diff --git a/WHATS_NEW.md b/WHATS_NEW.md
index 2899a8a81..bca2ab6d7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW.md
+++ b/WHATS_NEW.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-### 🌴 August 2020 ☀️
+### 🎃 October 2020 🍂
 ## Shortcut to reload mesh
 `Ctrl + Shift + LeftClick` on any visible segment in 2D/3D to reload its mesh after an edit.
 This helps avoid having to refresh Neuroglancer to see the new mesh.
 
 NOTE: You may need to do this more than once because Neuroglancer cannot know if the remeshing process has completed.
+## Additional Keybind to Complete Annotation
+`Backquote` key (under `ESC`) can be used to complete an annotation.<sup>*</sup>
+
+<sub>****This serves as an alternative control for when double clicking doesn't work.***</sub>
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diff --git a/src/neuroglancer/ui/default_input_event_bindings.ts b/src/neuroglancer/ui/default_input_event_bindings.ts
index 4470d794c..0f03da44f 100644
--- a/src/neuroglancer/ui/default_input_event_bindings.ts
+++ b/src/neuroglancer/ui/default_input_event_bindings.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export function getDefaultRenderedDataPanelBindings() {
           'at:dblclick0': 'select',
           'at:control+mousedown0': 'annotate',
           'at:control+dblclick0': 'complete-annotation',
+          'at:backquote': 'complete-annotation-viakey',
           'at:mousedown2': 'move-to-mouse-position',
           'at:control+mousedown2': 'select-annotation',
           'at:alt+mousedown0': 'move-annotation',
diff --git a/src/neuroglancer/viewer.ts b/src/neuroglancer/viewer.ts
index f0b6067ed..9f96080c0 100644
--- a/src/neuroglancer/viewer.ts
+++ b/src/neuroglancer/viewer.ts
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ export class Viewer extends RefCounted implements ViewerState {
       }
     });
 
-    this.bindAction('complete-annotation', () => {
+    const actionCompleteAnnotation = (shortcut?: boolean) => {
       const selectedLayer = this.selectedLayer.layer;
       if (selectedLayer === undefined) {
         StatusMessage.showTemporaryMessage(
@@ -775,8 +775,11 @@ export class Viewer extends RefCounted implements ViewerState {
             JSON.stringify(selectedLayer.name)}) does not have an active annotation tool.`);
         return;
       }
-      (<MultiStepAnnotationTool>userLayer.tool.value).complete(true);
-    });
+      (<MultiStepAnnotationTool>userLayer.tool.value).complete(shortcut);
+    };
+
+    this.bindAction('complete-annotation-viakey', () => actionCompleteAnnotation());
+    this.bindAction('complete-annotation', () => actionCompleteAnnotation(true));
 
     this.bindAction('toggle-axis-lines', () => this.showAxisLines.toggle());
     this.bindAction('toggle-scale-bar', () => this.showScaleBar.toggle());