diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 9258043b6..f867ae486 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ Default path for the config file:
       undo: 'z'
       redo: '<c-z>'
       filteringMenu: '<c-s>'
-      diffingMenu: '<c-e>'
+      diffingMenu: 'W'
+      diffingMenu-alt: '<c-e>' # deprecated
       copyToClipboard: '<c-o>'
     status:
       checkForUpdate: 'u'
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 8895ff2ec..90fc45add 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ keybinding:
     undo: 'z'
     redo: '<c-z>'
     filteringMenu: <c-s>
-    diffingMenu: '<c-e>'
+    diffingMenu: 'W'
+    diffingMenu-alt: '<c-e>'
     copyToClipboard: '<c-o>'
   status:
     checkForUpdate: 'u'
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 9bd27fa0b..1582e796b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -1037,6 +1037,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Handler:     gui.handleCreateDiffingMenuPanel,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("openDiffingMenu"),
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "",
+			Key:         gui.getKey("universal.diffingMenu-alt"),
+			Handler:     gui.handleCreateDiffingMenuPanel,
+			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("openDiffingMenu"),
+		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "secondary",
 			Key:      gocui.MouseWheelUp,