diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 062b5e5a05..bad407ef3d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "gutenberg"]
 	path = gutenberg
-	url = ../../WordPress/gutenberg.git
+	url = https://github.com/kmdupr33/gutenberg
 [submodule "react-native-aztec"]
 	path = react-native-aztec-old-submodule
 	url = ../react-native-aztec.git
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 45937ac904..14d3a1f4b1 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 1.20.0
 ------
 * Fix bug where image placeholders would sometimes not be shown
+* Add keyboard shortcuts for bold, italics, and insert/edit link
 
 1.19.0
 ------
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/gutenberg/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/gutenberg/MainActivity.java
index f5f8ff7b24..e241b0a647 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/gutenberg/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/gutenberg/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package com.gutenberg;
 
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.KeyEvent;
+
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
+import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
+
+import org.wordpress.mobile.ReactNativeGutenbergBridge.RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule;
+import org.wordpress.mobile.ReactNativeGutenbergBridge.RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.Shortcut;
 
 public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
 
@@ -12,4 +19,33 @@ public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
     protected String getMainComponentName() {
         return "gutenberg";
     }
+
+    private RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule module;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        ((ReactApplication) getApplication()).getReactNativeHost()
+                .getReactInstanceManager()
+                .addReactInstanceEventListener(context -> module = context.getNativeModule(RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.class));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        if (!event.isCtrlPressed()) {
+            return super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event);
+        }
+        switch (event.getKeyCode()) {
+            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_B:
+                module.emitShortcutEventToJs(Shortcut.Bold);
+                break;
+            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_I:
+                module.emitShortcutEventToJs(Shortcut.Italic);
+                break;
+            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_K:
+                module.emitShortcutEventToJs(Shortcut.AddEditLink);
+                break;
+        }
+        return super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gutenberg b/gutenberg
index 73994a8f83..c381dfadde 160000
--- a/gutenberg
+++ b/gutenberg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 73994a8f83df09abd49e269ae234666d7237da9a
+Subproject commit c381dfadde8f5a7ad7f494d7b6f6bcece6ab14af
diff --git a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c2a0f6f19b..0d5e23d998 100644
--- a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		140ED2AC1D01E1AD002B40FF /* libReact.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 146834041AC3E56700842450 /* libReact.a */; };
 		146834051AC3E58100842450 /* libReact.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 146834041AC3E56700842450 /* libReact.a */; };
 		16AEBAC87CB24520ADA106D7 /* libRNSafeArea.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 69F3DF692A7C4E5994CD3CBB /* libRNSafeArea.a */; };
+		1EE61FB623C0E47F003727EC /* ShortcutCoordinator.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1EE61FB523C0E47F003727EC /* ShortcutCoordinator.swift */; };
 		2D02E4BD1E0B4A84006451C7 /* Images.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 13B07FB51A68108700A75B9A /* Images.xcassets */; };
 		2D02E4C21E0B4AEC006451C7 /* libRCTAnimation.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5E9157351DD0AC6500FF2AA8 /* libRCTAnimation.a */; };
 		2D02E4C31E0B4AEC006451C7 /* libRCTImage-tvOS.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3DAD3E841DF850E9000B6D8A /* libRCTImage-tvOS.a */; };
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@
 		13B07FB51A68108700A75B9A /* Images.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; name = Images.xcassets; path = gutenberg/Images.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		13B07FB61A68108700A75B9A /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; name = Info.plist; path = gutenberg/Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		146833FF1AC3E56700842450 /* React.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = React.xcodeproj; path = "../node_modules/react-native/React/React.xcodeproj"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		1EE61FB523C0E47F003727EC /* ShortcutCoordinator.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; name = ShortcutCoordinator.swift; path = gutenberg/ShortcutCoordinator.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		24AEC4495B174D4C9E96E630 /* RCTVideo.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = undefined; fileEncoding = 9; includeInIndex = 0; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = RCTVideo.xcodeproj; path = "../node_modules/react-native-video/ios/RCTVideo.xcodeproj"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2D02E47B1E0B4A5D006451C7 /* gutenberg-tvOS.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = "gutenberg-tvOS.app"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		2D02E4901E0B4A5D006451C7 /* gutenberg-tvOSTests.xctest */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.cfbundle; includeInIndex = 0; path = "gutenberg-tvOSTests.xctest"; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -600,6 +602,7 @@
