diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c61842b..f1e7436 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { onMounted, watch } from 'vue'
+import { onMounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import TitleBar from './components/TitleBar.vue'
 import NavRail from './components/NavRail.vue'
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type { SoundEvent } from './utils/audio'
 import TourOverlay from './components/TourOverlay.vue'
 import RecurringPromptDialog from './components/RecurringPromptDialog.vue'
 import TimerSaveDialog from './components/TimerSaveDialog.vue'
+import QuickEntryDialog from './components/QuickEntryDialog.vue'
 import { useOnboardingStore } from './stores/onboarding'
 import { useProjectsStore } from './stores/projects'
 import { useInvoicesStore } from './stores/invoices'
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const settingsStore = useSettingsStore()
 const recurringStore = useRecurringStore()
 const timerStore = useTimerStore()
 const { announcement } = useAnnouncer()
+const showQuickEntry = ref(false)
 
 function getProjectName(projectId?: number): string {
   if (!projectId) return ''
@@ -59,6 +61,15 @@ async function registerShortcuts() {
       await win.show()
       await win.setFocus()
     })
+
+    const quickEntryKey = settingsStore.settings.shortcut_quick_entry || 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+N'
+    await register(quickEntryKey, async () => {
+      const { getCurrentWindow } = await import('@tauri-apps/api/window')
+      const win = getCurrentWindow()
+      await win.show()
+      await win.setFocus()
+      showQuickEntry.value = true
+    })
   } catch (e) {
     console.error('Failed to register shortcuts:', e)
   }
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ watch(() => settingsStore.settings.ui_font, (newFont) => {
   }
 })
 
-watch(() => [settingsStore.settings.shortcut_toggle_timer, settingsStore.settings.shortcut_show_app], () => {
+watch(() => [settingsStore.settings.shortcut_toggle_timer, settingsStore.settings.shortcut_show_app, settingsStore.settings.shortcut_quick_entry], () => {
   registerShortcuts()
 })
 
@@ -284,6 +295,11 @@ watch(() => settingsStore.settings.persistent_notifications, (val) => {
     @discard="timerStore.handleSaveDialogDiscard"
     @cancel="timerStore.handleSaveDialogCancel"
   />
+  <QuickEntryDialog
+    :show="showQuickEntry"
+    @close="showQuickEntry = false"
+    @saved="showQuickEntry = false"
+  />
   <div id="route-announcer" class="sr-only" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"></div>
   <div id="announcer" class="sr-only" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true">{{ announcement }}</div>
   <TourOverlay />
diff --git a/src/views/Settings.vue b/src/views/Settings.vue
index 38dea98..19e103e 100644
--- a/src/views/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/views/Settings.vue
@@ -570,6 +570,18 @@
             />
           </div>
 
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <p class="text-[0.8125rem] text-text-primary">Quick Entry</p>
+              <p class="text-[0.6875rem] text-text-tertiary mt-0.5">Open quick entry dialog from anywhere</p>
+            </div>
+            <AppShortcutRecorder
+              :model-value="shortcutQuickEntry"
+              @update:model-value="(v: string) => { shortcutQuickEntry = v; saveShortcutSettings() }"
+              label="Quick entry shortcut"
+            />
+          </div>
+
           <!-- Divider -->
           <div class="border-t border-border-subtle" />
 
@@ -1414,6 +1426,7 @@ const themeMode = ref('dark')
 const accentColor = ref('amber')
 const shortcutToggleTimer = ref('CmdOrCtrl+Shift+T')
 const shortcutShowApp = ref('CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Z')
+const shortcutQuickEntry = ref('CmdOrCtrl+Shift+N')
 const timelineRecording = ref(false)
 const timerFont = ref('JetBrains Mono')
 const timerFontOptions = TIMER_FONTS
@@ -1779,6 +1792,7 @@ async function saveUIFontSetting() {
 async function saveShortcutSettings() {
   await settingsStore.updateSetting('shortcut_toggle_timer', shortcutToggleTimer.value)
   await settingsStore.updateSetting('shortcut_show_app', shortcutShowApp.value)
+  await settingsStore.updateSetting('shortcut_quick_entry', shortcutQuickEntry.value)
 }
 
 // Save timer font setting
@@ -2124,6 +2138,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   accentColor.value = settingsStore.settings.accent_color || 'amber'
   shortcutToggleTimer.value = settingsStore.settings.shortcut_toggle_timer || 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+T'
   shortcutShowApp.value = settingsStore.settings.shortcut_show_app || 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Z'
+  shortcutQuickEntry.value = settingsStore.settings.shortcut_quick_entry || 'CmdOrCtrl+Shift+N'
   dailyGoalHours.value = parseFloat(settingsStore.settings.daily_goal_hours) || 8
   weeklyGoalHours.value = parseFloat(settingsStore.settings.weekly_goal_hours) || 40
   roundingEnabled.value = settingsStore.settings.rounding_enabled === 'true'