diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
index f92c1cdf44..fedf80fbf4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/status_container.jsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
     if (status.get('reblogged')) {
       dispatch(unreblog(status));
     } else {
-      if (e.altKey || !this.boostModal) {
+      if (e.shiftKey || !this.boostModal) {
         this.onModalReblog(status);
       } else {
         dispatch(openModal('BOOST', { status, onReblog: this.onModalReblog }));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
index 91302bc3f5..48fea658dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/status/index.jsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const Status = React.createClass({
     if (status.get('reblogged')) {
       this.props.dispatch(unreblog(status));
     } else {
-      if (e.altKey || !this.props.boostModal) {
+      if (e.shiftKey || !this.props.boostModal) {
         this.handleModalReblog(status);
       } else {
         this.props.dispatch(openModal('BOOST', { status, onReblog: this.handleModalReblog }));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
index 023abc6ac2..b54768631c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const BoostModal = React.createClass({
         </div>
 
         <div className='boost-modal__action-bar'>
-          <div><FormattedMessage id='boost_modal.combo' defaultMessage='You can press {combo} to skip this next time' values={{ combo: <span>Alt + <i className='fa fa-retweet' /></span> }} /></div>
+          <div><FormattedMessage id='boost_modal.combo' defaultMessage='You can press {combo} to skip this next time' values={{ combo: <span>Shift + <i className='fa fa-retweet' /></span> }} /></div>
           <Button text={intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} onClick={this.handleReblog} />
         </div>
       </div>