 				7EC7328E21907E3F00FED2E6 /* GutenbergViewController.swift */,
 				FF9A6F1621FA8E2500D36D14 /* MediaPickCoordinator.swift */,
 				FF6836C722035EAB00A0C562 /* MediaUploadCoordinator.swift */,
+				1EE61FB523C0E47F003727EC /* ShortcutCoordinator.swift */,
 				F151983A2100DC3D000F6E97 /* MediaProvider.swift */,
 				13B07FB51A68108700A75B9A /* Images.xcassets */,
 				13B07FB61A68108700A75B9A /* Info.plist */,
@@ -921,6 +924,7 @@
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					00E356ED1AD99517003FC87E = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 6.2;
+						LastSwiftMigration = 1130;
 						TestTargetID = 13B07F861A680F5B00A75B9A;
 					};
 					13B07F861A680F5B00A75B9A = {
@@ -1434,6 +1438,7 @@
 				F151983C2100DC3D000F6E97 /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 				FF83DAA92226905A00A34C93 /* CustomImageLoader.swift in Sources */,
 				FF9A6F4121FA8E2500D36D14 /* MediaPickCoordinator.swift in Sources */,
+				1EE61FB623C0E47F003727EC /* ShortcutCoordinator.swift in Sources */,
 				F151983D2100DC3D000F6E97 /* MediaProvider.swift in Sources */,
 				FF6836C822035EAB00A0C562 /* MediaUploadCoordinator.swift in Sources */,
 				7EC7328F21907E3F00FED2E6 /* GutenbergViewController.swift in Sources */,
@@ -1493,6 +1498,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES = YES;
 				BUNDLE_LOADER = "$(TEST_HOST)";
+				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS = (
 					"DEBUG=1",
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -1522,6 +1528,8 @@
 					"-lc++",
 				);
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
+				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TEST_HOST = "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/gutenberg.app/gutenberg";
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -1531,6 +1539,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES = YES;
 				BUNDLE_LOADER = "$(TEST_HOST)";
+				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -1557,6 +1566,7 @@
 					"-lc++",
 				);
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TEST_HOST = "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/gutenberg.app/gutenberg";
 			};
 			name = Release;
diff --git a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/gutenberg.xcscheme b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/gutenberg.xcscheme
index 9f2d80e4dc..d1115f73be 100644
--- a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/gutenberg.xcscheme
+++ b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/gutenberg.xcscheme
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
       selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
       shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
+      <MacroExpansion>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "13B07F861A680F5B00A75B9A"
+            BuildableName = "gutenberg.app"
+            BlueprintName = "gutenberg"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:gutenberg.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </MacroExpansion>
       <Testables>
          <TestableReference
             skipped = "NO">
@@ -67,17 +76,6 @@
             </BuildableReference>
          </TestableReference>
       </Testables>
-      <MacroExpansion>
-         <BuildableReference
-            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
-            BlueprintIdentifier = "13B07F861A680F5B00A75B9A"
-            BuildableName = "gutenberg.app"
-            BlueprintName = "gutenberg"
-            ReferencedContainer = "container:gutenberg.xcodeproj">
-         </BuildableReference>
-      </MacroExpansion>
-      <AdditionalOptions>
-      </AdditionalOptions>
    </TestAction>
    <LaunchAction
       buildConfiguration = "Debug"
@@ -100,6 +98,11 @@
          </BuildableReference>
       </BuildableProductRunnable>
       <AdditionalOptions>
+         <AdditionalOption
+            key = "NSZombieEnabled"
+            value = "YES"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </AdditionalOption>
       </AdditionalOptions>
    </LaunchAction>
    <ProfileAction
diff --git a/ios/gutenberg/GutenbergViewController.swift b/ios/gutenberg/GutenbergViewController.swift
index ed72f453a6..f197cf8b0a 100644
--- a/ios/gutenberg/GutenbergViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/gutenberg/GutenbergViewController.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class GutenbergViewController: UIViewController {
         return mediaUploadCoordinator
     }()
     fileprivate var longPressGesture: UILongPressGestureRecognizer!
+    fileprivate lazy var shortcutCoordinator: ShortcutCoordinator = {
+        let shortcutCoordinator = ShortcutCoordinator(gutenberg: gutenberg)
+        return shortcutCoordinator
+    }()
     
     override func loadView() {
         view = gutenberg.rootView
@@ -42,6 +46,12 @@ class GutenbergViewController: UIViewController {
     @objc func handleLongPress() {
         NotificationCenter.default.post(Notification(name: MediaUploadCoordinator.failUpload ))
     }
+    
+    override var next: UIResponder? {
+        let originalNext = super.next
+        shortcutCoordinator.responder = originalNext
+        return shortcutCoordinator
+    }
 }
 
