diff --git a/build/jam/images/definitions/regular b/build/jam/images/definitions/regular
index 7bca89a614..5e06f76512 100644
--- a/build/jam/images/definitions/regular
+++ b/build/jam/images/definitions/regular
@@ -289,3 +289,8 @@ AddDirectoryToHaikuImage home config settings printers "Save as PDF"
 
 # padblocker
 AddDirectoryToHaikuImage home config settings touchpad ;
+
+# shortcuts defaults
+local shortcutsSettingsFile = <settings>shortcuts_settings ;
+SEARCH on $(shortcutsSettingsFile) = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) data settings ] ;
+AddFilesToHaikuImage home config settings : $(shortcutsSettingsFile) ;
diff --git a/data/settings/shortcuts_settings b/data/settings/shortcuts_settings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0ee2199c6
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/settings/shortcuts_settings differ
diff --git a/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.cpp
index d41db869b4..6f67b24081 100644
--- a/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <ScrollView.h>
 #include <String.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <usb/USB_hid.h>
+#include <usb/USB_hid_page_consumer.h>
 
 #include "EditWindow.h"
 #include "KeyInfos.h"
@@ -215,6 +217,12 @@ ShortcutsWindow::ShortcutsWindow()
 		message.AddString("startupRef", "please");
 		PostMessage(&message);
 			// tell ourselves to load this file if it exists
+	} else {
+		_AddNewSpec("/bin/setvolume -m", (B_HID_USAGE_PAGE_CONSUMER << 16) | B_HID_UID_CON_MUTE);
+		_AddNewSpec("/bin/setvolume -i", (B_HID_USAGE_PAGE_CONSUMER << 16) | B_HID_UID_CON_VOLUME_INCREMENT);
+		_AddNewSpec("/bin/setvolume -d", (B_HID_USAGE_PAGE_CONSUMER << 16) | B_HID_UID_CON_VOLUME_DECREMENT);
+		fLastSaved = BEntry(&keySetRef);
+		PostMessage(SAVE_KEYSET);
 	}
 
 	BLayoutBuilder::Group<>(this, B_VERTICAL, 0)
@@ -315,11 +323,9 @@ ShortcutsWindow::_GetSettingsFile(entry_ref* eref)
 		return false;
 	else
 		path.Append(SHORTCUTS_SETTING_FILE_NAME);
-
-	if (BEntry(path.Path(), true).GetRef(eref) == B_OK)
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
+	BEntry entry(path.Path(), true);
+	entry.GetRef(eref);
+	return entry.Exists();
 }
 
 
@@ -435,7 +441,7 @@ ShortcutsWindow::_LoadWindowSettings(const BMessage& loadMessage)
 // Creates a new entry and adds it to the GUI. (defaultCommand) will be the
 // text in the entry, or NULL if no text is desired.
 void
-ShortcutsWindow::_AddNewSpec(const char* defaultCommand)
+ShortcutsWindow::_AddNewSpec(const char* defaultCommand, uint32 keyCode)
 {
 	_MarkKeySetModified();
 
@@ -454,6 +460,10 @@ ShortcutsWindow::_AddNewSpec(const char* defaultCommand)
 	fColumnListView->ScrollTo(spec);
 	if (defaultCommand)
 		spec->SetCommand(defaultCommand);
+	if (keyCode != 0) {
+		spec->ProcessColumnTextString(ShortcutsSpec::KEY_COLUMN_INDEX,
+			GetFallbackKeyName(keyCode).String());
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.h b/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.h
index 00d1001959..f7f6d895a5 100644
--- a/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.h
+++ b/src/preferences/shortcuts/ShortcutsWindow.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 private:
 			BMenuItem* 			_CreateActuatorPresetMenuItem(const char* label)
 									const;
-			void 				_AddNewSpec(const char* defaultCommand);
+			void 				_AddNewSpec(const char* defaultCommand, uint32 keyCode = 0);
 			void 				_MarkKeySetModified();
 			bool 				_LoadKeySet(const BMessage& loadMessage);
 			bool 				_SaveKeySet(BEntry& saveEntry);