diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 503fd13b8..c37747dbe 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ keybinding:
     optionMenu-alt1: '?' # show help menu
     select: '<space>'
     goInto: '<enter>'
+    openRecentRepos: '<c-r>'
     confirm: '<enter>'
     confirm-alt1: 'y'
     remove: 'd'
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 377646d18..cf193011b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ type KeybindingUniversalConfig struct {
 	DiffingMenu                  string `yaml:"diffingMenu"`
 	DiffingMenuAlt               string `yaml:"diffingMenu-alt"`
 	CopyToClipboard              string `yaml:"copyToClipboard"`
+	OpenRecentRepos              string `yaml:"openRecentRepos"`
 	SubmitEditorText             string `yaml:"submitEditorText"`
 	AppendNewline                string `yaml:"appendNewline"`
 	ExtrasMenu                   string `yaml:"extrasMenu"`
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 				New:                          "n",
 				Edit:                         "e",
 				OpenFile:                     "o",
+				OpenRecentRepos:              "<c-r>",
 				ScrollUpMain:                 "<pgup>",
 				ScrollDownMain:               "<pgdown>",
 				ScrollUpMainAlt1:             "K",
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index a9e161b0f..169a1be24 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleTopLevelReturn,
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "",
+			Key:         gui.getKey(config.Universal.OpenRecentRepos),
+			Handler:     gui.handleCreateRecentReposMenu,
+			Alternative: "<c-r>",
+			Description: gui.Tr.SwitchRepo,
+		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "",
 			Key:         gui.getKey(config.Universal.ScrollUpMain),