diff --git a/apps/comments/js/commentstabview.js b/apps/comments/js/commentstabview.js
index 415ec2a9be..2d6671557f 100644
--- a/apps/comments/js/commentstabview.js
+++ b/apps/comments/js/commentstabview.js
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@
 			var limitExceeded = (len > this._commentMaxLength);
 			$field.toggleClass('error', limitExceeded);
 			$submitButton.prop('disabled', limitExceeded);
+
+			//submits form on ctrlEnter
+			if (ev.keyCode === 13 && ev.ctrlKey) {
+				$submitButton.click();
+		  }
 		},
 
 		_onClickComment: function(ev) {