diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
index 19e9438f5ec..eeb0b09d9a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoractionhandler.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void TextEditorActionHandler::createActions()
 
     m_insertLineBelowAction = new QAction(tr("Insert Line Below Current Line"), this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_insertLineBelowAction, Constants::INSERT_LINE_BELOW, m_contextId);
-    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Shift+Return")));
+    command->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+Return")));
     connect(m_insertLineBelowAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(insertLineBelow()));
 }