diff --git a/public/app/core/services/KeybindingSet.ts b/public/app/core/services/KeybindingSet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3316c7122f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/core/services/KeybindingSet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import Mousetrap from 'mousetrap';
+
+export interface KeyBindingItem {
+  /** Key or key pattern like mod+o */
+  key: string;
+  /** Defaults to keydown */
+  type?: string;
+  /** The handler callback */
+  onTrigger: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Small util to make it easier to add and unbind Mousetrap keybindings
+ */
+export class KeybindingSet {
+  private _binds: KeyBindingItem[] = [];
+
+  addBinding(item: KeyBindingItem) {
+    Mousetrap.bind(
+      item.key,
+      (evt) => {
+        evt.preventDefault();
+        evt.stopPropagation();
+        evt.returnValue = false;
+        item.onTrigger();
+      },
+      'keydown'
+    );
+    this._binds.push(item);
+  }
+
+  removeAll() {
+    this._binds.forEach((item) => {
+      Mousetrap.unbind(item.key, item.type);
+    });
+    this._binds = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelEditor.tsx
index ee947819c40..7d0416a645f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelEditor.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@grafana/scenes';
 
 import { DashboardScene } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
-import { getDashboardUrl } from '../utils/utils';
+import { getDashboardUrl } from '../utils/urlBuilders';
 
 import { PanelEditorRenderer } from './PanelEditorRenderer';
 import { PanelOptionsPane } from './PanelOptionsPane';
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index 30ed8897580..4a849ee9c94 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -20,15 +20,11 @@ import { DashboardMeta } from 'app/types';
 import { DashboardSceneRenderer } from '../scene/DashboardSceneRenderer';
 import { SaveDashboardDrawer } from '../serialization/SaveDashboardDrawer';
 import { DashboardModelCompatibilityWrapper } from '../utils/DashboardModelCompatibilityWrapper';
-import {
-  findVizPanelByKey,
-  forceRenderChildren,
-  getClosestVizPanel,
-  getDashboardUrl,
-  getPanelIdForVizPanel,
-} from '../utils/utils';
+import { getDashboardUrl } from '../utils/urlBuilders';
+import { findVizPanelByKey, forceRenderChildren, getClosestVizPanel, getPanelIdForVizPanel } from '../utils/utils';
 
 import { DashboardSceneUrlSync } from './DashboardSceneUrlSync';
+import { setupKeyboardShortcuts } from './keyboardShortcuts';
 
 export interface DashboardSceneState extends SceneObjectState {
   /** The title */
@@ -95,6 +91,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
       this.startTrackingChanges();
     }
 
+    const clearKeyBindings = setupKeyboardShortcuts(this);
     const oldDashboardWrapper = new DashboardModelCompatibilityWrapper(this);
 
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -103,6 +100,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> {
     // Deactivation logic
     return () => {
       window.__grafanaSceneContext = undefined;
+      clearKeyBindings();
       this.stopTrackingChanges();
       this.stopUrlSync();
       oldDashboardWrapper.destroy();
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
index aa03646e03a..f377ab996c7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/PanelMenuBehavior.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import { locationUtil, PanelMenuItem } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PanelMenuItem } from '@grafana/data';
 import { locationService, reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { sceneGraph, VizPanel, VizPanelMenu } from '@grafana/scenes';
-import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
+import { VizPanel, VizPanelMenu } from '@grafana/scenes';
 import { t } from 'app/core/internationalization';
-import { getExploreUrl } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
 import { InspectTab } from 'app/features/inspector/types';
 
 import { ShareModal } from '../sharing/ShareModal';
-import { getDashboardUrl, getPanelIdForVizPanel, getQueryRunnerFor } from '../utils/utils';
+import { getDashboardUrl, getInspectUrl, getViewPanelUrl, tryGetExploreUrlForPanel } from '../utils/urlBuilders';
+import { getPanelIdForVizPanel } from '../utils/utils';
 
 import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
 
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu) {
     const items: PanelMenuItem[] = [];
     const panelId = getPanelIdForVizPanel(panel);
     const dashboard = panel.getRoot();
-    const panelPlugin = panel.getPlugin();
-    const queryRunner = getQueryRunnerFor(panel);
 
     if (dashboard instanceof DashboardScene) {
       items.push({
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu) {
         iconClassName: 'eye',
         shortcut: 'v',
         onClick: () => reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'view' }),
-        href: locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(location, { viewPanel: panel.state.key }),
+        href: getViewPanelUrl(panel),
       });
 
