diff --git a/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init b/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
index a793e3248..e623a2327 100644
--- a/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
+++ b/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-P "gui/launcher --minimal"
 keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-C hotkeys
 
 # control panel
-keybinding add Shift-` gui/control-panel
+keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-S gui/control-panel
 
 # on-screen keyboard
 keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-K gui/cp437-table
diff --git a/docs/Quickstart.rst b/docs/Quickstart.rst
index 95b1fb0a1..f77a2c4c9 100644
--- a/docs/Quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/Quickstart.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The second place to check is the DFHack control panel: `gui/control-panel`. It
 will give you an overview of which tools are currently enabled, and will allow
 you to toggle them on or off, see help text for them, or launch their dedicated
 configuration UIs. You can launch the control panel from anywhere with the
-tilde key (Shift-\`) or from the logo hover list.
+Ctrl-Shift-S hotkey or by selecting it from the logo hover list.
 
 In the control panel, you can also select which tools you'd like to be
 automatically enabled when you start a new fort. There are also system settings
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ You can get to popular, relevant tools for the current context by hovering
 the mouse over the DFHack logo or by hitting Ctrl-Shift-C.
 
 You can enable DFHack tools and configure settings with `gui/control-panel`,
-which you can access directly with the tilde key (Shift-\`).
+which you can access directly with the Ctrl-Shift-S hotkey.
 
 You can get to the launcher and its integrated autocomplete, history search,
 and help text by hitting backtick (\`) or Ctrl-Shift-D, or, of course, by
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 8ae58c74e..fb2cd57c3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 - `automelt`: stockpile configuration can now be set from the commandline
 - `channel-safely`: new monitoring for cave-in prevention
 - `gui/control-panel`: you can now configure whether DFHack tool windows should pause the game by default
-- `gui/control-panel`: new global hotkey: tilde (Shift-backtick on most keyboards)
+- `gui/control-panel`: new global hotkey for quick access: Ctrl-Shift-S (S for Settings)
 - `hotkeys`: clicking on the DFHack logo no longer closes the popup menu
 - `nestboxes`: now saves enabled state in your savegame
 - `gui/launcher`: sped up initialization time for faster window appearance