diff --git a/app/calendar/EventModal.jsx b/app/calendar/EventModal.jsx
index 4685035..233a1b0 100644
--- a/app/calendar/EventModal.jsx
+++ b/app/calendar/EventModal.jsx
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ export default class EventModal extends Component {
 		}
 	}
 
+	textboxKeyup(e) {
+		if (e.keyCode == 13 && e.ctrlKey) {
+			this.save();
+		}
+	}
+
 	pickerChange(type, date) {
 		var newState = {};
 		var mergedState = {};
@@ -350,7 +356,7 @@ export default class EventModal extends Component {
 
 				<input type="text" class="form-control eventModalLocation" placeholder="Location" value={state.location} onKeyup={this.keyup.bind(this)} onChange={linkState(this, "location")} />
 
-				<textarea class="form-control eventModalDescription" placeholder="Description" value={state.description} onChange={linkState(this, "description")} style={state.descriptionMinHeight ? `min-height: ${state.descriptionMinHeight}px;` : ""} />
+				<textarea class="form-control eventModalDescription" placeholder="Description" value={state.description} onKeyup={this.textboxKeyup.bind(this)} onInput={linkState(this, "description")} style={state.descriptionMinHeight ? `min-height: ${state.descriptionMinHeight}px;` : ""} />
 			</div>
 			<div class="modal-footer">
 				{!state.isNew && <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger" onClick={this.delete.bind(this)}>Delete</button>}