diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
index 2bb38350e4a..22b02f42b86 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/keyboard_shortcuts.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Discourse.KeyboardShortcuts = Ember.Object.createWithMixins({
     'm r': 'div.notification-options li[data-id="1"] a',                      // mark topic as regular
     'm t': 'div.notification-options li[data-id="2"] a',                      // mark topic as tracking
     'm w': 'div.notification-options li[data-id="3"] a',                      // mark topic as watching
-    'd r': '#dismiss-new,#dismiss-new-top,#dismiss-posts,#dismiss-posts-top', // dismiss new/posts
-    'd t': '#dismiss-topics,#dismiss-topics-top',                             // dismiss topics
+    'x r': '#dismiss-new,#dismiss-new-top,#dismiss-posts,#dismiss-posts-top', // dismiss new/posts
+    'x t': '#dismiss-topics,#dismiss-topics-top',                             // dismiss topics
     'n': '#user-notifications',                                               // open notifications menu
     'o,enter': '.topic-list tr.selected a.title',                             // open selected topic
     'shift+r': '#topic-footer-buttons button.create',                         // reply to topic
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index f53ec58ffe4..b805cb4b98c 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2058,8 +2058,8 @@ en:
         user_profile_menu: '<b>p</b> Open user profile menu'
         search: '<b>/</b> Search'
         help: '<b>?</b> Open keyboard shortcuts help'
-        dismiss_new_posts: '<b>d</b>, <b>r</b> Dismiss New/Posts'
-        dismiss_topics: '<b>d</b>, <b>t</b> Dismiss Topics'
+        dismiss_new_posts: '<b>x</b>, <b>r</b> Dismiss New/Posts'
+        dismiss_topics: '<b>x</b>, <b>t</b> Dismiss Topics'
       actions:
         title: 'Actions'
         star: '<b>f</b> Star topic'