--- a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/impl/actions/ClipboardHistoryAction.java	
+++ a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/impl/actions/ClipboardHistoryAction.java	
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ 
 import org.netbeans.modules.editor.impl.actions.clipboardhistory.CompletionLayoutPopup;
 
 @EditorActionRegistration(
-        name = "clipboard-history",
+        name = ClipboardHistoryAction.NAME,
         menuPath = "Edit",
         menuPosition = 1350)
 public final class ClipboardHistoryAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
-
+    public static final String NAME = "clipboard-history";
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     @Override
--- a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/impl/actions/clipboardhistory/ScrollCompletionPane.java	
+++ a/editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/impl/actions/clipboardhistory/ScrollCompletionPane.java	
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ 
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ 
 import org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimeLookup;
 import org.netbeans.api.editor.settings.SimpleValueNames;
 import org.netbeans.editor.BaseKit;
+import org.netbeans.modules.editor.impl.actions.ClipboardHistoryAction;
 
 /**
 * Pane displaying the completion view and accompanying components
@@ -246,6 +248,13 @@ 
         BaseKit.downAction
         );
 
+        // Register down key for clipboard history shortcut
+        KeyStroke defaultKeystroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_D, InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK | InputEvent.SHIFT_DOWN_MASK);
+        KeyStroke[] findEditorKeys = findEditorKeys(component, ClipboardHistoryAction.NAME, defaultKeystroke);
+        for (KeyStroke ks : findEditorKeys) {
+            getInputMap().put(ks, COMPLETION_DOWN);
+        }
+
         // Register PgDn key
         registerKeybinding(component, ACTION_COMPLETION_PGDN, COMPLETION_PGDN,
         KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN, 0),