diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ace498..6f68fd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ Object.assign(defaultTheme, {
 |toolbar|`boolean`|optional|Defines if the main toolbar should be rendered.|
 |inlineToolbar|`boolean`|optional|Defines if the inline toolbar should be rendered.|
 |inlineToolbarControls|`string[]`|optional|List of controls to display in the inline toolbar. Available values are: "bold", "italic", "underline", "strikethrough", "highlight", "link", "clear", and user defined inline controls. If not provided and `inlineToolbar` is `true` the following inline styles will be displayed: bold, italic, underline and clear.|
+|keyCommands|`TKeyCommand[]`|optional|Defines an array of `TKeyCommand` objects for adding key bindings to the editor.|
+|draftEditorProps|`TDraftEditorProps`|optional|Defines an object containing specific `draft-js` `Editor` properties.|
    
 
 <br />
@@ -274,7 +276,26 @@ Object.assign(defaultTheme, {
 |Property|Type||description|
 |---|---|---|---|
 |component|`React.FunctionComponent`|required|The React component to use for rendering the decorator.|
-|regex|`RegExp`|required|The regular expression to match a decorator.|    
+|regex|`RegExp`|required|The regular expression to match a decorator.|  
+
+<br />
+
+`TKeyCommand`
+
+|Property|Type||description|
+|---|---|---|---|
+|key|`number`|required|The code of the key to bind.|
+|name|`string`|required|The name of the command.|
+|callback|`(state: EditorState) => EditorState`|required|The callback function to execute when the key binding is matched. It should return the `EditorState` to set.|
+
+<br />
+
+`TDraftEditorProps`
+
+|Property|Type||description|
+|---|---|---|---|
+|spellCheck|`boolean`|optional|Use browser spelling check.|
+|stripPastedStyles|`boolean`|optional|Remove styles when pasting text into the editor.|   
 
 <br />
 
diff --git a/examples/key-bindings/index.tsx b/examples/key-bindings/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6416be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/key-bindings/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { EditorState, RichUtils } from 'draft-js'
+import MUIRichTextEditor from '../../'
+
+const save = (data: string) => {
+    console.log(data)
+}
+
+const KeyBindings = () => {
+    return (
+        <MUIRichTextEditor 
+            label="Press CMD + C to clear the editor or CMD + K to add 'italic' style to the selection..."
+            onSave={save}
+            controls={["title", "italic", "save"]}
+            keyCommands={[
+                {
+                    key: 67, // C
+                    name: "clear-all",
+                    callback: (_) => {
+                        return EditorState.createEmpty()
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    key: 75, // K
+                    name: "toggle-italic",
+                    callback: (editorState: EditorState) => {
+                        const newState = RichUtils.toggleInlineStyle(editorState, "ITALIC")
+                        return newState
+                    }
+                }
+            ]}
+        />
+    )
+}
+
+export default KeyBindings
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/main.tsx b/examples/main.tsx
index 4cb5154..b3b7f56 100644
--- a/examples/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/main.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import CustomInlineToolbar from './custom-inline-toolbar'
 import LoadHTML from './load-html'
 import ResetValue from './reset-value'
 import AtomicCustomBlock from './atomic-custom-block'
+import KeyBindings from './key-bindings'
 
 const App = () => {
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const App = () => {
             <button onClick={() => setSample(<Events />)}>Events</button>
             <button onClick={() => setSample(<LoadHTML />)}>Load from HTML</button>
             <button onClick={() => setSample(<ResetValue />)}>Reset value</button>
+            <button onClick={() => setSample(<KeyBindings />)}>Key Bindings</button>
             <div style={{
                 margin: "20px 0"
             }}>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 357bbed..442da3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mui-rte",
-  "version": "1.9.3",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
   "description": "Material-UI Rich Text Editor and Viewer",
   "keywords": [
     "material-ui",
diff --git a/src/MUIRichTextEditor.tsx b/src/MUIRichTextEditor.tsx
index 7667392..f535dd8 100644
--- a/src/MUIRichTextEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/MUIRichTextEditor.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
     Editor, EditorState, convertFromRaw, RichUtils, AtomicBlockUtils,
     CompositeDecorator, convertToRaw, DefaultDraftBlockRenderMap, DraftEditorCommand,
     DraftHandleValue, DraftStyleMap, ContentBlock, DraftDecorator, getVisibleSelectionRect, 
-    SelectionState
+    SelectionState, KeyBindingUtil, getDefaultKeyBinding
 } from 'draft-js'
 import Toolbar, { TToolbarControl, TCustomControl } from './components/Toolbar'
 import Link from './components/Link'
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ export type TDecorator = {
     regex: RegExp
 }
 
