diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
index cc0cf7382f..1fb2c28cf1 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "scriptedeffect.h"
 #include "meta.h"
+#include "scriptingutils.h"
 // KDE
 #include <KDE/KConfigGroup>
 #include <KDE/KDebug>
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ QScriptValue kwinEffectDisplayHeight(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *eng
     return Effect::displayHeight();
 }
 
+QScriptValue kwinScriptGlobalShortcut(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    return globalShortcut<KWin::ScriptedEffect*>(context, engine);
+}
+
 QScriptValue effectWindowToScriptValue(QScriptEngine *eng, const KEffectWindowRef &window)
 {
     return eng->newQObject(window, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership,
@@ -168,6 +174,8 @@ bool ScriptedEffect::init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript
     m_engine->globalObject().setProperty("displayWidth", displayWidthFunc);
     QScriptValue displayHeightFunc = m_engine->newFunction(kwinEffectDisplayHeight);
     m_engine->globalObject().setProperty("displayHeight", displayHeightFunc);
+    // add global Shortcut
+    registerGlobalShortcutFunction(this, m_engine, kwinScriptGlobalShortcut);
 
     QScriptValue ret = m_engine->evaluate(scriptFile.readAll());
 
@@ -238,6 +246,17 @@ void ScriptedEffect::reconfigure(ReconfigureFlags flags)
     emit configChanged();
 }
 
+void ScriptedEffect::registerShortcut(QAction *a, QScriptValue callback)
+{
+    m_shortcutCallbacks.insert(a, callback);
+    connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(globalShortcutTriggered()));
+}
+
+void ScriptedEffect::globalShortcutTriggered()
+{
+    callGlobalShortcutCallback<KWin::ScriptedEffect*>(this, sender());
+}
+
 QVariant ScriptedEffect::readConfig(const QString &key, const QVariant defaultValue)
 {
     KConfigGroup cg = effects->effectConfig(m_effectName);
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
index b0080bad08..85306d26e6 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.h
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public:
      * @returns The config value if present
      **/
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariant readConfig(const QString &key, const QVariant defaultValue = QVariant());
+    void registerShortcut(QAction *a, QScriptValue callback);
+    const QHash<QAction*, QScriptValue> &shortcutCallbacks() const {
+        return m_shortcutCallbacks;
+    }
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void animate(KWin::EffectWindow *w, Attribute a, int ms, KWin::FPx2 to, KWin::FPx2 from = KWin::FPx2(), KWin::AnimationData *data = NULL, QEasingCurve curve = QEasingCurve(), int delay = 0);
@@ -129,12 +133,14 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void signalHandlerException(const QScriptValue &value);
+    void globalShortcutTriggered();
 private:
     ScriptedEffect();
     bool init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript);
     QScriptEngine *m_engine;
     QString m_effectName;
     QString m_scriptFile;
+    QHash<QAction*, QScriptValue> m_shortcutCallbacks;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/scripting/scripting.cpp b/scripting/scripting.cpp
index b5b1a2e117..e791183a53 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "scripting.h"
 // own
 #include "meta.h"
+#include "scriptingutils.h"
 #include "workspace_wrapper.h"
 #include "../client.h"
 #include "../thumbnailitem.h"
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ QScriptValue kwinScriptReadConfig(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine
     return engine->newVariant(script->config().readEntry(key, defaultValue));
 }
 
+QScriptValue kwinScriptGlobalShortcut(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    return KWin::globalShortcut<KWin::AbstractScript*>(context, engine);
+}
+
 KWin::AbstractScript::AbstractScript(int id, QString scriptName, QString pluginName, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_scriptId(id)
@@ -113,6 +119,17 @@ void KWin::AbstractScript::printMessage(const QString &message)
     emit print(message);
 }
 