 extension GutenbergViewController: GutenbergBridgeDelegate {
diff --git a/ios/gutenberg/ShortcutCoordinator.swift b/ios/gutenberg/ShortcutCoordinator.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30da69474c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/gutenberg/ShortcutCoordinator.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import UIKit
+import RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge
+
+class ShortcutCoordinator: UIResponder {
+  let gutenberg: Gutenberg
+  var responder: UIResponder?
+  init(gutenberg: Gutenberg) {
+    self.gutenberg = gutenberg
+  }
+  
+  @objc func toggleBold() {
+    gutenberg.sendShortcut(.bold)
+  }
+  
+  @objc func toggleItalic() {
+    gutenberg.sendShortcut(.italic)
+  }
+  
+  @objc func addEditLink() {
+    gutenberg.sendShortcut(.addEditLink)
+  }
+  
+  override var next: UIResponder? {
+    return responder
+  }
+  
+  override var keyCommands: [UIKeyCommand]? {
+    return [
+      UIKeyCommand(input:"B",
+                 modifierFlags: .command,
+                 action:#selector(toggleBold),
+                 discoverabilityTitle:NSLocalizedString("Bold", comment: "Discoverability title for bold formatting keyboard shortcut.")
+      ),
+      UIKeyCommand(input:"I",
+                   modifierFlags: .command,
+                   action:#selector(toggleItalic),
+                   discoverabilityTitle:NSLocalizedString("Italic", comment: "Discoverability title for italic formatting keyboard shortcut.")
+      ),
+      UIKeyCommand(input: "K",
+                   modifierFlags: .command,
+                   action:#selector(addEditLink),
+                   discoverabilityTitle:NSLocalizedString("Add/Edit Link", comment: "Discoverability title for add/edit link keyboard shortcut")
+      )
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.java b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.java
index 1d67866c2a..762a2af138 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.java
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.java
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package org.wordpress.mobile.ReactNativeGutenbergBridge;
 
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
-
-import org.wordpress.mobile.WPAndroidGlue.MediaOption;
-import org.wordpress.mobile.WPAndroidGlue.RequestExecutor;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import org.wordpress.mobile.WPAndroidGlue.MediaOption;
+import org.wordpress.mobile.WPAndroidGlue.RequestExecutor;
 
 public interface GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent extends RequestExecutor {
     interface RNMedia {
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.java b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.java
index 431ce8ce60..40568940e7 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.java
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeMap;
+import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 
 import org.wordpress.mobile.ReactNativeGutenbergBridge.GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.MediaType;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+@ReactModule(name = "RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge")
 public class RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     private final ReactApplicationContext mReactContext;
     private final GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent;
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ public class RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModu
     private static final String EVENT_NAME_FOCUS_TITLE = "setFocusOnTitle";
     private static final String EVENT_NAME_MEDIA_UPLOAD = "mediaUpload";
     private static final String EVENT_NAME_MEDIA_APPEND = "mediaAppend";
+    private static final String EVENT_NAME_TOGGLE_BOLD = "toggleBold";
+    private static final String EVENT_NAME_TOGGLE_ITALIC = "toggleItalic";
+    private static final String EVENT_NAME_ADD_EDIT_LINK = "addEditLink";
 
     private static final String MAP_KEY_UPDATE_HTML = "html";
     private static final String MAP_KEY_UPDATE_TITLE = "title";
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ public class RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModu
 
 
     public RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext,
-            GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent gutenbergBridgeJS2Parent) {
+                                              GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent gutenbergBridgeJS2Parent) {
         super(reactContext);
         mReactContext = reactContext;
         mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent = gutenbergBridgeJS2Parent;
@@ -70,8 +75,36 @@ private void emitToJS(String eventName, @Nullable WritableMap data) {
         mReactContext.getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class).emit(eventName, data);
     }
 
+    private void emitToJS(String eventName) {
+        emitToJS(eventName, null);
+    }
+
     public void getHtmlFromJS() {
-        emitToJS(EVENT_NAME_REQUEST_GET_HTML, null);
+        emitToJS(EVENT_NAME_REQUEST_GET_HTML);
+    }
+
+    public enum Shortcut {
+        Bold,
+        Italic,
+        AddEditLink
+    }
+
+    public void emitShortcutEventToJs(Shortcut shortcut) {
+        String eventName;
+        switch (shortcut) {
+            case Bold:
+                eventName = EVENT_NAME_TOGGLE_BOLD;
+                break;
+            case Italic:
+                eventName = EVENT_NAME_TOGGLE_ITALIC;
+                break;
+            case AddEditLink:
+                eventName = EVENT_NAME_ADD_EDIT_LINK;
+                break;
+            default:
+                return;
+        }
+        emitToJS(eventName);
     }
 
     public void setHtmlInJS(String html) {
@@ -132,7 +165,7 @@ private MediaType getMediaTypeFromFilter(ReadableArray filter) {
                 MediaType filter1 = MediaType.getEnum(filter.getString(1));
 
                 if ((filter0.equals(MediaType.VIDEO) && filter1.equals(MediaType.IMAGE))
-                    || (filter0.equals(MediaType.IMAGE) && filter1.equals(MediaType.VIDEO))) {
+                        || (filter0.equals(MediaType.IMAGE) && filter1.equals(MediaType.VIDEO))) {
                     return MediaType.MEDIA;
                 }
             default:
@@ -147,7 +180,7 @@ public void requestMediaImport(String url, final Callback onUploadMediaSelected)
 
