diff --git a/widgets/chatwidgetheader.cpp b/widgets/chatwidgetheader.cpp
index 213ee1e4a..7a4c762ad 100644
--- a/widgets/chatwidgetheader.cpp
+++ b/widgets/chatwidgetheader.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,11 @@ void ChatWidgetHeader::rightButtonClicked()
 
 void ChatWidgetHeader::menuAddSplit()
 {
+    printf("Add split for menu (NOT IMPLEMENTED KKarrot)\n");
 }
 void ChatWidgetHeader::menuCloseSplit()
 {
+    printf("Close split\n");
 }
 void ChatWidgetHeader::menuMoveSplit()
 {
diff --git a/widgets/notebook.cpp b/widgets/notebook.cpp
index 93b9930f1..493c192a7 100644
--- a/widgets/notebook.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebook.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QLayout>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QShortcut>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
@@ -41,6 +42,20 @@ Notebook::Notebook(QWidget *parent)
         [this](const bool &) { performLayout(); });
     SettingsManager::getInstance().hideUserButton.valueChanged.connect(
         [this](const bool &) { performLayout(); });
+
+    // Initialize notebook hotkeys
+    {
+        // CTRL+T: Create new split (Add page)
+        auto shortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("CTRL+T"), this);
+        connect(shortcut, &QShortcut::activated, [this]() {
+            printf("ctrL+t pressed\n");  //
+            if (this->_selectedPage == nullptr) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this->_selectedPage->addChat();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 NotebookPage *Notebook::addPage(bool select)
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
index 0e7d9472a..94f891234 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ NotebookTab *NotebookPage::getTab() const
     return _tab;
 }
 
+void
+NotebookPage::addChat(bool openChannelNameDialog)
+{
+    ChatWidget *w = new ChatWidget();
+
+    if (openChannelNameDialog) {
+        w->showChangeChannelPopup();
+    }
+
+    addToLayout(w, std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1));
+}
+
 std::pair<int, int> NotebookPage::removeFromLayout(ChatWidget *widget)
 {
     // remove from chatWidgets vector
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.h b/widgets/notebookpage.h
index 713c6a05f..b03b0c191 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.h
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
     const std::vector<ChatWidget *> &getChatWidgets() const;
     NotebookTab *getTab() const;
 
+    void addChat(bool openChannelNameDialog = false);
+
     static bool isDraggingSplit;
     static ChatWidget *draggingSplit;
     static std::pair<int, int> dropPosition;