diff --git a/src/hotkeys.js b/src/hotkeys.js
index d6ada81..15c8b9a 100644
--- a/src/hotkeys.js
+++ b/src/hotkeys.js
@@ -580,31 +580,61 @@
 
   })
 
-  .directive('hotkey', function (hotkeys) {
+  .directive('hotkey', function (hotkeys, $timeout) {
+    function addHotKey (key, attrs, func) {
+      hotkeys.add({
+        combo: key,
+        description: attrs.hotkeyDescription,
+        callback: func,
+        action: attrs.hotkeyAction,
+        allowIn: typeof attrs.hotkeyAllowIn === "string" ? attrs.hotkeyAllowIn.split(/[\s,]+/) : []
+      });      
+    }
+    
+    function removeHotKeyOnElementDestroy (el, key) {
+      // remove the hotkey if the directive is destroyed:
+      el.bind('$destroy', function() {
+        hotkeys.del(key);
+      });
+    }
+    
+    function shortcutClickHandler (el, key, attrs) {
+      addHotKey(key, attrs, function (e) { 
+        e.preventDefault();
+        
+        if (!el.attr('disabled')) {
+          //$timout avoid "[$rootScope: inprog]: $apply already in progress"
+          $timeout(function(){
+            el[0].click(); 
+          });
+        }
+      });
+      
+      removeHotKeyOnElementDestroy(el, key);
+    }
+    
+    function multilpleHotkeysHandler (el, keys, attrs) {
+      var key;
+      
+      angular.forEach(keys, function (func, hotkey) {
+        key = hotkey;
+        
+        addHotKey(key, attrs, func);
+      });
+      
+      removeHotKeyOnElementDestroy(el, key);
+    }
+    
     return {
       restrict: 'A',
       link: function (scope, el, attrs) {
-        var key, allowIn;
-
-        angular.forEach(scope.$eval(attrs.hotkey), function (func, hotkey) {
-          // split and trim the hotkeys string into array
-          allowIn = typeof attrs.hotkeyAllowIn === "string" ? attrs.hotkeyAllowIn.split(/[\s,]+/) : [];
-
-          key = hotkey;
-
-          hotkeys.add({
-            combo: hotkey,
-            description: attrs.hotkeyDescription,
-            callback: func,
-            action: attrs.hotkeyAction,
-            allowIn: allowIn
-          });
-        });
-
-        // remove the hotkey if the directive is destroyed:
-        el.bind('$destroy', function() {
-          hotkeys.del(key);
-        });
+        var keys = scope.$eval(attrs.hotkey);
+        
+        if (!keys) {
+          shortcutClickHandler(el, attrs.hotkey, attrs);
+        } else {
+          multilpleHotkeysHandler(el, keys, attrs);
+        }
       }
     };
   })
diff --git a/test/hotkeys.coffee b/test/hotkeys.coffee
index 4792444..9494033 100644
--- a/test/hotkeys.coffee
+++ b/test/hotkeys.coffee
@@ -431,24 +431,32 @@ describe 'Angular Hotkeys', ->
 
 describe 'hotkey directive', ->
 
-  elSimple = elAllowIn = scope = hotkeys = $compile = $document = executedSimple = executedAllowIn = null
+  elSimple = elAllowIn = scope = hotkeys = $compile = $document = $timeout = executedSimple = executedAllowIn = executedClickHandler = buttonDisabled = null
 
   beforeEach ->
     module('cfp.hotkeys')
     executedSimple = no
     executedAllowIn = no
-
-    inject ($rootScope, _$compile_, _$document_, _hotkeys_) ->
+    executedClickHandler = no
+    
+    inject ($rootScope, _$compile_, _$document_, _$timeout_, _hotkeys_) ->
       hotkeys = _hotkeys_
       $compile = _$compile_
+      $timeout = _$timeout_
       # el = angular.element()
       scope = $rootScope.$new()
       scope.callmeSimple = () ->
         executedSimple = yes
       scope.callmeAllowIn = () ->
         executedAllowIn = yes
+      scope.clickHandler = () ->
+        executedClickHandler = yes
+      
+      scope.buttonDisabled = no
+      
       elSimple = $compile('<div hotkey="{e: callmeSimple}" hotkey-description="testing simple case"></div>')(scope)
       elAllowIn = $compile('<div hotkey="{w: callmeAllowIn}" hotkey-description="testing with allowIn" hotkey-allow-in="INPUT, TEXTAREA"></div>')(scope)
+      elButton = $compile('<button hotkey="q" ng-click="clickHandler()" ng-disabled="buttonDisabled" hotkey-description="active search">search</button>')(scope)
       scope.$digest()
 
   it 'should allow hotkey binding via directive', ->
@@ -461,6 +469,20 @@ describe 'hotkey directive', ->
     expect(executedSimple).toBe yes
     expect(executedAllowIn).toBe yes
 
+  it 'should accept hotkey to bind click event', ->
+    expect(hotkeys.get('q').combo).toEqual ['q']
+    expect(executedClickHandler).toBe no
+    KeyEvent.simulate('q'.charCodeAt(0), 90)
+    $timeout.flush() # //flush $timout to avoid error "[$rootScope: inprog]: $apply already in progress"
+    expect(executedClickHandler).toBe yes
+    
+  it 'should not trigger clickHandler when element is disabled', ->
+    scope.buttonDisabled = yes
+    expect(executedClickHandler).toBe no
+    KeyEvent.simulate('q'.charCodeAt(0), 90)
+    $timeout.flush()
+    expect(executedClickHandler).toBe no
+    
   it 'should accept allowIn arguments', ->
 
     $body = angular.element document.body
@@ -471,7 +493,7 @@ describe 'hotkey directive', ->
     KeyEvent.simulate('w'.charCodeAt(0), 90)
     expect(executedAllowIn).toBe yes
     expect(hotkeys.get('w').allowIn).toEqual ['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA']
-
+    
   it 'should unbind the hotkey when the directive is destroyed', ->
     expect(hotkeys.get('e').combo).toEqual ['e']
     expect(hotkeys.get('w').combo).toEqual ['w']