     @ReactMethod
     public void mediaUploadSync() {
-        mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.mediaUploadSync(getNewUploadMediaCallback(false,null));
+        mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent.mediaUploadSync(getNewUploadMediaCallback(false, null));
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
@@ -196,7 +229,8 @@ public void fetchRequest(String path, Promise promise) {
 
     private OtherMediaOptionsReceivedCallback getNewOtherMediaReceivedCallback(final Callback jsCallback) {
         return new OtherMediaOptionsReceivedCallback() {
-            @Override public void onOtherMediaOptionsReceived(ArrayList<MediaOption> mediaOptions) {
+            @Override
+            public void onOtherMediaOptionsReceived(ArrayList<MediaOption> mediaOptions) {
                 WritableArray writableArray = new WritableNativeArray();
                 for (MediaOption mediaOption : mediaOptions) {
                     writableArray.pushMap(mediaOption.toMap());
@@ -225,7 +259,8 @@ public void onUploadMediaFileSelected(List<RNMedia> mediaList) {
                 }
             }
 
-            @Override public void onUploadMediaFileClear(int mediaId) {
+            @Override
+            public void onUploadMediaFileClear(int mediaId) {
                 setMediaFileUploadDataInJS(MEDIA_UPLOAD_STATE_RESET, mediaId, null, 0);
             }
 
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgePackage.java b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgePackage.java
index 794b12c7f7..5c427e3f5b 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgePackage.java
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android/src/main/java/org/wordpress/mobile/ReactNativeGutenbergBridge/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgePackage.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -21,15 +23,17 @@ public RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgePackage(GutenbergBridgeJS2Parent gutenbergBri
         mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent = gutenbergBridgeJS2Parent;
     }
 
+    @NotNull
     @Override
-    public List<NativeModule> createNativeModules(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+    public List<NativeModule> createNativeModules(@NotNull ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
         mRNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule = new RNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule(reactContext,
                 mGutenbergBridgeJS2Parent);
-        return Arrays.<NativeModule>asList(mRNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule);
+        return Arrays.asList(mRNReactNativeGutenbergBridgeModule);
     }
 
+    @NotNull
     @Override
-    public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+    public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(@NotNull ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 }
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/Gutenberg.swift b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/Gutenberg.swift
index 8efe38b3fc..b0cc64fdeb 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/Gutenberg.swift
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/Gutenberg.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ public class Gutenberg: NSObject {
         bridgeModule.sendEvent(withName: EventName.updateHtml, body: ["html": html])
     }
     
+    public func sendShortcut(_ shortcut: Shortcut) {
+        let event = mapShortcutToEvent(shortcut)
+        bridgeModule.sendEvent(withName: event, body: nil)
+    }
+    
     public func mediaUploadUpdate(id: Int32, state: MediaUploadState, progress: Float, url: URL?, serverID: Int32?) {
         var data: [String: Any] = ["mediaId": id, "state": state.rawValue, "progress": progress];
         if let url = url {
@@ -125,6 +130,14 @@ public class Gutenberg: NSObject {
         let url = sourceURL(for: bridge)
         return !(url?.isFileURL ?? true)
     }
+    
+    private func mapShortcutToEvent(_ shortcut: Shortcut) -> String {
+        switch(shortcut) {
+        case .bold: return EventName.toggleBold
+        case .italic: return EventName.toggleItalic
+        case .addEditLink: return EventName.addEditLink
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 extension Gutenberg: RCTBridgeDelegate {
@@ -150,6 +163,15 @@ extension Gutenberg {
         static let mediaUpload = "mediaUpload"
         static let setFocusOnTitle = "setFocusOnTitle"
         static let mediaAppend = "mediaAppend"
+        static let toggleBold = "toggleBold"
+        static let toggleItalic = "toggleItalic"
+        static let addEditLink = "addEditLink"
+    }
+        
+    public enum Shortcut {
+        case bold
+        case italic
+        case addEditLink
     }
     
     public enum MediaUploadState: Int {
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.swift b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.swift
index a4f3512fa9..78478fdd42 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.swift
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.swift
@@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ extension RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge {
             Gutenberg.EventName.updateHtml,
             Gutenberg.EventName.mediaUpload,
             Gutenberg.EventName.setFocusOnTitle,
-            Gutenberg.EventName.mediaAppend
+            Gutenberg.EventName.mediaAppend,
+            Gutenberg.EventName.toggleBold,
+            Gutenberg.EventName.toggleItalic,
+            Gutenberg.EventName.addEditLink
         ]
     }