diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/866.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/866.enhancement
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ebbd52dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/866.enhancement
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+New keyboard shortcuts added for enhanced control over audio player (#866)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front/src/components/ShortcutsModal.vue b/front/src/components/ShortcutsModal.vue
index 5b1a7349d..06fb25ba4 100644
--- a/front/src/components/ShortcutsModal.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/ShortcutsModal.vue
@@ -4,18 +4,36 @@
       <translate translate-context="*/*/*/Noun">Keyboard shortcuts</translate>
     </header>
     <section class="scrolling content">
-      <table
-        class="ui compact collapsing basic table"
-        v-for="section in sections"
-        :key="section.title">
-      <caption>{{ section.title }}</caption>
-      <tbody>
-        <tr v-for="shortcut in section.shortcuts" :key="shortcut.summary">
-          <td>{{ shortcut.summary }}</td>
-          <td><span class="ui label">{{ shortcut.key }}</span></td>
-        </tr>
-      </tbody>
-      </table>
+      <div class="ui stackable two column grid">
+        <div class="column">
+          <table
+            class="ui compact basic table"
+            v-for="section in player"
+            :key="section.title">
+          <caption>{{ section.title }}</caption>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr v-for="shortcut in section.shortcuts" :key="shortcut.summary">
+              <td>{{ shortcut.summary }}</td>
+              <td><span class="ui label">{{ shortcut.key }}</span></td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+        <div class="column">
+          <table
+            class="ui compact basic table"
+            v-for="section in general"
+            :key="section.title">
+          <caption>{{ section.title }}</caption>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr v-for="shortcut in section.shortcuts" :key="shortcut.summary">
+              <td>{{ shortcut.summary }}</td>
+              <td><span class="ui label">{{ shortcut.key }}</span></td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </section>
     <footer class="actions">
       <div class="ui cancel button"><translate translate-context="Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Button.Label/Verb">Close</translate></div>
@@ -32,7 +50,7 @@ export default {
     Modal,
   },
   computed: {
-    sections () {
+    general () {
       return [
         {
           title: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Title', 'General shortcuts'),
@@ -40,17 +58,36 @@ export default {
             {
               key: 'h',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Show available keyboard shortcuts')
-            }
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'shift + f',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Focus searchbar')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'esc',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Unfocus searchbar')
+            },
           ]
         },
+      ]
+    },
         // space.prevent.exact="togglePlay"
-        // ctrl.left.prevent.exact="previous"
-        // ctrl.right.prevent.exact="next"
-        // ctrl.down.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', -0.1)"
-        // ctrl.up.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', 0.1)"
+        // ctrl.shift.left.prevent.exact="previous"
+        // ctrl.shift.right.prevent.exact="next"
+        // shift.down.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', -0.1)"
+        // shift.up.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', 0.1)"
+        // right.prevent.exact="seek (5)"
+        // left.prevent.exact="seek (-5)"
+        // shift.right.prevent.exact="seek (30)"
+        // shift.left.prevent.exact="seek (-30)"
+        // m.prevent.exact="toggleMute"
         // l.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/toggleLooping')"
         // s.prevent.exact="shuffle"
+        // f.prevent.exact="$store.dispatch('favorites/toggle', currentTrack.id)"
+        // q.prevent.exact="clean"
 
+    player () {
+      return [
         {
           title: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Title', 'Audio player shortcuts'),
           shortcuts: [
@@ -59,21 +96,41 @@ export default {
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Pause/play the current track')
             },
             {
-              key: 'ctrl left',
+              key: 'left',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Seek backwards 5s')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'right',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Seek forwards 5s')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'shift + left',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Seek backwards 30s')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'shift + right',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Seek forwards 30s')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'ctrl + shift + left',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Play previous track')
             },
             {
-              key: 'ctrl right',
