7efc/openbox/menu.c	2014-12-06 19:58:58.000000000 +0200
+++ openbox-efc7efc^/openbox/menu.c	2014-12-06 20:42:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "menu.h"
+#include "actions.h"
 #include "openbox.h"
 #include "stacking.h"
 #include "grab.h"
@@ -353,14 +354,23 @@
     ObMenu *menu;
     ObMenuEntry *e;
     gchar *icon;
+    GList *keylist = NULL;
+    gchar *keystring, **keys, **key;
 
     if (!obt_xml_attr_string(node, "id", &name))
         goto parse_menu_fail;
 
+    if (obt_xml_attr_string(node, "key", &keystring)) { // global keybind
+       keys = g_strsplit(keystring, " ", 0);
+       for (key = keys; *key; ++key)
+          keylist = g_list_append(keylist, *key);
+    }
+
     if (!g_hash_table_lookup(menu_hash, name)) {
         if (!obt_xml_attr_string_unstripped(node, "label", &title))
             goto parse_menu_fail;
 
+
         if ((menu = menu_new(name, title, TRUE, NULL))) {
             menu->pipe_creator = state->pipe_creator;
             if (obt_xml_attr_string(node, "execute", &script)) {
@@ -373,6 +383,11 @@
                 obt_xml_tree(menu_parse_inst, node->children);
                 state->parent = old;
             }
+            if (keylist) { // add keybind to show this menu
+                ObActionsAct *action;
+                action = actions_build_act_ShowMenu(name);
+                keyboard_bind(keylist, action);
+            }
         }
     }