diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
index 9cf29bde1..2988dec85 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         if (this.read_only){
             return false;
         }
-
+        
         // note that we are comparing and setting the time to wait at each key press.
         // a better wqy might be to generate a new function on each time change and
         // assign it to CodeCell.prototype.request_tooltip_after_time
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         if(event.type === 'keydown' ){
             that.remove_and_cancel_tooltip();
         }
-
+        
+         
         if (event.keyCode === 13 && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
             // Always ignore shift-enter in CodeMirror as we handle it.
             return true;
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
index b207ad31b..5610aae0e 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         $(document).keydown(function (event) {
             // console.log(event);
             if (that.read_only) return true;
-            if (event.which === 27) {
+            
+            // Save (CTRL+S) or (AppleKey+S) 
+            //metaKey = applekey on mac
+            if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode==83) { 
+                IPython.save_widget.save_notebook();
+                event.preventDefault();
+            } else if (event.which === 27) {
                 // Intercept escape at highest level to avoid closing 
                 // websocket connection with firefox
                 event.preventDefault();
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
index 96230d6de..aacfddf05 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         // handlers and is used to provide custom key handling. Its return
         // value is used to determine if CodeMirror should ignore the event:
         // true = ignore, false = don't ignore.
-
+        
         if (event.keyCode === 13 && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
             // Always ignore shift-enter in CodeMirror as we handle it.
             return true;