diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/defaultkeys.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/defaultkeys.py
index a0f276252..a27fd85ce 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/defaultkeys.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/defaultkeys.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 
 def map(km):
-    km.add(":", "console.command ", ["global"], "Command prompt")
+    km.add(":", "console.command ", ["commonkey", "global"], "Command prompt")
     km.add("?", "console.view.help", ["global"], "View help")
     km.add("B", "browser.start", ["global"], "Start an attached browser")
     km.add("C", "console.view.commands", ["global"], "View commands")
     km.add("K", "console.view.keybindings", ["global"], "View key bindings")
-    km.add("O", "console.view.options", ["global"], "View options")
-    km.add("E", "console.view.eventlog", ["global"], "View event log")
+    km.add("O", "console.view.options", ["commonkey", "global"], "View options")
+    km.add("E", "console.view.eventlog", ["commonkey", "global"], "View event log")
     km.add("Q", "console.exit", ["global"], "Exit immediately")
-    km.add("q", "console.view.pop", ["global"], "Exit the current view")
+    km.add("q", "console.view.pop", ["commonkey", "global"], "Exit the current view")
     km.add("-", "console.layout.cycle", ["global"], "Cycle to next layout")
     km.add("shift tab", "console.panes.next", ["global"], "Focus next layout pane")
     km.add("ctrl right", "console.panes.next", ["global"], "Focus next layout pane")
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def map(km):
     km.add("j", "console.nav.down", ["global"], "Down")
     km.add("l", "console.nav.right", ["global"], "Right")
     km.add("h", "console.nav.left", ["global"], "Left")
-    km.add("tab", "console.nav.next", ["global"], "Next")
-    km.add("enter", "console.nav.select", ["global"], "Select")
+    km.add("tab", "console.nav.next", ["commonkey", "global"], "Next")
+    km.add("enter", "console.nav.select", ["commonkey", "global"], "Select")
     km.add("space", "console.nav.pagedown", ["global"], "Page down")
     km.add("ctrl f", "console.nav.pagedown", ["global"], "Page down")
     km.add("ctrl b", "console.nav.pageup", ["global"], "Page up")
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/flowview.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/flowview.py
index 2fa1df1f2..fd41da0d0 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/flowview.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/flowview.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class FlowDetails(tabs.Tabs):
             self.master.log.debug(error)
         # Give hint that you have to tab for the response.
         if description == "No content" and isinstance(message, http.HTTPRequest):
-            description = "No request content (press tab to view response)"
+            description = "No request content"
 
         # If the users has a wide terminal, he gets fewer lines; this should not be an issue.
         chars_per_line = 80
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
index fb4e00518..5a7bbb9a9 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/help.py
@@ -51,10 +51,22 @@ class HelpView(tabs.Tabs, layoutwidget.LayoutWidget):
         text = [
             urwid.Text(
                 [
+                    ("title", "Common Keybindings")
+                ]
+            )
+
+        ]
+
+        text.extend(self.format_keys(self.master.keymap.list("commonkey")))
+
+        text.append(
+            urwid.Text(
+                [
+                    "\n",
                     ("title", "Keybindings for this view")
                 ]
             )
-        ]
+        )
         if self.helpctx:
             text.extend(self.format_keys(self.master.keymap.list(self.helpctx)))
 
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
index a42225cfb..0a1c64ef4 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class KeyBindingError(Exception):
 Contexts = {
     "chooser",
     "commands",
+    "commonkey",
     "dataviewer",
     "eventlog",
     "flowlist",