diff --git a/src/scripts/controllers/new.js b/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
index 6101ab6..ed150ae 100644
--- a/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
+++ b/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@
             optionStatus.setReady();
         };
 
+        $scope.urlTextboxKeyDown = function (event) {
+            if (event.keyCode == 13 && event.ctrlKey && $scope.newTaskForm.$valid) {
+                $scope.startDownload();
+            }
+        };
+
         $rootScope.loadPromise = $timeout(function () {
             ;//Do Nothing
         }, 100);
diff --git a/src/views/new.html b/src/views/new.html
index fa1f341..d1c4d24 100644
--- a/src/views/new.html
+++ b/src/views/new.html
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
                             <div class="col-sm-12">
                                 <p translate>Download Links:</p>
                                 <div class="form-group has-feedback no-margin" ng-class="{ 'has-error' : newTaskForm.urls.$invalid && newTaskForm.urls.$dirty, 'has-success' : newTaskForm.urls.$valid && newTaskForm.urls.$dirty }">
-                                <textarea name="urls" class="form-control" rows="10" ng-model="context.urls" ng-required="true"
+                                <textarea name="urls" class="form-control" rows="10"
+                                          ng-model="context.urls" ng-required="true" ng-keydown="urlTextboxKeyDown($event)"
                                           ng-placeholder="'Support multiple URLs, one URL per line.' | translate"
                                           ng-pattern="/^(\n?(((http|https|ftp|ssh):\/\/.+)|(magnet:\?.+)))*$/i"></textarea>
                                     <div class="form-control-icon" ng-if="newTaskForm.urls.$dirty">