diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index 272ff71b1..7818f3651 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ keyModeNormal = (e) ->
                 location.href = href
             else
                 GM_openInTab href
+        when "U"
+            updateNow()
         when "W"
             root = if g.REPLY then null else getThread()[0]
             watchButton = $ "span.filesize ~ img", root
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 02497e858..1be2fb9fd 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -722,6 +722,8 @@
         } else {
           return GM_openInTab(href);
         }
+      case "U":
+        return updateNow();
       case "W":
         root = g.REPLY ? null : getThread()[0];
         watchButton = $("span.filesize ~ img", root);