diff --git a/apps/frontend/electron.main.js b/apps/frontend/electron.main.js
index 5494a291..6cd35294 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/electron.main.js
+++ b/apps/frontend/electron.main.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, safeStorage, shell, powerMonitor } = require("electron")
 const path = require("path")
 const { fork } = require("child_process")
+const { createApplicationMenu } = require("./menu")
 
 let serverProcess
 const metricsProcesses = new Map()
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ function createWindow() {
 }
 
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
+  createApplicationMenu()
   startServer()
   if (serverProcess) {
     serverProcess.on("message", (message) => {
diff --git a/apps/frontend/menu.js b/apps/frontend/menu.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14f0f696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/menu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
+const { Menu, BrowserWindow, shell } = require("electron")
+
+function createApplicationMenu() {
+  const isMac = process.platform === "darwin"
+
+  const template = [
+    ...(isMac ? [{ role: "appMenu" }] : []),
+    { role: "fileMenu" },
+    { role: "editMenu" },
+    { role: "viewMenu" },
+    {
+      label: "Shortcuts",
+      submenu: [
+        { label: "Connections", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+1" : "Ctrl+1", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("connect") },
+        { label: "Dashboard", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+2" : "Ctrl+2", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("dashboard") },
+        { label: "Key Browser", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+3" : "Ctrl+3", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("browse") },
+        { label: "Monitoring", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+4" : "Ctrl+4", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("monitoring") },
+        { label: "Send Command", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+5" : "Ctrl+5", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("sendcommand") },
+        { label: "Cluster Topology", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+6" : "Ctrl+6", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("cluster-topology") },
+        { label: "Settings", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+7" : "Ctrl+7", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("settings") },
+        { label: "Learn More", accelerator: isMac ? "Cmd+8" : "Ctrl+8", click: () => sendNavigationEvent("learnmore") },
+
+      ],
+    },
+    { role: "windowMenu" },
+    {
+      role: "help",
+      submenu: [
+        { label: "GitHub Repository", click: async () => { await shell.openExternal("https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-admin") } },
+      ],
+    },
+  ]
+
+  const menu = Menu.buildFromTemplate(template)
+  Menu.setApplicationMenu(menu)
+}
+
+function sendNavigationEvent(route) {
+  const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow() || BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0]
+  if (win) {
+    win.webContents.send("navigate", route)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { createApplicationMenu }
diff --git a/apps/frontend/preload.js b/apps/frontend/preload.js
index 195763b4..c081778d 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/preload.js
+++ b/apps/frontend/preload.js
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("secureStorage", {
   encrypt: (password) => ipcRenderer.invoke("secure-storage:encrypt", password),
   decrypt: (encrypted) => ipcRenderer.invoke("secure-storage:decrypt", encrypted),
 })
+
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electronNavigation", {
+  onNavigate: (callback) => {
+    ipcRenderer.on("navigate", (_event, route) => callback(route))
+  },
+})
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
index d5bc64e2..949e7c4a 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Toaster } from "./components/ui/sonner"
 import { DarkModeProvider } from "./contexts/DarkModeContext"
 import { useWebSocketNavigation } from "./hooks/useWebSocketNavigation"
 import { useValkeyConnectionNavigation } from "./hooks/useValkeyConnectionNavigation"
+import { useShortcutNavigation } from "./hooks/useShortcutNavigation"
 import { connectPending } from "@/state/wsconnection/wsConnectionSlice"
 
 function App() {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ function App() {
 
   useWebSocketNavigation()
   useValkeyConnectionNavigation()
+  useShortcutNavigation()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     dispatch(connectPending())
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/hooks/useShortcutNavigation.ts b/apps/frontend/src/hooks/useShortcutNavigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2abe17bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/hooks/useShortcutNavigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { useEffect } from "react"
+import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router"
+import useIsConnected from "./useIsConnected"
+
+export const useShortcutNavigation = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const { id, clusterId } = useParams()
+  const isConnected = useIsConnected()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // only works when running in Electron
+    if (!window.electronNavigation) return
+
+    const handleNavigate = (route: string) => {
+      const routes: Record<string, string> = isConnected
+        ? {
+          connect: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/connect` : `/${id}/connect`,
+          dashboard: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/dashboard` : `/${id}/dashboard`,
+          browse: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/browse` : `/${id}/browse`,
+          monitoring: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/monitoring` : `/${id}/monitoring`,
+          sendcommand: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/sendcommand` : `/${id}/sendcommand`,
+          "cluster-topology": clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/cluster-topology` : "",
+          settings: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/settings` : `/${id}/settings`,
+          learnmore: clusterId ? `/${clusterId}/${id}/learnmore` : `/${id}/learnmore`,
+        }
+        : {
+          connect: "/connect",
+          settings: "/settings",
+          learnmore: "/learnmore",
+        }
+
+      const targetRoute = routes[route]
+      if (targetRoute) {
+        navigate(targetRoute)
+      }
+    }
+
+    window.electronNavigation.onNavigate(handleNavigate)
+  }, [navigate, id, clusterId, isConnected])
+}
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/types/electron.d.ts b/apps/frontend/src/types/electron.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbbac7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/types/electron.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export interface ElectronNavigation {
+  onNavigate: (callback: (route: string) => void) => void
+}
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    electronNavigation: ElectronNavigation
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 898d4603..e0fc072d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "files": [
       "apps/frontend/electron.main.js",
       "apps/frontend/preload.js",
+      "apps/frontend/menu.js",
       "apps/frontend/dist/**/*",
       "package.json"
     ],