diff --git a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
index 5e99ca32d..2a8271048 100644
--- a/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FxMixerView.cpp
@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ void FxMixerView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent * e)
 				setCurrentFxLine( m_currentFxLine->channelIndex()+1 );
 			}
 			break;
+		case Qt::Key_Insert:
+			if ( e->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier )
+			{
+				addNewChannel();
+			}
+			break;
 	}
 }