diff --git a/doc/geany.txt b/doc/geany.txt
index b672c279..74c8031f 100644
--- a/doc/geany.txt
+++ b/doc/geany.txt
@@ -3626,6 +3626,16 @@ Remove Markers and Error Indicators                       Combines ``Remove Mark
 ==================================== ==================== ==================================================
 
 
+Project keybindings
+```````````````````
+=============================== ========================= ==================================================
+Action                          Default shortcut          Description
+=============================== ========================= ==================================================
+Open                                                      Opens a project file.
+Properties                                                Shows the `Project properties`_.
+=============================== ========================= ==================================================
+
+
 Build keybindings
 `````````````````
 =============================== ========================= ==================================================
diff --git a/src/keybindings.c b/src/keybindings.c
index 6a0133e3..aa30dc2c 100644
--- a/src/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/keybindings.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ static void init_default_kb(void)
 
 	group = keybindings_get_core_group(GEANY_KEY_GROUP_PROJECT);
 
+	keybindings_set_item(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_OPEN, NULL,
+		0, 0, "project_open", _("Open"), LW(project_open1));
 	keybindings_set_item(group, GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_PROPERTIES, NULL,
 		0, 0, "project_properties", _("Project properties"), LW(project_properties1));
 
@@ -1301,6 +1303,9 @@ static gboolean cb_func_project_action(guint key_id)
 {
 	switch (key_id)
 	{
+		case GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_OPEN:
+			on_project_open1_activate(NULL, NULL);
+			break;
 		case GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_PROPERTIES:
 			if (app->project)
 				on_project_properties1_activate(NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/keybindings.h b/src/keybindings.h
index 0763eec9..d8e64d7d 100644
--- a/src/keybindings.h
+++ b/src/keybindings.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ enum GeanyKeyBindingID
 	GEANY_KEYS_INSERT_LINEAFTER,				/**< Keybinding. */
 	GEANY_KEYS_INSERT_LINEBEFORE,				/**< Keybinding. */
 	GEANY_KEYS_DOCUMENT_REMOVE_MARKERS_INDICATORS,	/**< Keybinding. */
+	GEANY_KEYS_PROJECT_OPEN,					/**< Keybinding. */
 	GEANY_KEYS_COUNT	/* must not be used by plugins */
 };