diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c55421c9..a6faa4d8 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export default {
       this.checkForAppUpdateInstalled()
       this.initDirWatcherWorker()
       this.initEventHubListeners()
+      electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('main-window-loaded')
     }
     catch (error) {
       electron.ipcRenderer.send('show:errorWindow', {
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     initIPCListeners () {
+      electron.ipcRenderer.on('open-global-search', (event, data) => {
+        this.$store.dispatch('TOGGLE_GLOBAL_SEARCH')
+      })
+
       electron.ipcRenderer.on('store:action', (event, data) => {
         this.$store.dispatch(data.action, data.params)
       })
diff --git a/src/electronMain.js b/src/electronMain.js
index 87c843ec..6e552e89 100644
--- a/src/electronMain.js
+++ b/src/electronMain.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ const windows = {
   trashManager: null,
   quickViewWindow: null
 }
+const windowLoadedCallbacks = {
+  mainWindow: []
+}
 const globalShortcuts = {}
 let storageData
 let tray
@@ -296,7 +299,20 @@ function createUtilWindow (fileName) {
   })
 }
 
+function runWindowLoadedCallbacks () {
+  for (const window in windowLoadedCallbacks) {
+    windowLoadedCallbacks[window].forEach(callback => {
+      callback()
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 function initIPCListeners () {
+  electron.ipcMain.handle('main-window-loaded', async (event) => {
+    runWindowLoadedCallbacks()
+  })
+
+  electron.ipcMain.handle('get-app-storage-data', async (event) => {
   electron.ipcMain.on('compute-request:trashDirItems', (event, payload) => {
     if (payload.items.length === 0) {
       throw Error(`
@@ -563,9 +579,12 @@ function getTrayMenu () {
     {
       label: 'Toggle window visibility',
       accelerator: globalShortcuts?.toggleApp?.shortcut || '',
-      click: () => {
-        global.toggleApp({type: 'tray'})
-      }
+      click: () => global.toggleApp({type: 'tray'})
+    },
+    {
+      label: 'Open global search',
+      accelerator: globalShortcuts?.openGlobalSearch?.shortcut || '',
+      click: () => global.openGlobalSearch()
     },
     {
       label: 'Create new note',
@@ -660,6 +679,22 @@ global.toggleApp = (options = {}) => {
   }
 }
 
+global.openGlobalSearch = () => {
+  if (windows.main) {
+    if (!windows.main.isFocused()) {
+      global.focusApp()
+    }
+    windows.main.webContents.send('open-global-search')
+  }
+  else {
+    global.focusApp()
+    windowLoadedCallbacks.mainWindow.push(() => {
+      global.focusApp()
+      windows.main.webContents.send('open-global-search')
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 function getCustomizedAppProperties (storageData) {
   return {
     openAtLogin: storageData['storageData.settings.appProperties.openAtLogin'] ?? true
diff --git a/src/shortcuts.js b/src/shortcuts.js
index 677796e0..2c20f657 100644
--- a/src/shortcuts.js
+++ b/src/shortcuts.js
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ export default {
     shortcut: 'Ctrl + Shift + Space',
     description: 'Open / close the app window'
   },
+  openGlobalSearch: {
+    isGlobal: true,
+    isReadOnly: false,
+    conditions: {},
+    routes: ['all'],
+    icon: 'mdi-magnify',
+    action: {name: 'openGlobalSearch'},
+    shortcut: 'Alt + Ctrl + Shift + F',
+    description: 'Open global search'
+  },
   newNote: {
     isGlobal: true,
     isReadOnly: false,