       // We could check isEditing here but I kind of think this should always be in the menu,
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu) {
       items.push({
         text: t('panel.header-menu.edit', `Edit`),
         iconClassName: 'eye',
-        shortcut: 'v',
+        shortcut: 'e',
         onClick: () => reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'edit' }),
         href: getDashboardUrl({
           uid: dashboard.state.uid,
@@ -60,20 +57,14 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu) {
       });
     }
 
-    if (contextSrv.hasAccessToExplore() && !panelPlugin?.meta.skipDataQuery && queryRunner) {
-      const timeRange = sceneGraph.getTimeRange(panel);
-
+    const exploreUrl = await tryGetExploreUrlForPanel(panel);
+    if (exploreUrl) {
       items.push({
         text: t('panel.header-menu.explore', `Explore`),
         iconClassName: 'compass',
         shortcut: 'p x',
         onClick: () => reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'explore' }),
-        href: await getExploreUrl({
-          queries: queryRunner.state.queries,
-          dsRef: queryRunner.state.datasource,
-          timeRange: timeRange.state.value,
-          scopedVars: { __sceneObject: { value: panel } },
-        }),
+        href: exploreUrl,
       });
     }
 
@@ -82,7 +73,7 @@ export function panelMenuBehavior(menu: VizPanelMenu) {
       iconClassName: 'info-circle',
       shortcut: 'i',
       onClick: () => reportInteraction('dashboards_panelheader_menu', { item: 'inspect', tab: InspectTab.Data }),
-      href: locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(location, { inspect: panel.state.key }),
+      href: getInspectUrl(panel),
     });
 
