diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index f6b71c5..b0a4ca8 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void MainWindow::init()
     ui.setupUi(this);
     hide();
     menuActionHelper->setMenu(ui.menuTools);
-    
+
     // Qt 4 on Ubuntu does place the native menubar correctly so on Linux we revert back to in-window menu bar.
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     menuBar()->setNativeMenuBar(false);
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void MainWindow::init()
         actions << ui.actionFlightView;
         actions << ui.actionMissionView;
         actions << ui.actionHardwareConfig;
+
         toolBar->setPerspectiveChangeActions(actions);
 
         // Add actions for advanced users (displayed in dropdown under "advanced")
@@ -346,6 +347,27 @@ void MainWindow::init()
 
     }
 
+    // Set OS dependent keyboard shortcuts for the main window, non OS dependent shortcuts are set in MainWindow.ui
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACX
+    ui.actionFlightView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+1", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionMissionView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+2", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionHardwareConfig->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+3", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionSimulationView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+4", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionEngineersView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+5", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionMavlinkView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+M", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionUnconnectedView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+U", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionFullscreen->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Meta+Return", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+#else
+    ui.actionFlightView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+1", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionMissionView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+2", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionHardwareConfig->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+3", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionSimulationView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+4", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionEngineersView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+5", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionMavlinkView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+M", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionUnconnectedView->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+U", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+    ui.actionFullscreen->setShortcut(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+Return", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+#endif
+
     connect(&windowNameUpdateTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(configureWindowName()));
     windowNameUpdateTimer.start(15000);
     emit initStatusChanged(tr("Done"), Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignBottom, QColor(62, 93, 141));
@@ -1342,6 +1364,8 @@ void MainWindow::connectCommonActions()
     connect(ui.actionHardwareConfig,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(loadHardwareConfigView()));
     connect(ui.actionGoogleEarthView, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(loadGoogleEarthView()));
     connect(ui.actionLocal3DView, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(loadLocal3DView()));
+    connect(ui.actionSimulationView, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(loadSimulationView()));
+    connect(ui.actionHardwareConfig, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(loadHardwareConfigView()));
 
     if (getCustomMode() == CUSTOM_MODE_APM) {
         connect(ui.actionSoftwareConfig,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(loadSoftwareConfigView()));
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.ui b/src/ui/MainWindow.ui
index 523cbfd..af18a65 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.ui
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.ui
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     <string>Emergency Land</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Ctrl+E</string>
+    <string>Ctrl+L</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionEmergency_Kill">
@@ -284,9 +284,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Mission</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+O</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionEngineersView">
    <property name="checkable">
@@ -299,9 +296,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Plot</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+E</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionMavlinkView">
    <property name="checkable">
@@ -314,9 +308,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Mavlink</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+M</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionFlightView">
    <property name="checkable">
@@ -329,9 +320,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Flight</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+P</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionNewCustomWidget">
    <property name="icon">
@@ -369,9 +357,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Unconnected</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+U</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShutdownMAV">
    <property name="icon">
@@ -397,9 +382,6 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>Fullscreen</string>
    </property>
-   <property name="shortcut">
-    <string>Meta+Return</string>
-   </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionNormal">
    <property name="text">