diff --git a/src/studio/screens/menu.c b/src/studio/screens/menu.c
index 1252c2ae9..8547c06ad 100644
--- a/src/studio/screens/menu.c
+++ b/src/studio/screens/menu.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void drawMenu(Menu* menu, s32 x, s32 y)
         }
 
         if(tic_api_btnp(menu->tic, A, -1, -1) 
-            || tic_api_keyp(tic, tic_key_return, Hold, Period))
+           || tic_api_keyp(tic, tic_key_return, Hold, Period))
         {
             if(option)
             {
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ static void drawMenu(Menu* menu, s32 x, s32 y)
         tic_rect rect = {x + (TIC80_WIDTH - width) / 2 + menu->anim.offset, 
             y + TextMargin + ItemHeight * (i - menu->pos) - menu->anim.pos, it->width, TIC_FONT_HEIGHT};
 
+        if (it->hotkey != tic_key_unknown && tic_api_keyp(tic, it->hotkey, Hold, Period))
+        {
+            // hotkeys not supported on options for simplicity
+            if(it->option == NULL && it->handler)
+                onMenuItem(menu, it);
+
+            menu->pos = it - menu->items; // set pos so that close will call this handler
+        }
+
         bool down = false;
         if(animIdle(menu) && checkMousePos(menu->studio, &rect) && it->handler)
         {
diff --git a/src/studio/screens/menu.h b/src/studio/screens/menu.h
index 7eb9edcc1..f3815b711 100644
--- a/src/studio/screens/menu.h
+++ b/src/studio/screens/menu.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "tic80_types.h"
+#include "tic.h"
 
 typedef struct Menu Menu;
 struct tic_mem;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct
     const char* help;
     bool back;
     s32 width;
+    tic_keycode hotkey;
 } MenuItem;
 
 void studio_menu_init(Menu* menu, const MenuItem* items, s32 rows, s32 pos, s32 backPos, MenuItemHandler handler, void* data);
diff --git a/src/studio/studio.c b/src/studio/studio.c
index 73dc0b162..7570d0f95 100644
--- a/src/studio/studio.c
+++ b/src/studio/studio.c
@@ -1372,13 +1372,16 @@ void confirmDialog(Studio* studio, const char** text, s32 rows, ConfirmCallback
         studio->menuMode = studio->mode;
         studio->mode = TIC_MENU_MODE;
 
-        static const MenuItem Answers[] = 
+        static MenuItem Answers[] = 
         {
             {"",    NULL},
-            {"NO",  confirmNo},
-            {"YES", confirmYes},
+            {"(N)O",  confirmNo},
+            {"(Y)ES", confirmYes},
         };
 
+        Answers[1].hotkey = tic_key_n;
+        Answers[2].hotkey = tic_key_y;
+
         s32 count = rows + COUNT_OF(Answers);
         MenuItem* items = malloc(sizeof items[0] * count);
         SCOPE(free(items))