diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc b/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
index 1f2a77ef927d..8dd6a3c23385 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@
                             autocheck="false"
                             hidden="true"
                             label="&devToolbarMenu.label;"
+                            accesskey="&devToolbarMenu.accesskey;"
                             key="key_devToolbar"
                             command="Tools:DevToolbar"/>
                   <menuitem id="webConsole"
diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser-sets.inc b/browser/base/content/browser-sets.inc
index 8e7e4b15ce5d..56af9377dc60 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser-sets.inc
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-sets.inc
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     <command id="Tools:Search" oncommand="BrowserSearch.webSearch();"/>
     <command id="Tools:Downloads" oncommand="BrowserDownloadsUI();"/>
     <command id="Tools:DevToolbar" oncommand="DeveloperToolbar.toggle();" disabled="true"/>
+    <command id="Tools:DevToolbarFocus" oncommand="DeveloperToolbar.focus();" disabled="true"/>
     <command id="Tools:WebConsole" oncommand="HUDConsoleUI.toggleHUD();"/>
     <command id="Tools:Inspect" oncommand="InspectorUI.toggleInspectorUI();" disabled="true"/>
     <command id="Tools:Debugger" oncommand="DebuggerUI.toggleDebugger();" disabled="true"/>
@@ -225,6 +226,8 @@
 #endif
     <key id="key_openAddons" key="&addons.commandkey;" command="Tools:Addons" modifiers="accel,shift"/>
     <key id="key_errorConsole" key="&errorConsoleCmd.commandkey;" oncommand="toJavaScriptConsole();" modifiers="accel,shift" disabled="true"/>
+    <key id="key_devToolbar" keycode="&devToolbar.keycode;" modifiers="shift"
+         keytext="&devToolbar.keytext;" command="Tools:DevToolbarFocus"/>
     <key id="key_webConsole" key="&webConsoleCmd.commandkey;" oncommand="HUDConsoleUI.toggleHUD();"
 #ifdef XP_MACOSX
         modifiers="accel,alt"
diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 20ab82a900b5..0cd02cb2c92b 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ var gBrowserInit = {
     if (devToolbarEnabled) {
       document.getElementById("menu_devToolbar").hidden = false;
       document.getElementById("Tools:DevToolbar").removeAttribute("disabled");
+      document.getElementById("Tools:DevToolbarFocus").removeAttribute("disabled");
 #ifdef MENUBAR_CAN_AUTOHIDE
       document.getElementById("appmenu_devToolbar").hidden = false;
 #endif
diff --git a/browser/devtools/shared/DeveloperToolbar.jsm b/browser/devtools/shared/DeveloperToolbar.jsm
index 19763a0a48f9..85678b692b3d 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/shared/DeveloperToolbar.jsm
+++ b/browser/devtools/shared/DeveloperToolbar.jsm
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ DeveloperToolbar.prototype.toggle = function DT_toggle()
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Called from browser.xul in response to menu-click or keyboard shortcut to
+ * toggle the toolbar
+ */
+DeveloperToolbar.prototype.focus = function DT_focus()
+{
+  if (this.visible) {
+    this._input.focus();
+  } else {
+    this.show(true);
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Even if the user has not clicked on 'Got it' in the intro, we only show it
  * once per session.
diff --git a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.dtd b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.dtd
index 000b2d41b2c1..0dd28d0030ea 100644
--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.dtd
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ These should match what Safari and other Apple applications use on OS X Lion. --
 
 <!ENTITY devToolbarCloseButton.tooltiptext "Close Developer Toolbar">
 <!ENTITY devToolbarMenu.label              "Developer Toolbar">
+<!ENTITY devToolbarMenu.accesskey          "v">
+<!ENTITY devToolbar.keycode                "VK_F2">
+<!ENTITY devToolbar.keytext                "F2">
 
 <!ENTITY webConsoleButton.label "Web Console">
 <!ENTITY inspectorButton.label "Inspector">