diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b9f094d..872fa8c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	barFocused := false
 
-	fileMenu := ui.NewMenu("File", &theme)
+	fileMenu := ui.NewMenu("_File", &theme)
 
-	fileMenu.AddItems([]ui.Item{&ui.ItemEntry{Name: "New File", Callback: func() {
+	fileMenu.AddItems([]ui.Item{&ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_New File", Callback: func() {
 		textEdit := ui.NewTextEdit(&s, "", "", &theme) // No file path, no contents
 		tabContainer.AddTab("noname", textEdit)
-	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Open...", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_Open...", Callback: func() {
 		callback := func(filePaths []string) {
 			for _, path := range filePaths {
 				file, err := os.Open(path)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func main() {
 			},
 		)
 		changeFocus(fileSelector)
-	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Save", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_Save", Callback: func() {
 		if tabContainer.GetTabCount() > 0 {
 			tab := tabContainer.GetTab(tabContainer.GetSelectedTabIdx())
 			te := tab.Child.(*ui.TextEdit)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func main() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Save As...", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Save _As...", Callback: func() {
 		// TODO: implement a "Save as" dialog system, and show that when trying to save noname files
 		callback := func(filePaths []string) {
 			fileSelector = nil // Hide the file selector
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ func main() {
 			},
 		)
 		changeFocus(fileSelector)
-	}}, &ui.ItemSeparator{}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Exit", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemSeparator{}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "E_xit", Callback: func() {
 		s.Fini()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}}})
 
-	editMenu := ui.NewMenu("Edit", &theme)
+	editMenu := ui.NewMenu("_Edit", &theme)
 
-	editMenu.AddItems([]ui.Item{&ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Cut", Callback: func() {
+	editMenu.AddItems([]ui.Item{&ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_Cut", Callback: func() {
 		if tabContainer.GetTabCount() > 0 {
 			tab := tabContainer.GetTab(tabContainer.GetSelectedTabIdx())
 			te := tab.Child.(*ui.TextEdit)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func main() {
 				_ = ClipWrite(selectedStr) // Add the selectedStr to clipboard
 			}
 		}
-	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Copy", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_Copy", Callback: func() {
 		if tabContainer.GetTabCount() > 0 {
 			tab := tabContainer.GetTab(tabContainer.GetSelectedTabIdx())
 			te := tab.Child.(*ui.TextEdit)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func main() {
 				_ = ClipWrite(selectedStr) // Add selectedStr to clipboard
 			}
 		}
-	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "Paste", Callback: func() {
+	}}, &ui.ItemEntry{Name: "_Paste", Callback: func() {
 		if tabContainer.GetTabCount() > 0 {
 			tab := tabContainer.GetTab(tabContainer.GetSelectedTabIdx())
 			te := tab.Child.(*ui.TextEdit)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}}})
 
-	searchMenu := ui.NewMenu("Search", &theme)
+	searchMenu := ui.NewMenu("_Search", &theme)
 
 	searchMenu.AddItems([]ui.Item{&ui.ItemEntry{Name: "New", Callback: func() {
 		s.Beep()
diff --git a/ui/drawfunctions.go b/ui/drawfunctions.go
index 9585186..574fa76 100644
--- a/ui/drawfunctions.go
+++ b/ui/drawfunctions.go
@@ -15,11 +15,33 @@ func DrawRect(s tcell.Screen, x, y, width, height int, char rune, style tcell.St
 // DrawStr will render each character of a string at `x` and `y`.
 func DrawStr(s tcell.Screen, x, y int, str string, style tcell.Style) {
 	runes := []rune(str)
-	for idx := 0; idx < len(runes); idx++ {
-		s.SetContent(x+idx, y, runes[idx], nil, style)
+	for idx, r := range runes {
+		s.SetContent(x+idx, y, r, nil, style)
 	}
 }
 
