diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 4330d8c..9a9afce 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             'toggle-font-style': this.activeArea.toggleFontStyle.bind(this.activeArea),
             'toggle-panel-and-dock-visibility': this.togglePanelAndDockOpacity.bind(this),
             'toggle-help': this.activeArea.toggleHelp.bind(this.activeArea),
-            'open-user-stylesheet': this.openUserStyleFile.bind(this)
+            'open-user-stylesheet': this.openUserStyleFile.bind(this),
+            'open-preferences': this.openPreferences.bind(this)
         };
         
         for (let key in this.internalKeybindings) {
@@ -229,6 +230,15 @@ var AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
         }
     },
     
+    openPreferences: function() {
+        // since GS 3.36
+        if (ExtensionUtils.openPrefs) {
+            if (this.activeArea)
+                this.toggleDrawing();
+            ExtensionUtils.openPrefs();
+        }
+    },
+    
     openUserStyleFile: function() {
         if (!this.userStyleFile.query_exists(null)) {
             if (!this.userStyleFile.get_parent().query_exists(null))
diff --git a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
index baefa57..688baa7 100644
--- a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
+++ b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Edit style"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Open preferences"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Show help"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index b46046a..4e958f0 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ const Gtk = imports.gi.Gtk;
 const Lang = imports.lang;
 const Mainloop = imports.mainloop;
 
+const Config = imports.misc.config;
 const ExtensionUtils = imports.misc.extensionUtils;
 const Me = ExtensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const Convenience = ExtensionUtils.getSettings && ExtensionUtils.initTranslations ? ExtensionUtils : Me.imports.convenience;
 const _ = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']).gettext;
 const _GTK = imports.gettext.domain('gtk30').gettext;
 
+const GS_VERSION = Config.PACKAGE_VERSION;
 const MARGIN = 10;
 
 var GLOBAL_KEYBINDINGS = {
@@ -74,9 +76,13 @@ var INTERNAL_KEYBINDINGS = {
     'save-as-json': "Save drawing",
     'save-as-svg': "Save drawing as a SVG file",
     'open-user-stylesheet': "Edit style",
+    'open-preferences': "Open preferences",
     'toggle-help': "Show help"
 };
 
+if (GS_VERSION < "3.36")
+    delete INTERNAL_KEYBINDINGS['open-preferences'];
+
 function getKeyLabel(accel) {
     let [keyval, mods] = Gtk.accelerator_parse(accel);
     return Gtk.accelerator_get_label(keyval, mods);
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index 0f24469..b90b102 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
index a8b1f90..7a3fab7 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.draw-on-your-screen.gschema.xml
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@
       <summary>Open next json file</summary>
       <description>Open next json file</description>
     </key>
+    <key type="as" name="open-preferences">
+      <default>["&lt;Primary&gt;comma"]</default>
+      <summary>Open preferences</summary>
+      <description>Open preferences</description>
+    </key>
     <key type="as" name="toggle-help">
       <default>["&lt;Primary&gt;F1"]</default>
       <summary>toggle help</summary>