diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 5efd33bfb4..f7e412a8cd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ class ActionFetchNews(InterfaceActionBase):
 
 
 class ActionQuickview(InterfaceActionBase):
-    name = 'Show Quickview'
+    name = 'Quickview'
     actual_plugin = 'calibre.gui2.actions.show_quickview:ShowQuickviewAction'
     description = _('Show a list of related books quickly')
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
index f2b2da88e5..dcf49b884c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
@@ -54,14 +54,18 @@ def get_quickview_action_plugin():
 
 class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
 
-    name = 'Show Quickview'
-    action_spec = (_('Show Quickview'), 'quickview.png', None, _('Q'))
+    name = 'Quickview'
+    action_spec = (_('Quickview'), 'quickview.png', None, None)
     dont_add_to = frozenset(['context-menu-device'])
     action_type = 'current'
 
     current_instance = None
 
     def genesis(self):
+        self.gui.keyboard.register_shortcut('Toggle Quickview', _('Toggle Quickview'),
+                     description=_('Open/close the Quickview panel/window'),
+                     default_keys=('Q',), action=self.qaction,
+                     group=self.action_spec[0])
         self.focus_action = QAction(self.gui)
         self.gui.addAction(self.focus_action)
         self.gui.keyboard.register_shortcut('Focus To Quickview', _('Focus to Quickview'),
@@ -70,6 +74,15 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
                      group=self.action_spec[0])
         self.focus_action.triggered.connect(self.focus_quickview)
 
+        self.focus_bl_action = QAction(self.gui)
+        self.gui.addAction(self.focus_bl_action)
+        self.gui.keyboard.register_shortcut('Focus from Quickview',
+                     _('Focus from Quickview to the book list'),
+                     description=_('Move the focus from Quickview to the book list'),
+                     default_keys=('Shift+Alt+Q',), action=self.focus_bl_action,
+                     group=self.action_spec[0])
+        self.focus_bl_action.triggered.connect(self.focus_booklist)
+
         self.search_action = QAction(self.gui)
         self.gui.addAction(self.search_action)
         self.gui.keyboard.register_shortcut('Search from Quickview', _('Search from Quickview'),
@@ -116,6 +129,7 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
 
     def set_search_shortcut(self):
         if self.current_instance and not self.current_instance.is_closed:
+            self.current_instance.addAction(self.focus_bl_action)
             self.current_instance.set_shortcuts(self.search_action.shortcut().toString(),
                                                 self.menuless_qaction.shortcut().toString())
 
@@ -160,6 +174,10 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
         else:
             self.current_instance.set_focus()
 
+    def focus_booklist(self):
+        self.gui.activateWindow()
+        self.gui.library_view.setFocus()
+
     def search_quickview(self):
         if not self.current_instance or self.current_instance.is_closed:
             return
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index 3bd8e9c834..90230b04a8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class LibraryWidget(Splitter):  # {{{
         parent.quickview_splitter.addWidget(stack)
 
         l = QVBoxLayout()
-        l.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        l.setContentsMargins(4, 0, 0, 0)
         quickview_widget.setLayout(l)
         parent.quickview_splitter.addWidget(quickview_widget)
         parent.quickview_splitter.hide_quickview_widget()
@@ -571,8 +571,10 @@ class LayoutMixin(object):  # {{{
             button_order = ('sb', 'tb', 'cb', 'gv', 'qv', 'bd')
         # }}}
 
-        self.qv = find_plugin('Show Quickview')
-        if self.qv:
+        # This must use the base method to find the plugin because it hasn't
+        # been fully initialized yet
+        self.qv = find_plugin('Quickview')
+        if self.qv and self.qv.actual_plugin_:
             self.qv = self.qv.actual_plugin_
 
         self.status_bar = StatusBar(self)