     menu.setState({ items });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/keyboardShortcuts.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/keyboardShortcuts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d44ce2e6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/keyboardShortcuts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { sceneGraph, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { OptionsWithLegend } from '@grafana/schema';
+import { KeybindingSet } from 'app/core/services/KeybindingSet';
+
+import { ShareModal } from '../sharing/ShareModal';
+import { getDashboardUrl, getInspectUrl, getViewPanelUrl, tryGetExploreUrlForPanel } from '../utils/urlBuilders';
+import { getPanelIdForVizPanel } from '../utils/utils';
+
+import { DashboardScene } from './DashboardScene';
+
+export function setupKeyboardShortcuts(scene: DashboardScene) {
+  const keybindings = new KeybindingSet();
+
+  // View panel
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'v',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, (vizPanel: VizPanel) => {
+      if (!scene.state.viewPanelKey) {
+        locationService.push(getViewPanelUrl(vizPanel));
+      }
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Panel edit
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'e',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, async (vizPanel: VizPanel) => {
+      const sceneRoot = vizPanel.getRoot();
+      if (sceneRoot instanceof DashboardScene) {
+        const panelId = getPanelIdForVizPanel(vizPanel);
+        locationService.push(
+          getDashboardUrl({
+            uid: sceneRoot.state.uid,
+            subPath: `/panel-edit/${panelId}`,
+            currentQueryParams: location.search,
+          })
+        );
+      }
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Panel share
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'p s',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, async (vizPanel: VizPanel) => {
+      scene.showModal(new ShareModal({ panelRef: vizPanel.getRef(), dashboardRef: scene.getRef() }));
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Panel inspect
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'i',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, async (vizPanel: VizPanel) => {
+      locationService.push(getInspectUrl(vizPanel));
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Got to Explore for panel
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'p x',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, async (vizPanel: VizPanel) => {
+      const url = await tryGetExploreUrlForPanel(vizPanel);
+      if (url) {
+        locationService.push(url);
+      }
+    }),
+  });
+
+  // Toggle legend
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'p l',
+    onTrigger: withFocusedPanel(scene, toggleVizPanelLegend),
+  });
+
+  // Refresh
+  keybindings.addBinding({
+    key: 'd r',
+    onTrigger: () => sceneGraph.getTimeRange(scene).onRefresh(),
+  });
+
+  // toggle all panel legends (TODO)
+  // delete panel (TODO when we work on editing)
+  // toggle all exemplars (TODO)
+  // collapse all rows (TODO)
+  // expand all rows (TODO)
+
+  return () => keybindings.removeAll;
+}
+
+export function withFocusedPanel(scene: DashboardScene, fn: (vizPanel: VizPanel) => void) {
+  return () => {
+    const elements = document.querySelectorAll(':hover');
+
+    for (let i = elements.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+      const element = elements[i];
+
+      if (element instanceof HTMLElement && element.dataset?.vizPanelKey) {
+        const panelKey = element.dataset?.vizPanelKey;
+        const vizPanel = sceneGraph.findObject(scene, (o) => o.state.key === panelKey);
+
+        if (vizPanel && vizPanel instanceof VizPanel) {
+          fn(vizPanel);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export function toggleVizPanelLegend(vizPanel: VizPanel) {
+  const options = vizPanel.state.options;
+  if (hasLegendOptions(options) && typeof options.legend.showLegend === 'boolean') {
+    vizPanel.onOptionsChange({
+      legend: {
+        showLegend: options.legend.showLegend ? false : true,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function hasLegendOptions(optionsWithLegend: unknown): optionsWithLegend is OptionsWithLegend {
+  return optionsWithLegend != null && 'legend' in optionsWithLegend;
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareLinkTab.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareLinkTab.tsx
index 52dc9c2f6ae..f5c2db5387a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareLinkTab.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ShareLinkTab.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { trackDashboardSharingActionPerType } from 'app/features/dashboard/compo
 import { shareDashboardType } from 'app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils';
 
 import { DashboardScene } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
-import { getDashboardUrl } from '../utils/utils';
+import { getDashboardUrl } from '../utils/urlBuilders';
 
 import { SceneShareTabState } from './types';
 export interface ShareLinkTabState extends SceneShareTabState, ShareOptions {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.test.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.test.ts
rename to public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.test.ts
index fb06896a58b..7c7e2899f4c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getDashboardUrl } from './utils';
+import { getDashboardUrl } from './urlBuilders';
 
