diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/editor.js
index 9da0b87c1..a02f33bba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/editor.js
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ angular.module('app')
       }
     })
 
-    this.deleteKeyObserver = keyboardManager.addKeyObserver({
+    this.trashKeyObserver = keyboardManager.addKeyObserver({
       key: KeyboardManager.KeyBackspace,
       notElementIds: ["note-text-editor", "note-title-editor"],
       modifiers: [KeyboardManager.KeyModifierMeta],
@@ -825,6 +825,18 @@ angular.module('app')
       },
     })
 
+    this.deleteKeyObserver = keyboardManager.addKeyObserver({
+      key: KeyboardManager.KeyBackspace,
+      notElementIds: ["note-text-editor", "note-title-editor"],
+      modifiers: [KeyboardManager.KeyModifierMeta, KeyboardManager.KeyModifierShift],
+      onKeyDown: (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        $timeout(() => {
+          this.deleteNote(true);
+        });
+      },
+    })
+
     /*
     Editor Customization
     */
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
index 899b3e2a1..924bfe4a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ angular.module('app')
 
     this.noteFilter = {text : ''};
 
-
     this.onFilterEnter = function() {
       // For Desktop, performing a search right away causes input to lose focus.
       // We wait until user explicity hits enter before highlighting desktop search results.
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/keyboardManager.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/keyboardManager.js
index d50736dd9..c6715cb94 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/keyboardManager.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/services/keyboardManager.js
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ class KeyboardManager {
     KeyboardManager.KeyEventDown = "KeyEventDown";
     KeyboardManager.KeyEventUp = "KeyEventUp";
 
+    KeyboardManager.AllModifiers = [
+      KeyboardManager.KeyModifierShift,
+      KeyboardManager.KeyModifierCtrl,
+      KeyboardManager.KeyModifierMeta,
+      KeyboardManager.KeyModifierAlt
+    ]
+
     window.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown.bind(this));
     window.addEventListener('keyup', this.handleKeyUp.bind(this));
   }
 
-  eventMatchesKeyAndModifiers(event, key, modifiers = [])  {
-
-    for(let modifier of modifiers) {
+  modifiersForEvent(event) {
+    let eventModifiers = KeyboardManager.AllModifiers.filter((modifier) => {
       // For a modifier like ctrlKey, must check both event.ctrlKey and event.key.
       // That's because on keyup, event.ctrlKey would be false, but event.key == Control would be true.
       let matches = (
@@ -31,7 +37,21 @@ class KeyboardManager {
         ((event.shiftKey || event.key == KeyboardManager.KeyModifierShift) && modifier === KeyboardManager.KeyModifierShift)
       )
 
-      if(!matches) {
+      return matches;
+    })
+
+    return eventModifiers;
+  }
+
+  eventMatchesKeyAndModifiers(event, key, modifiers = [])  {
+    let eventModifiers = this.modifiersForEvent(event);
+
+    if(eventModifiers.length != modifiers.length) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    for(let modifier of modifiers) {
+      if(!eventModifiers.includes(modifier)) {
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -41,7 +61,6 @@ class KeyboardManager {
       return true;
     }
 
-
     return key == event.key;
   }