diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.cpp
index 211b33e6645..3ae1b8937f6 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-
 #include "mythuibuttonlist.h"
 
 #include <math.h>
 
 // QT headers
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDomDocument>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
 
 // libmyth headers
 #include "mythlogging.h"
@@ -2245,6 +2246,46 @@ bool MythUIButtonList::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
     bool handled = false;
     handled = GetMythMainWindow()->TranslateKeyPress("Global", e, actions);
 
+    // Handle action remappings
+    for (int i = 0; i < actions.size(); i++)
+    {
+        if (!m_actionRemap.contains(actions[i]))
+            continue;
+
+        QString key = m_actionRemap[actions[i]];
+        if (key.isEmpty())
+            return true;
+
+        QKeySequence a(key);
+        if (a.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+
+        int keyCode = a[0];
+        Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = Qt::NoModifier;
+        QStringList parts = key.split('+');
+        for (int j = 0; j < parts.count(); j++)
+        {
+            if (parts[j].toUpper() == "CTRL")
+                modifiers |= Qt::ControlModifier;
+            if (parts[j].toUpper() == "SHIFT")
+                modifiers |= Qt::ShiftModifier;
+            if (parts[j].toUpper() == "ALT")
+                modifiers |= Qt::AltModifier;
+            if (parts[j].toUpper() == "META")
+                modifiers |= Qt::MetaModifier;
+        }
+
+        QCoreApplication::postEvent(
+            GetMythMainWindow(),
+            new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyPress, keyCode, modifiers, key));
+        QCoreApplication::postEvent(
+            GetMythMainWindow(),
+            new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyRelease, keyCode, modifiers, key));
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // handle actions for this container
     for (int i = 0; i < actions.size() && !handled; i++)
     {
         QString action = actions[i];
@@ -2538,6 +2579,26 @@ bool MythUIButtonList::ParseElement(
     {
         m_searchPosition = parsePoint(element);
     }
+    else if (element.tagName() == "triggerevent")
+    {
+        QString trigger = getFirstText(element);
+        if (!trigger.isEmpty())
+        {
+            QString action = element.attribute("action", "");
+            if (action.isEmpty())
+            {
+                m_actionRemap[trigger] = "";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                QString context = element.attribute("context", "");
+                QString keylist = GetMythMainWindow()->GetKey(context, action);
+                QStringList keys = keylist.split(',', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+                if (!keys.empty())
+                    m_actionRemap[trigger] = keys[0];
+            }
+        }
+    }
     else
     {
         return MythUIType::ParseElement(filename, element, showWarnings);
@@ -2616,6 +2677,8 @@ void MythUIButtonList::CopyFrom(MythUIType *base)
 
     m_ButtonList.clear();
 
+    m_actionRemap = lb->m_actionRemap;
+
     m_initialized = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.h
index e3ab63bec79..f5b9881a7c7 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythuibuttonlist.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ class MUI_PUBLIC MythUIButtonList : public MythUIType
 
     QVector<MythUIStateType *> m_ButtonList;
     QMap<int, MythUIButtonListItem *> m_ButtonToItem;
+    QHash<QString, QString> m_actionRemap;
 
     bool m_initialized;
     bool m_needsUpdate;
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/base.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/base.xml
index f1bca1dea84..3a098a98d3d 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/base.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/base.xml
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@
             <drawfrombottom>yes</drawfrombottom>
             <showarrow>no</showarrow>
             <wrapstyle>selection</wrapstyle>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="SELECT">RIGHT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <textarea name="buttontext">
@@ -750,6 +752,8 @@
             <drawfrombottom>yes</drawfrombottom>
             <showarrow>no</showarrow>
             <wrapstyle>selection</wrapstyle>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="SELECT">RIGHT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <textarea name="buttontext">
@@ -926,6 +930,7 @@
             <area>4,70,500,440</area>
             <layout>grid</layout>
             <buttonarea>0,0,500,430</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <area>0,0,166,106</area>
                 <state name="active">
@@ -1080,6 +1085,7 @@
             <spacing>5</spacing>
             <wrapstyle>selection</wrapstyle>
             <buttonarea>0,0,100%,97%</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <area>0,0,100%,85</area>
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/config-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/config-ui.xml
index eb5505ac216..411f3008c0b 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/config-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/config-ui.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             <buttonarea>0,0,1240,520</buttonarea>
             <layout>grid</layout>
             <spacing>5</spacing>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <area>0,0,300,60</area>
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/menu-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/menu-ui.xml
index 5c61727e2bf..7fb08ca0a39 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/menu-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/menu-ui.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
             <spacing>6</spacing>
             <wrapstyle>selection</wrapstyle>
             <buttonarea>0,0,550,400</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="SELECT">RIGHT</triggerevent>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <area>0,0,550,60</area>
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/recordings-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/recordings-ui.xml
index a6a9e416d8a..b6e3940cea2 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/recordings-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/recordings-ui.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
             <scrollstyle>center</scrollstyle>
             <wrapstyle>items</wrapstyle>
             <searchposition>-1,390</searchposition>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <textarea name="name">
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
             <wrapstyle>captive</wrapstyle>
             <spacing>0</spacing>
             <searchposition>-1,390</searchposition>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="MENU">RIGHT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                 <area>0,0,100%,30</area>
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/schedule-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/schedule-ui.xml
index 13ae607500a..41e976943aa 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/schedule-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/schedule-ui.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
             <area>226,250,1020,36</area>
             <layout>horizontal</layout>
             <buttonarea>0,0,1020,36</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <area>0,0,20%,36</area>
                 <state name="active">
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
         <buttonlist name="channellist">
             <area>24,294,194,396</area>
             <buttonarea>0,0,194,396</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <area>0,0,194,74</area>
                 <state name="active">
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@
             <layout>horizontal</layout>
             <spacing>0</spacing>
             <buttonarea>0,0,1036,36</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <area>0,0,258,36</area>
                 <state name="active">
@@ -301,6 +304,7 @@
             <layout>vertical</layout>
             <spacing>0</spacing>
             <buttonarea>0,0,190,396</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <area>0,0,196,74</area>
                 <state name="active">
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/settings-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/settings-ui.xml
index ad8a70b17ea..6e22324c183 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/settings-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/settings-ui.xml
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
             <spacing>2</spacing>
             <drawfrombottom>false</drawfrombottom>
             <buttonarea>0,0,100%,620</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">LEFT</triggerevent>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="MENU">RIGHT</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <area>0,0,600,66</area>
diff --git a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/status-ui.xml b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/status-ui.xml
index d8ec94bf1ea..dc5aec6e164 100644
--- a/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/status-ui.xml
+++ b/mythtv/themes/MythCenter-wide/status-ui.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             <layout>horizontal</layout>
             <spacing>6</spacing>
             <buttonarea>24,0,1220,44</buttonarea>
+            <triggerevent context="Global" action="ESCAPE">UP</triggerevent>
             <statetype name="buttonitem">
                 <state name="active">
                     <area>0,0,214,44</area>