diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
index dbea4ade9..cdcb00195 100644
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
@@ -2524,6 +2524,21 @@ bool FileCatalog::handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event)
     return fileBrowser->keyPressed(event);
 }
 
+bool FileCatalog::handleShortcutKeyRelease(GdkEventKey* event)
+{
+    bool ctrl = event->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK;
+    bool alt = event->state & GDK_MOD1_MASK;
+
+    if (!ctrl && !alt) {
+        switch (event->keyval) {
+        case GDK_KEY_f:
+        case GDK_KEY_F:
+            fileBrowser->getInspector()->hideWindow();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void FileCatalog::showToolBar()
 {
     if (hbToolBar1STB) {
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.h b/rtgui/filecatalog.h
index c7c4f3155..23d56af73 100644
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.h
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ public:
     void openNextPreviousEditorImage (Glib::ustring fname, bool clearFilters, eRTNav nextPrevious);
 
     bool handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event);
+    bool handleShortcutKeyRelease(GdkEventKey *event);
 
     bool CheckSidePanelsVisibility();
     void toggleSidePanels();
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.cc b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
index a09a82597..974482f41 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
@@ -412,6 +412,15 @@ bool FilePanel::handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool FilePanel::handleShortcutKeyRelease(GdkEventKey *event)
+{
+    if(fileCatalog->handleShortcutKeyRelease(event)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void FilePanel::loadingThumbs(Glib::ustring str, double rate)
 {
     GThreadLock lock; // All GUI access from idle_add callbacks or separate thread HAVE to be protected
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.h b/rtgui/filepanel.h
index 65e1ea548..ba5dfa7c9 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public:
     bool imageLoaded( Thumbnail* thm, ProgressConnector<rtengine::InitialImage*> * );
 
     bool handleShortcutKey (GdkEventKey* event);
+    bool handleShortcutKeyRelease(GdkEventKey *event);
     void updateTPVScrollbar (bool hide);
 
 private:
diff --git a/rtgui/inspector.cc b/rtgui/inspector.cc
index 711a96615..7ca0b92d0 100644
--- a/rtgui/inspector.cc
+++ b/rtgui/inspector.cc
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ void Inspector::showWindow(bool scaled, bool fullscreen)
     mouseMove(next_image_pos, 0);
 }
 
+void Inspector::hideWindow()
+{
+    window->set_visible(false);
+}
+
 bool Inspector::on_key_release(GdkEventKey *event)
 {
     if (!window)
diff --git a/rtgui/inspector.h b/rtgui/inspector.h
index 726bc947c..52c95d14c 100644
--- a/rtgui/inspector.h
+++ b/rtgui/inspector.h
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public:
      */
     void showWindow(bool scaled, bool fullscreen = true);
 
+    /**
+     * Hide the window.
+     */
+    void hideWindow();
+
     /** @brief Mouse movement to a new position
      * @param pos Location of the mouse, in percentage (i.e. [0;1] range) relative to the full size image ; -1,-1 == out of the image
      * @param transform H/V flip and coarse rotation transformation
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index c0042f949..cf77374ce 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ RTWindow::RTWindow ()
     property_destroy_with_parent().set_value (false);
     signal_window_state_event().connect ( sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RTWindow::on_window_state_event) );
     signal_key_press_event().connect ( sigc::mem_fun (*this, &RTWindow::keyPressed) );
+    signal_key_release_event().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &RTWindow::keyReleased));
 
     if (simpleEditor) {
         epanel = Gtk::manage ( new EditorPanel (nullptr) );
@@ -756,6 +757,14 @@ bool RTWindow::keyPressed (GdkEventKey* event)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool RTWindow::keyReleased(GdkEventKey *event)
+{
+    if (mainNB->get_current_page() == mainNB->page_num(*fpanel)) {
+        return fpanel->handleShortcutKeyRelease(event);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void RTWindow::addBatchQueueJob (BatchQueueEntry* bqe, bool head)
 {
 
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.h b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
index e5e180747..aa1830d89 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.h
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public:
     void addBatchQueueJobs      (const std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*>& entries);
 
     bool keyPressed (GdkEventKey* event);
+    bool keyReleased(GdkEventKey *event);
     bool on_configure_event (GdkEventConfigure* event) override;
     bool on_delete_event (GdkEventAny* event) override;
     bool on_window_state_event (GdkEventWindowState* event) override;