diff --git a/lib/features/keyboard/BpmnKeyBindings.js b/lib/features/keyboard/BpmnKeyBindings.js
index 9b6300b6..cf258a55 100644
--- a/lib/features/keyboard/BpmnKeyBindings.js
+++ b/lib/features/keyboard/BpmnKeyBindings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 
-function BpmnKeyBindings(keyboard, spaceTool, lassoTool) {
+function BpmnKeyBindings(keyboard, spaceTool, lassoTool, directEditing, selection) {
 
   keyboard.addListener(function(key, modifiers) {
 
@@ -22,9 +22,20 @@ function BpmnKeyBindings(keyboard, spaceTool, lassoTool) {
 
       return true;
     }
+
+    var currentSelection = selection.get();
+
+    // E -> activate direct editing
+    if (key === 69) {
+      if (currentSelection.length) {
+        directEditing.activate(currentSelection[0]);
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
   });
 }
 
-BpmnKeyBindings.$inject = [ 'keyboard', 'spaceTool', 'lassoTool' ];
+BpmnKeyBindings.$inject = [ 'keyboard', 'spaceTool', 'lassoTool', 'directEditing', 'selection' ];
 
 module.exports = BpmnKeyBindings;
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