diff --git a/src/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp b/src/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
index 5674b515b..387335693 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/genericchatform.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QShortcut>
 
 #include "src/misc/smileypack.h"
 #include "src/widget/emoticonswidget.h"
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ GenericChatForm::GenericChatForm(QWidget *parent)
   , audioOutputFlag(false)
 {
     curRow = 0;
-
     headWidget = new QWidget();
 
     nameLabel = new CroppingLabel();
@@ -169,10 +169,24 @@ GenericChatForm::GenericChatForm(QWidget *parent)
     connect(emoteButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &GenericChatForm::onEmoteButtonClicked);
     connect(chatWidget, &ChatLog::customContextMenuRequested, this, &GenericChatForm::onChatContextMenuRequested);
 
+    new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_PageUp, this, SLOT(previousContact()));
+    new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_PageDown, this, SLOT(nextContact()));
+    new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_L, this, SLOT(clearChatArea()));
+
     chatWidget->setStyleSheet(Style::getStylesheet(":/ui/chatArea/chatArea.css"));
     headWidget->setStyleSheet(Style::getStylesheet(":/ui/chatArea/chatHead.css"));
 }
 
+void GenericChatForm::previousContact()
+{
+    parent->previousContact();
+}
+
+void GenericChatForm::nextContact()
+{
+    parent->nextContact();
+}
+
 bool GenericChatForm::isEmpty()
 {
     return chatWidget->isEmpty();
@@ -322,6 +336,11 @@ void GenericChatForm::addSystemInfoMessage(const QString &message, ChatMessage::
     insertChatMessage(ChatMessage::createChatInfoMessage(message, type, datetime));
 }
 
+void GenericChatForm::clearChatArea()
+{
+    clearChatArea(true);
+}
+
 void GenericChatForm::clearChatArea(bool notinform)
 {
     chatWidget->clear();
diff --git a/src/widget/form/genericchatform.h b/src/widget/form/genericchatform.h
index e32a34cd3..499daee3b 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/genericchatform.h
+++ b/src/widget/form/genericchatform.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class CroppingLabel;
 class ChatTextEdit;
 class ChatLog;
 class MaskablePixmapWidget;
+class Widget;
 struct ToxID;
 
 namespace Ui {
@@ -73,13 +74,17 @@ protected slots:
     void onSaveLogClicked();
     void onCopyLogClicked();
     void clearChatArea(bool);
+    void clearChatArea();
     void onSelectAllClicked();
+    void previousContact();
+    void nextContact();
 
 protected:
     QString resolveToxID(const ToxID &id);
     void insertChatMessage(ChatMessage::Ptr msg);
 
     ToxID previousId;
+    Widget *parent;
     QMenu menu;
     int curRow;
     CroppingLabel *nameLabel;
diff --git a/src/widget/widget.cpp b/src/widget/widget.cpp
index 6079433d5..23d55de3b 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ void Widget::onFriendUsernameChanged(int friendId, const QString& username)
 
 void Widget::onChatroomWidgetClicked(GenericChatroomWidget *widget)
 {
+    qDebug() << "active chat";
     hideMainForms();
     widget->setChatForm(*ui);
     if (activeChatroomWidget != nullptr)
@@ -1209,3 +1210,14 @@ void Widget::reloadTheme()
     for (Group* g : GroupList::getAllGroups())
         g->getGroupWidget()->reloadTheme();
 }
+
+void Widget::nextContact()
+{
+    // dont know how to get current/previous/next contact from friendlistwidget
+    qDebug() << "next contact";
+}
+
+void Widget::previousContact()
+{
+    qDebug() << "previous contact";
+}
diff --git a/src/widget/widget.h b/src/widget/widget.h
index 6b72500aa..a36283667 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.h
+++ b/src/widget/widget.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ public slots:
     void onGroupTitleChanged(int groupnumber, const QString& author, const QString& title);
     void playRingtone();
     void onFriendTypingChanged(int friendId, bool isTyping);
+    void nextContact();
+    void previousContact();
 
 signals:
     void friendRequestAccepted(const QString& userId);
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     void hideMainForms();
     virtual bool event(QEvent * e);
-    Group* createGroup(int groupId);
+    Group *createGroup(int groupId);
     void removeFriend(Friend* f, bool fake = false);
     void removeGroup(Group* g, bool fake = false);
     void saveWindowGeometry();
@@ -157,17 +159,17 @@ private:
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
     QSplitter *centralLayout;
     QPoint dragPosition;
-    AddFriendForm* addFriendForm;
-    SettingsWidget* settingsWidget;
-    FilesForm* filesForm;
-    static Widget* instance;
-    GenericChatroomWidget* activeChatroomWidget;
-    FriendListWidget* contactListWidget;
-    MaskablePixmapWidget* profilePicture;
+    AddFriendForm *addFriendForm;
+    SettingsWidget *settingsWidget;
+    FilesForm *filesForm;
+    static Widget *instance;
+    GenericChatroomWidget *activeChatroomWidget;
+    FriendListWidget *contactListWidget;
+    MaskablePixmapWidget *profilePicture;
     bool notify(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event);
     bool autoAwayActive = false;
     Status beforeDisconnect = Status::Offline;
-    QTimer* timer, *offlineMsgTimer;
+    QTimer *timer, *offlineMsgTimer;
     QTranslator* translator;
     QRegExp nameMention, sanitizedNameMention;
     bool eventFlag;