diff --git a/rtdata/languages/default b/rtdata/languages/default
index ec83bb7bb..e9c87e10e 100644
--- a/rtdata/languages/default
+++ b/rtdata/languages/default
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ FILEBROWSER_SHOWRECENTLYSAVEDNOTHINT;Show unsaved images.\nShortcut: <b>Alt-6</b
 FILEBROWSER_SHOWTRASHHINT;Show contents of trash.\nShortcut: <b>Ctrl-t</b>
 FILEBROWSER_SHOWUNCOLORHINT;Show images without a color label.\nShortcut: <b>Alt-0</b>
 FILEBROWSER_SHOWUNRANKHINT;Show unranked images.\nShortcut: <b>0</b>
-FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSINGHINT;Start processing the images in the queue.
+FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSINGHINT;Start processing the images in the queue.\n\nShortcut: <b>Ctrl</b>+<b>s</b>
 FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSING;Start processing
-FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSINGHINT;Stop processing the images in the queue.
+FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSINGHINT;Stop processing the images in the queue.\n\nShortcut: <b>Ctrl</b>+<b>s</b>
 FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSING;Stop processing
 FILEBROWSER_THUMBSIZE;Thumbnail size
 FILEBROWSER_TOOLTIP_STOPPROCESSING;Start processing automatically when a new job arrives.
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
index 4feb747fc..216309c89 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ BatchQueuePanel::BatchQueuePanel (FileCatalog* aFileCatalog) {
     start = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::ToggleButton (M("FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSING")));
     stop = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::ToggleButton (M("FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSING")));
     autoStart = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::CheckButton (M("BATCHQUEUE_AUTOSTART")));
-    start->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSINGHINT"));
-    stop->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSINGHINT"));
+    start->set_tooltip_markup (M("FILEBROWSER_STARTPROCESSINGHINT"));
+    stop->set_tooltip_markup (M("FILEBROWSER_STOPPROCESSINGHINT"));
     autoStart->set_tooltip_text (M("FILEBROWSER_TOOLTIP_STOPPROCESSING"));
     start->set_active (false);
     stop->set_active (true);
@@ -331,5 +331,17 @@ void BatchQueuePanel::formatChanged (Glib::ustring f) {
 }
 
 bool BatchQueuePanel::handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event) {
-	return batchQueue->keyPressed (event);
+    bool ctrl = event->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK;
+    if (ctrl){
+        switch(event->keyval) {
+            case GDK_s:
+                if (start->get_active()) {
+                    stopBatchProc();
+                } else {
+                    startBatchProc();
+                }
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return batchQueue->keyPressed (event);
 }