diff --git a/.changeset/olive-snakes-wink.md b/.changeset/olive-snakes-wink.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fbde735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-snakes-wink.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@stackoverflow/stacks-editor": patch
+---
+
+Actually register the Snippets open command (rather than just showing it in the tooltip)
diff --git a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/commands.ts b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/commands.ts
index 327639f1..7b4aa48a 100644
--- a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/commands.ts
+++ b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/commands.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ export function openSnippetModal(options?: StackSnippetOptions): MenuCommand {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Snippets are comprised of a container around customized codeblocks. Some of the default behaviour for key-binds makes them behave
+ * very strangely.
+ *
+ * In these cases, we override the command to (contextually) do nothing if the current context is a snippet
+ *   This is possible because returning truthy consumes the event.
+ * **/
 const swallowSnippetCommand = (state: EditorState): boolean => {
     const fromNodeType = state.selection.$from.node().type.name;
 
@@ -129,18 +136,14 @@ const swallowSnippetCommand = (state: EditorState): boolean => {
     }
 };
 
-export const swallowedCommandList = {
+export const OPEN_SNIPPET_SHORTCUT = "Mod-9";
+
+export const commandList = (opts?: StackSnippetOptions) => ({
     "Mod-Enter": swallowSnippetCommand,
     "Shift-Enter": swallowSnippetCommand,
     "Mod-r": swallowSnippetCommand,
-};
+    [OPEN_SNIPPET_SHORTCUT]: openSnippetModal(opts),
+});
 
-/**
- * Snippets are comprised of a container around customized codeblocks. Some of the default behaviour for key-binds makes them behave
- * very strangely.
- *
- * In these cases, we override the command to (contextually) do nothing if the current context is a snippet
- *   This is possible because returning truthy consumes the event.
- * **/
-export const stackSnippetCommandRedactor =
-    caseNormalizeKeymap(swallowedCommandList);
+export const stackSnippetCommandShortcuts = (opts?: StackSnippetOptions) =>
+    caseNormalizeKeymap(commandList(opts));
diff --git a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/stackSnippetPlugin.ts b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/stackSnippetPlugin.ts
index ba9d3a8f..741eeff8 100644
--- a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/stackSnippetPlugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/src/stackSnippetPlugin.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { EditorView } from "prosemirror-view";
 import { StackSnippetView } from "./snippet-view";
 import { StackSnippetOptions } from "./common";
 import { stackSnippetPasteHandler } from "./paste-handler";
-import { openSnippetModal, stackSnippetCommandRedactor } from "./commands";
+import { openSnippetModal, stackSnippetCommandShortcuts } from "./commands";
 
 /**
  * Build the StackSnippet plugin using hoisted options that can be specified at runtime
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ export const stackSnippetPlugin: (opts?: StackSnippetOptions) => EditorPlugin =
                     return new StackSnippetView(node, view, getPos, opts);
                 },
             },
-            plugins: [stackSnippetPasteHandler, stackSnippetCommandRedactor],
+            plugins: [
+                stackSnippetPasteHandler,
+                stackSnippetCommandShortcuts(opts),
+            ],
         },
         extendSchema: (schema) => {
             schema.nodes = schema.nodes.append(stackSnippetRichTextNodeSpec);
diff --git a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/test/commands.test.ts b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/test/commands.test.ts
index 3fff649a..aaf49d00 100644
--- a/plugins/official/stack-snippets/test/commands.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/official/stack-snippets/test/commands.test.ts
@@ -227,17 +227,28 @@ describe("commands", () => {
         );
     });
 
-    describe("redactor", () => {
-        //Note: we're testing this functionality once with a command that is universal across Macs and PC.
-        // In the pipeline this is likely using a Linux environment, in which case "Mod" means "Ctrl" too, but
-        // the main concern is on other development environments.
+    describe("shortcuts", () => {
+        //Stolen eagerly from the Prosemirror-keymap git https://github.com/ProseMirror/prosemirror-keymap/blob/9df35bd441aa60b3ad620da66e0e3f75cd774075/src/keymap.ts#L5
+        const mac =
+            typeof navigator != "undefined"
+                ? /Mac|iP(hone|[oa]d)/.test(navigator.platform)
+                : false;
+
         it("should swallow commands when in a Snippet context", () => {
             const view = richView(`${validBegin}${validJs}${validEnd}`);
             const expectedHTML = view.editorView.dom.innerHTML;
-            const event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
-                ctrlKey: true,
-                key: "Enter",
-            });
+            let event: KeyboardEvent;
+            if (mac) {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    metaKey: true,
+                    key: "Enter",
+                });
+            } else {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    ctrlKey: true,
+                    key: "Enter",
+                });
+            }
 
             view.editorView.someProp("handleKeyDown", (f) =>
                 f(view.editorView, event)
@@ -250,10 +261,18 @@ describe("commands", () => {
         it("should not swallow commands when in a non-Snippet context", () => {
             const view = richView("```javascript\nconsole.log('test');\n```");
             const expectedHTML = view.editorView.dom.innerHTML;
-            const event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
-                ctrlKey: true,
-                key: "Enter",
-            });
+            let event: KeyboardEvent;
+            if (mac) {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    metaKey: true,
+                    key: "Enter",
+                });
+            } else {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    ctrlKey: true,
+                    key: "Enter",
+                });
+            }
 
             view.editorView.someProp("handleKeyDown", (f) =>
                 f(view.editorView, event)
@@ -262,5 +281,33 @@ describe("commands", () => {
             //The Dom is not the same - a change has occured
             expect(view.editorView.dom.innerHTML).not.toBe(expectedHTML);
         });
+
+        it("should trigger the openModal event when shortcut pressed", () => {
+            let openSnippetTriggered = false;
+            const view = richView("```javascript\nconsole.log('test');\n```", {
+                openSnippetsModal: () => {
+                    openSnippetTriggered = true;
+                },
+                renderer: () => Promise.resolve(null),
+            });
+            let event: KeyboardEvent;
+            if (mac) {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    metaKey: true,
+                    key: "9",
+                });
+            } else {
+                event = new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+                    ctrlKey: true,
+                    key: "9",
+                });
+            }
+
+            view.editorView.someProp("handleKeyDown", (f) =>
+                f(view.editorView, event)
+            );
+
+            expect(openSnippetTriggered).toBe(true);
+        });
     });
 });