 describe('dashboard utils', () => {
   it('Can getUrl', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1539a04f348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/urlBuilders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { locationUtil, UrlQueryMap, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
+import { config, locationSearchToObject, locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { sceneGraph, VizPanel } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/core';
+import { getExploreUrl } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
+
+import { getQueryRunnerFor } from './utils';
+
+export interface DashboardUrlOptions {
+  uid?: string;
+  subPath?: string;
+  updateQuery?: UrlQueryMap;
+  /** Set to location.search to preserve current params */
+  currentQueryParams: string;
+  /** * Returns solo panel route instead */
+  soloRoute?: boolean;
+  /** return render url */
+  render?: boolean;
+  /** Return an absolute URL */
+  absolute?: boolean;
+  // Add tz to query params
+  timeZone?: string;
+}
+
+export function getDashboardUrl(options: DashboardUrlOptions) {
+  let path = `/scenes/dashboard/${options.uid}${options.subPath ?? ''}`;
+
+  if (options.soloRoute) {
+    path = `/d-solo/${options.uid}${options.subPath ?? ''}`;
+  }
+
+  if (options.render) {
+    path = '/render' + path;
+
+    options.updateQuery = {
+      ...options.updateQuery,
+      width: 1000,
+      height: 500,
+      tz: options.timeZone,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const params = options.currentQueryParams ? locationSearchToObject(options.currentQueryParams) : {};
+
+  if (options.updateQuery) {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(options.updateQuery)) {
+      // removing params with null | undefined
+      if (options.updateQuery[key] === null || options.updateQuery[key] === undefined) {
+        delete params[key];
+      } else {
+        params[key] = options.updateQuery[key];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const relativeUrl = urlUtil.renderUrl(path, params);
+
+  if (options.absolute) {
+    return config.appUrl + relativeUrl.slice(1);
+  }
+
+  return relativeUrl;
+}
+
+export function getViewPanelUrl(vizPanel: VizPanel) {
+  return locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(locationService.getLocation(), { viewPanel: vizPanel.state.key });
+}
+
+export function getInspectUrl(vizPanel: VizPanel) {
+  return locationUtil.getUrlForPartial(locationService.getLocation(), { inspect: vizPanel.state.key });
+}
+
+export function tryGetExploreUrlForPanel(vizPanel: VizPanel): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  //const dashboard = panel.getRoot();
+  const panelPlugin = vizPanel.getPlugin();
+  const queryRunner = getQueryRunnerFor(vizPanel);
+
+  if (!contextSrv.hasAccessToExplore() || panelPlugin?.meta.skipDataQuery || !queryRunner) {
+    return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+  }
+
+  const timeRange = sceneGraph.getTimeRange(vizPanel);
+
+  return getExploreUrl({
+    queries: queryRunner.state.queries,
+    dsRef: queryRunner.state.datasource,
+    timeRange: timeRange.state.value,
+    scopedVars: { __sceneObject: { value: vizPanel } },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.ts
index b28c27c8834..1a9e8cb76b6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { IntervalVariableModel, UrlQueryMap, urlUtil } from '@grafana/data';
-import { config, locationSearchToObject } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { IntervalVariableModel } from '@grafana/data';
 import {
   MultiValueVariable,
   SceneDataTransformer,
@@ -79,62 +78,6 @@ export function forceRenderChildren(model: SceneObject, recursive?: boolean) {
   });
 }
 
-export interface DashboardUrlOptions {
-  uid?: string;
-  subPath?: string;
-  updateQuery?: UrlQueryMap;
-  /** Set to location.search to preserve current params */
-  currentQueryParams: string;
-  /** * Returns solo panel route instead */
-  soloRoute?: boolean;
-  /** return render url */
-  render?: boolean;
-  /** Return an absolute URL */
-  absolute?: boolean;
-  // Add tz to query params
-  timeZone?: string;
-}
-
-export function getDashboardUrl(options: DashboardUrlOptions) {
-  let path = `/scenes/dashboard/${options.uid}${options.subPath ?? ''}`;
-
-  if (options.soloRoute) {
-    path = `/d-solo/${options.uid}${options.subPath ?? ''}`;
-  }
-
-  if (options.render) {
-    path = '/render' + path;
-
-    options.updateQuery = {
-      ...options.updateQuery,
-      width: 1000,
-      height: 500,
-      tz: options.timeZone,
-    };
-  }
-
-  const params = options.currentQueryParams ? locationSearchToObject(options.currentQueryParams) : {};
-
-  if (options.updateQuery) {
-    for (const key of Object.keys(options.updateQuery)) {
-      // removing params with null | undefined
-      if (options.updateQuery[key] === null || options.updateQuery[key] === undefined) {
-        delete params[key];
-      } else {
-        params[key] = options.updateQuery[key];
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  const relativeUrl = urlUtil.renderUrl(path, params);
-
-  if (options.absolute) {
-    return config.appUrl + relativeUrl.slice(1);
-  }
-
-  return relativeUrl;
-}
-
 export function getMultiVariableValues(variable: MultiValueVariable) {
   const { value, text, options } = variable.state;