diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b152008..6608f6e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ command line option.
 | `address-mode-ip`      | Show IP address only                            | `i`      |
 | `address-mode-host`    | Show hostname only                              | `n`      |
 | `address-mode-both`    | Show both IP address and hostname               | `b`      |
-| `toggle-freeze`        | Toggle freezing the display                     | `f`      |
+| `toggle-freeze`        | Toggle freezing the display                     | `ctrl+f` |
 | `toggle-chart`         | Toggle the chart                                | `c`      |
 | `toggle-map`           | Toggle the GeoIp map                            | `m`      |
 | `expand-hosts`         | Expand the hosts shown per hop                  | `]`      |
diff --git a/src/config/binding.rs b/src/config/binding.rs
index b5e630e6..9f3e6672 100644
--- a/src/config/binding.rs
+++ b/src/config/binding.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ impl From<(HashMap<TuiCommandItem, TuiKeyBinding>, ConfigBindings)> for TuiBindi
             toggle_freeze: *cmd_items
                 .get(&TuiCommandItem::ToggleFreeze)
                 .or(cfg.toggle_freeze.as_ref())
-                .unwrap_or(&TuiKeyBinding::new(KeyCode::Char('f'))),
+                .unwrap_or(&TuiKeyBinding::new_with_modifier(
+                    KeyCode::Char('f'),
+                    KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+                )),
             toggle_chart: *cmd_items
                 .get(&TuiCommandItem::ToggleChart)
                 .or(cfg.toggle_chart.as_ref())
diff --git a/src/frontend/render/help.rs b/src/frontend/render/help.rs
index f307fb61..7d62929b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/render/help.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/render/help.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const HELP_LINES: [&str; 20] = [
     "d                - toggle hop details",
     "c                - toggle chart",
     "m                - toggle map",
-    "f                - toggle freeze display",
+    "ctrl+f           - toggle freeze display",
     "Ctrl+r           - reset statistics",
     "Ctrl+k           - flush DNS cache",
     "i                - show IP only",
diff --git a/trippy-config-sample.toml b/trippy-config-sample.toml
index 7163de26..1ea474a0 100644
--- a/trippy-config-sample.toml
+++ b/trippy-config-sample.toml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ previous-hop-address = ","
 address-mode-ip = "i"
 address-mode-host = "n"
 address-mode-both = "b"
-toggle-freeze = "f"
+toggle-freeze = "ctrl+f"
 toggle-chart = "c"
 toggle-map = "m"
 expand-hosts = "]"