diff --git a/src/app/app.js b/src/app/app.js
index c3c46dbdde0..1508f16e013 100644
--- a/src/app/app.js
+++ b/src/app/app.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function (angular, $, _, appLevelRequire) {
     'pasvaz.bindonce'
   ];
 
-  _.each('controllers directives factories services filters'.split(' '),
+  _.each('controllers directives factories services services.dashboard filters'.split(' '),
   function (type) {
     var module_name = 'kibana.'+type;
     // create the module
diff --git a/src/app/controllers/dash.js b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
index 98f5df2983e..1038378b1b3 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/dash.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ define([
   'jquery',
   'config',
   'underscore',
-  'services/all'
+  'services/all',
+  'services/dashboard/all'
 ],
 function (angular, $, config, _) {
   "use strict";
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ function (angular, $, config, _) {
   var module = angular.module('kibana.controllers');
 
   module.controller('DashCtrl', function(
-    $scope, $rootScope, ejsResource, dashboard,
+    $scope, $rootScope, ejsResource, dashboard, dashboardKeybindings,
     alertSrv, panelMove, keyboardManager, grafanaVersion) {
 
     $scope.requiredElasticSearchVersion = ">=0.90.3";
@@ -66,68 +67,7 @@ function (angular, $, config, _) {
       $scope.bindKeyboardShortcuts();
     };
 
-    $scope.bindKeyboardShortcuts = function() {
-      $rootScope.$on('panel-fullscreen-enter', function() {
-        $rootScope.fullscreen = true;
-      });
-
-      $rootScope.$on('panel-fullscreen-exit', function() {
-        $rootScope.fullscreen = false;
-      });
-
-      $rootScope.$on('dashboard-saved', function() {
-        if ($rootScope.fullscreen) {
-          $rootScope.$emit('panel-fullscreen-exit');
-        }
-      });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+f', function(evt) {
-        $rootScope.$emit('open-search', evt);
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+h', function() {
-        var current = dashboard.current.hideControls;
-        dashboard.current.hideControls = !current;
-        dashboard.current.panel_hints = current;
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+s', function(evt) {
-        $rootScope.$emit('save-dashboard', evt);
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+r', function() {
-        dashboard.refresh();
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+z', function(evt) {
-        $rootScope.$emit('zoom-out', evt);
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-
-      keyboardManager.bind('esc', function() {
-        var popups = $('.popover.in');
-        if (popups.length > 0) {
-          return;
-        }
-        $rootScope.$emit('panel-fullscreen-exit');
-      }, { inputDisabled: true });
-    };
-
-    $scope.countWatchers = function (scopeStart) {
-      var q = [scopeStart || $rootScope], watchers = 0, scope;
-      while (q.length > 0) {
-        scope = q.pop();
-        if (scope.$$watchers) {
-          watchers += scope.$$watchers.length;
-        }
-        if (scope.$$childHead) {
-          q.push(scope.$$childHead);
-        }
-        if (scope.$$nextSibling) {
-          q.push(scope.$$nextSibling);
-        }
-      }
-      window.console.log(watchers);
-    };
+    $scope.bindKeyboardShortcuts = dashboardKeybindings.shortcuts
 
     $scope.isPanel = function(obj) {
       if(!_.isNull(obj) && !_.isUndefined(obj) && !_.isUndefined(obj.type)) {
@@ -196,4 +136,4 @@ function (angular, $, config, _) {
 
     $scope.init();
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard/all.js b/src/app/services/dashboard/all.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f861edb5a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard/all.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+define([
+  './dashboardKeyBindings',
+],
+function () {});
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3127a10420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+define([
+    'angular',
+    'jquery',
+    'underscore',
+    'services/all'
+],
+function( angular, $, _ ) {
+    "use strict";
+
+    var module = angular.module('kibana.services.dashboard');
+
+    module.service( 'dashboardKeybindings', function($rootScope, keyboardManager, dashboard) {
+        this.shortcuts = function() {
+             $rootScope.$on('panel-fullscreen-enter', function() {
+                 $rootScope.fullscreen = true;
+             });
+
+             $rootScope.$on('panel-fullscreen-exit', function() {
+                 $rootScope.fullscreen = false;
+             });
+
+             $rootScope.$on('dashboard-saved', function() {
+                 if ($rootScope.fullscreen) {
+                     $rootScope.$emit('panel-fullscreen-exit');
+                 }
+             });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+f', function(evt) {
+                 $rootScope.$emit('open-search', evt);
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+h', function() {
+                 var current = dashboard.current.hideControls;
+                 dashboard.current.hideControls = !current;
+                 dashboard.current.panel_hints = current;
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+s', function(evt) {
+                 $rootScope.$emit('save-dashboard', evt);
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+r', function() {
+                 dashboard.refresh();
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('ctrl+z', function(evt) {
+                 $rootScope.$emit('zoom-out', evt);
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+
+             keyboardManager.bind('esc', function() {
+                 var popups = $('.popover.in');
+                 if (popups.length > 0) {
+                     return;
+                 }
+                 $rootScope.$emit('panel-fullscreen-exit');
+             }, { inputDisabled: true });
+        };
+    });
+});