diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
index c1df542cd19..527b3e89fcf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ export const KEYBIND_ACTIONS: readonly KeybindActionMeta[] = [
   { id: 'view.toggleRightSidebar', category: 'view', defaults: ['mod+j'] },
   { id: 'view.showFiles', category: 'view', defaults: [] },
   { id: 'view.showTerminal', category: 'view', defaults: [] },
-  { id: 'view.flipPanes', category: 'view', defaults: [] },
+  // ⌘\ — the backslash reads like a mirror line flipping the layout.
+  { id: 'view.flipPanes', category: 'view', defaults: ['mod+\\'] },
   { id: 'appearance.toggleMode', category: 'view', defaults: ['shift+x'] },
   { id: 'keybinds.openPanel', category: 'view', defaults: ['mod+/'] }
 ]