diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index bffe9c8d..38e3a55b 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         - Dmenu can read from file instead of stdin.
         - Regex matching (#113)
         - Take Screenshot of rofi using keybinding.
+        - Hotkey for sorting: (#298)
     Improvements:
 		- Fix return code of multi-select.
         - Update manpage (#289, #291)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6d1e224..0275384f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Type `Shift-Right` to switch from Window list mode to Run mode and back.
 |`Ctrl-space`                 | Set selected item as input text. |
 |`Shift-Del`                  | Delete entry from history. |
 |`grave`                      | Toggle case sensitivity. |
+|`Alt-grave`                  | Toggle levenshtein  sort. |
 |`Alt-Shift-S`                | Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory. |
 
 
diff --git a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
index 05666643..3076459a 100644
--- a/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
+++ b/doc/rofi-manpage.markdown
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ The first two fields specify the alpha level. This determines the amount of tran
   * `Ctrl-space`: Set selected item as input text.
   * `Shift-Del`: Delete entry from history.
   * `grave`: Toggle case sensitivity.
+  * `Alt-grave`: Toggle levenshtein sorting.
   * `Alt-Shift-S`: Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory.
 
 To get a full list of keybindings, see `rofi -dump-xresources | grep kb-`.
diff --git a/doc/rofi.1 b/doc/rofi.1
index eb2930ff..07ef4609 100644
--- a/doc/rofi.1
+++ b/doc/rofi.1
@@ -1300,6 +1300,9 @@ The first two fields specify the alpha level\. This determines the amount of tra
 \fBgrave\fR: Toggle case sensitivity\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
+\fBAlt\-grave\fR: Toggle levenshtein sorting\.
+.
+.IP "\(bu" 4
 \fBAlt\-Shift\-S\fR: Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory\.
 .
 .IP "" 0
diff --git a/include/keyb.h b/include/keyb.h
index 86fe5de7..4432a12f 100644
--- a/include/keyb.h
+++ b/include/keyb.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum _KeyBindingAction
     CUSTOM_18,
     CUSTOM_19,
     SCREENSHOT,
+    TOGGLE_SORT,
     NUM_ABE
 } KeyBindingAction;
 
diff --git a/source/keyb.c b/source/keyb.c
index 3d0c0ede..03c4a143 100644
--- a/source/keyb.c
+++ b/source/keyb.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ DefaultBinding bindings[NUM_ABE] =
     { .id = CUSTOM_18,               .name = "kb-custom-18",               .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+8"                          },
     { .id = CUSTOM_17,               .name = "kb-custom-17",               .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+7"                          },
     { .id = CUSTOM_19,               .name = "kb-custom-19",               .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+9"                          },
-    { .id = SCREENSHOT,              .name = "kb-screenshot",              .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+S"                                },
+    { .id = SCREENSHOT,              .name = "kb-screenshot",              .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+S"                          },
+    { .id = TOGGLE_SORT,             .name = "kb-toggle-sort",             .keybinding = "Alt+grave"                            },
 };
 
 void setup_abe ( void )
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 12326e9a..4e84a53b 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -1390,9 +1390,7 @@ MenuReturn menu ( Mode *sw, char **input, char *prompt, unsigned int *selected_l
     scrollbar_set_max_value ( state.scrollbar, state.num_lines );
     // filtered list
     state.line_map = g_malloc0_n ( state.num_lines, sizeof ( unsigned int ) );
-    if ( config.levenshtein_sort ) {
-        state.distance = (int *) g_malloc0_n ( state.num_lines, sizeof ( int ) );
-    }
+    state.distance = (int *) g_malloc0_n ( state.num_lines, sizeof ( int ) );
 
     // resize window vertically to suit
     // Subtract the margin of the last row.
@@ -1565,6 +1563,12 @@ MenuReturn menu ( Mode *sw, char **input, char *prompt, unsigned int *selected_l
                         menu_capture_screenshot ( );
                         break;
                     }
+                    if ( abe_test_action ( TOGGLE_SORT, ev.xkey.state, key ) ) {
+                        config.levenshtein_sort = !config.levenshtein_sort;
+                        state.refilter = TRUE;
+                        state.update   = TRUE;
+                        break;
+                    }
                     else if ( abe_test_action ( MODE_PREVIOUS, ev.xkey.state, key ) ) {
                         state.retv               = MENU_PREVIOUS;
                         *( state.selected_line ) = 0;