+void KWin::AbstractScript::registerShortcut(QAction *a, QScriptValue callback)
+{
+    m_shortcutCallbacks.insert(a, callback);
+    connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), SLOT(globalShortcutTriggered()));
+}
+
+void KWin::AbstractScript::globalShortcutTriggered()
+{
+    callGlobalShortcutCallback<KWin::AbstractScript*>(this, sender());
+}
+
 void KWin::AbstractScript::installScriptFunctions(QScriptEngine* engine)
 {
     // add our print
@@ -123,6 +140,8 @@ void KWin::AbstractScript::installScriptFunctions(QScriptEngine* engine)
     QScriptValue configFunc = engine->newFunction(kwinScriptReadConfig);
     configFunc.setData(engine->newQObject(this));
     engine->globalObject().setProperty("readConfig", configFunc);
+    // add global Shortcut
+    registerGlobalShortcutFunction(this, engine, kwinScriptGlobalShortcut);
 }
 
 KWin::Script::Script(int id, QString scriptName, QString pluginName, QObject* parent)
diff --git a/scripting/scripting.h b/scripting/scripting.h
index 67184b4c60..5fefe87d26 100644
--- a/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define KWIN_SCRIPTING_H
 
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
+#include <QtCore/QHash>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
+class QAction;
 class QDeclarativeView;
 class QScriptEngine;
 class QScriptValue;
@@ -48,13 +50,20 @@ public:
     }
 
     void printMessage(const QString &message);
+    void registerShortcut(QAction *a, QScriptValue callback);
 
     KConfigGroup config() const;
+    const QHash<QAction*, QScriptValue> &shortcutCallbacks() const {
+        return m_shortcutCallbacks;
+    }
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void stop();
     Q_SCRIPTABLE virtual void run() = 0;
 
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void globalShortcutTriggered();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     Q_SCRIPTABLE void print(const QString &text);
 
@@ -84,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     QString m_pluginName;
     bool m_running;
     WorkspaceWrapper *m_workspace;
+    QHash<QAction*, QScriptValue> m_shortcutCallbacks;
 };
 
 class Script : public AbstractScript
diff --git a/scripting/scriptingutils.h b/scripting/scriptingutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc6906418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripting/scriptingutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+ Copyright (C) 2012 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef KWIN_SCRIPTINGUTILS_H
+#define KWIN_SCRIPTINGUTILS_H
+
+#include <KDE/KAction>
+#include <KDE/KActionCollection>
+#include <KDE/KDebug>
+#include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
+
+namespace KWin
+{
+
+template<class T>
+QScriptValue globalShortcut(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
+{
+    T script = qobject_cast<T>(context->callee().data().toQObject());
+    if (!script) {
+        return engine->undefinedValue();
+    }
+    if (context->argumentCount() != 4) {
+        kDebug(1212) << "Incorrect number of arguments! Expected: title, text, keySequence, callback";
+        return engine->undefinedValue();
+    }
+    KActionCollection* actionCollection = new KActionCollection(script);
+    KAction* a = (KAction*)actionCollection->addAction(context->argument(0).toString());
+    a->setText(context->argument(1).toString());
+    a->setGlobalShortcut(KShortcut(context->argument(2).toString()));
+    script->registerShortcut(a, context->argument(3));
+    return engine->newVariant(true);
+};
+
+template<class T>
+void callGlobalShortcutCallback(T script, QObject *sender)
+{
+    QAction *a = qobject_cast<QAction*>(sender);
+    if (!a) {
+        return;
+    }
+    QHash<QAction*, QScriptValue>::const_iterator it = script->shortcutCallbacks().find(a);
+    if (it == script->shortcutCallbacks().end()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    QScriptValue value(it.value());
+    value.call();
+};
+
+inline void registerGlobalShortcutFunction(QObject *parent, QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptEngine::FunctionSignature function)
+{
+    QScriptValue shortcutFunc = engine->newFunction(function);
+    shortcutFunc.setData(engine->newQObject(parent));
+    engine->globalObject().setProperty("registerShortcut", shortcutFunc);
+};
+} // namespace KWin
+
+#endif // KWIN_SCRIPTINGUTILS_H