diff --git a/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb b/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb
index 16144ca0d..4cca718d1 100644
--- a/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="collection-tools card">
-  <%= button_to collection_cards_path(collection), method: :post, class: "btn btn--link", form: { data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } } do %>
-    <%= icon_tag "add" %>
+  <%= button_to collection_cards_path(collection), method: :post, class: "btn btn--link", form: { data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } }, data: { controller: "hotkey", action: "keydown.a@document->hotkey#click" } do %>
     <span>Add a card</span>
+    <kbd>A</kbd>
   <% end %>
 
   <hr class="separator--horizontal full-width" aria-hidden="true">
diff --git a/app/views/events/index/_add_card_button.html.erb b/app/views/events/index/_add_card_button.html.erb
index 55e8ec023..7581538bc 100644
--- a/app/views/events/index/_add_card_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/index/_add_card_button.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div class="header__actions header__actions--start">
   <% if collection = user_filtering.single_collection_or_first %>
-    <%= button_to collection_cards_path(collection), method: :post, class: "btn btn--link btn--circle-mobile" do %>
-      <%= icon_tag "add" %>
+    <%= button_to collection_cards_path(collection), method: :post, class: "btn btn--link btn--circle-mobile", data: { controller: "hotkey", action: "keydown.a@document->hotkey#click" } do %>
       <span>Add a card</span>
+      <kbd>A</kbd>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
 </div>