+// DrawQuickCharStr renders a string very similar to how DrawStr works, but stylizes the
+// quick char (any rune after an underscore) with an underline. Returned is the number of
+// columns that were drawn to the screen. This is useful to know the length of the string
+// drawn, minus the underscore.
+func DrawQuickCharStr(s tcell.Screen, x, y int, str string, style tcell.Style) int {
+	runes := []rune(str)
+	col := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(runes); i++ {
+		r := runes[i]
+		if r == '_' && i+1 < len(runes) {
+			i++
+			sty := style.Underline(true)
+						
+			s.SetContent(x+col, y, runes[i], nil, sty)
+		} else {
+			s.SetContent(x+col, y, r, nil, style)
+		}
+		col++
+	}
+	return col
+}
+
 // DrawRectOutline draws only the outline of a rectangle, using `ul`, `ur`, `bl`, and `br`
 // for the corner runes, and `hor` and `vert` for the horizontal and vertical runes, respectively.
 func DrawRectOutline(s tcell.Screen, x, y, _width, _height int, ul, ur, bl, br, hor, vert rune, style tcell.Style) {
diff --git a/ui/menu.go b/ui/menu.go
index d180eba..3820237 100644
--- a/ui/menu.go
+++ b/ui/menu.go
@@ -90,13 +90,14 @@ func (b *MenuBar) Draw(s tcell.Screen) {
 	col := b.x + 1
 	for i, item := range b.Menus {
 		str := fmt.Sprintf(" %s ", item.Name) // Surround the name in spaces
-		var sty tcell.Style
-		if b.selected == i && b.focused { // If we are drawing the selected item ...
-			sty = b.Theme.GetOrDefault("MenuBarSelected") // Use style for selected items
-		} else {
-			sty = normalStyle
+
+		sty := normalStyle		
+		if b.focused && b.selected == i {
+			sty = b.Theme.GetOrDefault("MenuBarSelected") // Use special style for selected item
 		}
-		DrawStr(s, col, b.y, str, sty)
+
+		DrawQuickCharStr(s, col, b.y, str, sty)
+
 		col += len(str)
 	}
 
@@ -185,14 +186,16 @@ func (b *MenuBar) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) bool {
 
 		case tcell.KeyRune: // Search for the matching quick char in menu names
 			if !b.menusVisible { // If the selected Menu is not open/visible
-				for _, m := range b.Menus {
+				for i, m := range b.Menus {
 					found, r := QuickCharInString(m.Name)
 					if found && r == ev.Rune() {
 						b.menusVisible = true
 
+						b.selected = i
 						menu := &b.Menus[b.selected]
 						(*menu).SetPos(b.GetMenuXPos(b.selected), b.y+1)
 						(*menu).SetFocused(true)
+						break
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -306,9 +309,11 @@ func (m *Menu) Draw(s tcell.Screen) {
 			} else {
 				sty = defaultStyle
 			}
-			itemName := item.GetName()
-			str := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", itemName, strings.Repeat(" ", m.width-2-len(itemName)))
-			DrawStr(s, m.x+1, m.y+1+i, str, sty)
+			
+			len := DrawQuickCharStr(s, m.x+1, m.y+1+i, item.GetName(), sty)
+
+			str := strings.Repeat(" ", m.width-2-len) // Fill space after menu names to border
+			DrawStr(s, m.x+1+len, m.y+1+i, str, sty)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -368,10 +373,13 @@ func (m *Menu) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) bool {
 		case tcell.KeyRune:
 			// TODO: support quick chars for sub-menus
 			for i, item := range m.Items {
+				if m.selected == i {
+					continue // Skip the item we're on
+				}
 				found, r := QuickCharInString(item.GetName())
 				if found && r == ev.Rune() {
 					m.selected = i
-					m.ActivateItemUnderCursor()
+					break
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/ui/theme.go b/ui/theme.go
index d9efe2e..c6fae9f 100644
--- a/ui/theme.go
+++ b/ui/theme.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ var DefaultTheme = Theme{
 	"MenuBarSelected":  tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorSilver).Background(tcell.ColorBlack),
 	"Menu":             tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorBlack).Background(tcell.ColorSilver),
 	"MenuSelected":     tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorSilver).Background(tcell.ColorBlack),
-	"QuickChar":        tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorYellow).Background(tcell.ColorBlack),
 	"Tab":              tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorSilver).Background(tcell.ColorBlack),
 	"TabContainer":     tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorSilver).Background(tcell.ColorBlack),
 	"TabSelected":      tcell.Style{}.Foreground(tcell.ColorBlack).Background(tcell.ColorSilver),