diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 68f3a4bd9..e532ac9bd 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
         QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+W"), self, self.close)
         QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Q"), self, self.close)
         QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+R"), self, self.update_wallet)
+        QShortcut(QKeySequence("F5"), self, self.update_wallet)
         QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+PgUp"), self, lambda: wrtabs.setCurrentIndex((wrtabs.currentIndex() - 1)%wrtabs.count()))
         QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+PgDown"), self, lambda: wrtabs.setCurrentIndex((wrtabs.currentIndex() + 1)%wrtabs.count()))