+              key: 'ctrl + shift + right',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Play next track')
             },
             {
-              key: 'ctrl up',
+              key: 'shift + up',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Increase volume')
             },
             {
-              key: 'ctrl down',
+              key: 'shift + down',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Decrease volume')
             },
+            {
+              key: 'm',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Toggle mute')
+            },
             {
               key: 'l',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Toggle queue looping')
@@ -82,6 +139,14 @@ export default {
               key: 's',
               summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Shuffle queue')
             },
+            {
+              key: 'q',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Clear queue')
+            },
+            {
+              key: 'f',
+              summary: this.$pgettext('Popup/Keyboard shortcuts/Table.Label/Verb', 'Toggle favorite')
+            },
           ]
         }
       ]
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue b/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
index 8faaf670c..032be232d 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/Player.vue
@@ -206,12 +206,19 @@
       </div>
       <GlobalEvents
         @keydown.space.prevent.exact="togglePlay"
-        @keydown.ctrl.left.prevent.exact="previous"
-        @keydown.ctrl.right.prevent.exact="next"
-        @keydown.ctrl.down.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', -0.1)"
-        @keydown.ctrl.up.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', 0.1)"
+        @keydown.ctrl.shift.left.prevent.exact="previous"
+        @keydown.ctrl.shift.right.prevent.exact="next"
+        @keydown.shift.down.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', -0.1)"
+        @keydown.shift.up.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/incrementVolume', 0.1)"
+        @keydown.right.prevent.exact="seek (5)"
+        @keydown.left.prevent.exact="seek (-5)"
+        @keydown.shift.right.prevent.exact="seek (30)"
+        @keydown.shift.left.prevent.exact="seek (-30)"
+        @keydown.m.prevent.exact="toggleMute"
         @keydown.l.prevent.exact="$store.commit('player/toggleLooping')"
         @keydown.s.prevent.exact="shuffle"
+        @keydown.f.prevent.exact="$store.dispatch('favorites/toggle', currentTrack.id)"
+        @keydown.q.prevent.exact="clean"
         />
     </div>
   </section>
@@ -294,6 +301,7 @@ export default {
       mute: "player/mute",
       unmute: "player/unmute",
       clean: "queue/clean",
+      toggleMute: "player/toggleMute",
     }),
     async getTrackData (trackData) {
       let data = null
@@ -489,6 +497,21 @@ export default {
         }
       }
     },
+    seek (step) {
+      if (step > 0) {
+        // seek right
+        if (this.currentTime + step < this.duration) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('player/updateProgress', (this.currentTime + step))
+        } else {
+        this.next() // parenthesis where missing here
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        // seek left
+        let position = Math.max(this.currentTime + step, 0)
+        this.$store.dispatch('player/updateProgress', position)
+      }
+    },
     observeProgress: function (enable) {
       let self = this
       if (enable) {
diff --git a/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue b/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
index 28b11b040..998a668ec 100644
--- a/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/audio/SearchBar.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 <template>
   <div class="ui fluid category search">
     <slot></slot><div class="ui icon input">
-      <input class="prompt" name="search" :placeholder="labels.placeholder" type="text">
+      <input class="prompt" ref="search" name="search" :placeholder="labels.placeholder" type="text" @keydown.esc="$event.target.blur()">
       <i class="search icon"></i>
     </div>
     <div class="results"></div>
     <slot name="after"></slot>
+    <GlobalEvents
+      @keydown.shift.f.prevent.exact="focusSearch"
+    />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import jQuery from 'jquery'
 import router from '@/router'
+import GlobalEvents from "@/components/utils/global-events"
 
 export default {
+  components: {
+  GlobalEvents,
+  },
   computed: {
     labels () {
       return {
@@ -104,6 +111,11 @@ export default {
         url: this.$store.getters['instance/absoluteUrl']('api/v1/search?query={query}')
       }
     })
+  },
+  methods: {
+    focusSearch () {
+      this.$refs.search.focus()
+    },
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/front/src/store/player.js b/front/src/store/player.js
index fac17368d..6757f0bee 100644
--- a/front/src/store/player.js
+++ b/front/src/store/player.js
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ export default {
         }, 3000)
       }
     },
+    toggleMute({commit, state}) {
+      if (state.volume > 0) {
+        commit('tempVolume', state.volume)
+        commit('volume', 0)
+      }
+      else {
+        commit('volume', state.tempVolume)
+      }
+    },
     trackListened ({commit, rootState}, track) {
       if (!rootState.auth.authenticated) {
         return