+type TDraftEditorProps = {
+    spellCheck?: boolean
+    stripPastedStyles?: boolean
+}
+
+type TKeyCommand = {
+    key: number
+    name: string
+    callback: (state: EditorState) => EditorState
+}
+
 interface IMUIRichTextEditorProps extends WithStyles<typeof styles> {
     id?: string
     value?: any
@@ -85,13 +96,15 @@ interface IMUIRichTextEditorProps extends WithStyles<typeof styles> {
     inheritFontSize?: boolean
     error?: boolean
     controls?: Array<TToolbarControl>
-    onSave?: (data: string) => void
-    onChange?: (state: EditorState) => void
-    customControls?: TCustomControl[],
+    customControls?: TCustomControl[]
     decorators?: TDecorator[]
     toolbar?: boolean
     inlineToolbar?: boolean
     inlineToolbarControls?: Array<TToolbarControl>
+    draftEditorProps?: TDraftEditorProps
+    keyCommands?: TKeyCommand[]
+    onSave?: (data: string) => void
+    onChange?: (state: EditorState) => void
 }
 
 type IMUIRichTextEditorState = {
@@ -136,6 +149,8 @@ const styleRenderMap: DraftStyleMap = {
     }
 }
 
+const { hasCommandModifier } = KeyBindingUtil
+
 const findLinkEntities = (contentBlock: any, callback: any, contentState: any) => {
     contentBlock.findEntityRanges(
         (character: any) => {
@@ -351,6 +366,16 @@ const MUIRichTextEditor: RefForwardingComponent<any, IMUIRichTextEditorProps> =
             handleChange(newState)
             return "handled"
         }
+        else {
+            if (props.keyCommands) {
+                const keyCommand = props.keyCommands.find(comm => comm.name === command)
+                if (keyCommand) {
+                    const newState = keyCommand.callback(editorState)
+                    handleChange(newState)
+                    return "handled"
+                }
+            }
+        }
         return "not-handled"
     }
 
@@ -372,7 +397,9 @@ const MUIRichTextEditor: RefForwardingComponent<any, IMUIRichTextEditorProps> =
                         }
                     }
                     else {
-                        refocus()
+                        if (!editorState.getSelection().isCollapsed()) {
+                            refocus()
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 break
@@ -643,6 +670,16 @@ const MUIRichTextEditor: RefForwardingComponent<any, IMUIRichTextEditorProps> =
         return AtomicBlockUtils.insertAtomicBlock(newEditorStateRaw, entityKey, ' ')
     }
 
+    const keyBindingFn = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<{}>): string | null => {
+        if (hasCommandModifier(e) && props.keyCommands) {
+            const comm = props.keyCommands.find(comm => comm.key === e.keyCode)
+            if (comm) {
+                return comm.name
+            }
+        }
+        return getDefaultKeyBinding(e)
+    }
+
     const renderToolbar = props.toolbar === undefined || props.toolbar
     const inlineToolbarControls = props.inlineToolbarControls || ["bold", "italic", "underline", "clear"]
     const editable = props.readOnly === undefined || !props.readOnly
@@ -711,7 +748,9 @@ const MUIRichTextEditor: RefForwardingComponent<any, IMUIRichTextEditorProps> =
                             onChange={handleChange}
                             readOnly={props.readOnly}
                             handleKeyCommand={handleKeyCommand}
+                            keyBindingFn={keyBindingFn}
                             ref={editorRef}
+                            {...props.draftEditorProps}
                         />
                     </div>
                 </div>