diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index b45107bc..697151ba 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -627,6 +627,11 @@ void MainWindow::updateDockActionsChecked()
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updateDockActionChecked(QAction * action)
+{
+    action->setChecked(!dockWidgetActions[action]->isHidden());
+}
+
 void MainWindow::showZenDocks()
 {
     const QList<QDockWidget *> zenDocks = { functionsDock,
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index 6854d429..2b34d8b1 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public:
     void addDockWidgetAction(QDockWidget *dockWidget, QAction *action);
     void addExtraWidget(QDockWidget *extraDock);
 
+    void updateDockActionChecked(QAction * action);
+
 
 public slots:
     void finalizeOpen();
@@ -241,10 +243,11 @@ private:
     void hideAllDocks();
     void showZenDocks();
     void showDebugDocks();
-    void updateDockActionsChecked();
 
     void toggleDockWidget(QDockWidget *dock_widget, bool show);
 
+    void updateDockActionsChecked();
+
 public:
     QString getFilename() const
     {
diff --git a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
index c96dfd2d..01911d0b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ExportsWidget.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "utils/Helpers.h"
 
+#include "WidgetShortcuts.h"
+
 ExportsModel::ExportsModel(QList<ExportDescription> *exports, QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent),
       exports(exports)
@@ -126,6 +128,12 @@ ExportsWidget::ExportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     ui->exportsTreeView->setModel(exportsProxyModel);
     ui->exportsTreeView->sortByColumn(ExportsModel::OffsetColumn, Qt::AscendingOrder);
 
+    QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["ExportsWidget"], main);
+    connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
+            toggleDockWidget(true); 
+            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            } );
+
     // Ctrl-F to show/hide the filter entry
     QShortcut *searchShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence::Find, this);
     connect(searchShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, ui->quickFilterView, &QuickFilterView::showFilter);
diff --git a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
index a07858aa..abac3ab7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/GraphWidget.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "GraphWidget.h"
 #include "DisassemblerGraphView.h"
+#include "WidgetShortcuts.h"
 
 GraphWidget::GraphWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     CutterDockWidget(main, action)
@@ -10,6 +11,16 @@ GraphWidget::GraphWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     this->graphView = new DisassemblerGraphView(this);
     this->setWidget(graphView);
 
+    // getting the name of the class is implementation defined, and cannot be
+    // used reliably across different compilers.
+    //QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts[typeid(this).name()], main);
+    
+    QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["GraphWidget"], main);
+    connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
+            toggleDockWidget(true); 
+            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            } );
+
     connect(this, &QDockWidget::visibilityChanged, this, [](bool visibility) {
         if (visibility) {
             Core()->setMemoryWidgetPriority(CutterCore::MemoryWidgetType::Graph);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
index 630743ac..67c422ae 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ImportsWidget.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "utils/Helpers.h"
 
+#include "WidgetShortcuts.h"
+
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 #include <QPen>
 #include <QPainter>
@@ -138,6 +140,12 @@ ImportsWidget::ImportsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
     ui->importsTreeView->setModel(importsProxyModel);
     ui->importsTreeView->sortByColumn(ImportsModel::NameColumn, Qt::AscendingOrder);
 
+    QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["ImportsWidget"], main);
+    connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
+            toggleDockWidget(true); 
+            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            } );
+
     // Ctrl-F to show/hide the filter entry
     QShortcut *searchShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence::Find, this);
     connect(searchShortcut, &QShortcut::activated, ui->quickFilterView, &QuickFilterView::showFilter);
diff --git a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
index efdc700b..b4a5d4d0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "utils/Helpers.h"
 #include "dialogs/XrefsDialog.h"
 
+#include "WidgetShortcuts.h"
+
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QClipboard>
 
@@ -135,6 +137,13 @@ StringsWidget::StringsWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
 
     qhelpers::setVerticalScrollMode(ui->stringsTreeView);
 
+    // Shift-F12 to toggle strings window
+    QShortcut *toggle_shortcut = new QShortcut(widgetShortcuts["StringsWidget"], main);
+    connect(toggle_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=] (){ 
+            toggleDockWidget(true);
+            main->updateDockActionChecked(action);
+            } );
+
     // Ctrl-F to show/hide the filter entry
     QShortcut *search_shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence::Find, this);
     connect(search_shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, ui->quickFilterView, &QuickFilterView::showFilter);
diff --git a/src/widgets/WidgetShortcuts.h b/src/widgets/WidgetShortcuts.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae4b7de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widgets/WidgetShortcuts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef WIDGETSHORTCUTS_H
+#define WIDGETSHORTCUTS_H
+
+static const QHash<QString, QKeySequence> widgetShortcuts = {
+    { "StringsWidget",      Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_F12 },
+    { "GraphWidget",        Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_G },
+    { "ImportsWidget",      Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_I },
+    { "ExportsWidget",      Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_E }
+};
+
+#endif