diff --git a/src/dlangui/core/events.d b/src/dlangui/core/events.d
index 67876b06..4d394d91 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/core/events.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/core/events.d
@@ -1242,9 +1242,11 @@ class KeyEvent {
     @property dstring text() { return _text; }
 
     /// returns true if no modifier flags are set
-    @property bool noModifiers() { return (_flags & (KeyFlag.Control | KeyFlag.Alt | KeyFlag.Menu | KeyFlag.Shift)) == 0; }
+    @property bool noModifiers() { return modifiers == 0; }
     /// returns true if any modifier flag is set
     @property bool hasModifiers() { return !noModifiers; }
+    /// returns modifier flags filtered for KeyFlag.Control | KeyFlag.Alt | KeyFlag.Menu | KeyFlag.Shift only
+    @property uint modifiers() { return (_flags & (KeyFlag.Control | KeyFlag.Alt | KeyFlag.Menu | KeyFlag.Shift)); }
 
     /// create key event
     this(KeyAction action, uint keyCode, uint flags, dstring text = null) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/dialogs/dialog.d b/src/dlangui/dialogs/dialog.d
index 3baea219..d20c88f0 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/dialogs/dialog.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/dialogs/dialog.d
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Dialog : VerticalLayout {
     protected string _icon;
     protected int _initialWidth;
     protected int _initialHeight;
+    protected int _defaultButtonIndex = -1;
 
     Signal!DialogResultHandler dialogResult;
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ class Dialog : VerticalLayout {
     protected ImageTextButton _cancelButton;
     /// create panel with buttons based on list of actions
     Widget createButtonsPanel(const(Action) [] actions, int defaultActionIndex, int splitBeforeIndex) {
+        _defaultButtonIndex = defaultActionIndex;
         _buttonActions = actions;
         LinearLayout res = new HorizontalLayout("buttons");
         res.layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT);
@@ -229,6 +231,41 @@ class Dialog : VerticalLayout {
         if (_defaultButton)
             _defaultButton.setFocus();
     }
+
+    /// calls close with default action; returns true if default action is found and invoked
+    protected bool closeWithDefaultAction() {
+        if (_defaultButtonIndex >= 0 && _defaultButtonIndex < _buttonActions.length) {
+            close(_buttonActions[_defaultButtonIndex]);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// calls close with cancel action (if found); returns true if cancel action is found and invoked
+    protected bool closeWithCancelAction() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < _buttonActions.length; i++) {
+            if (_buttonActions[i].id == StandardAction.Cancel || _buttonActions[i].id == StandardAction.No) {
+                close(_buttonActions[_defaultButtonIndex]);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// pass key event here; returns true if search text is updated and you can move selection using it
+    override bool onKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
+        if (event.action == KeyAction.KeyUp) {
+            if (event.keyCode == KeyCode.RETURN && event.modifiers == KeyFlag.Control) {
+                // Ctrl+Enter: default action
+                return closeWithDefaultAction();
+            }
+            if (event.keyCode == KeyCode.ESCAPE && event.noModifiers) {
+                // ESC: cancel/no action
+                return closeWithCancelAction();
+            }
+        }
+        return super.onKeyEvent(event);
+    }
 }
 
 /// frame with caption for dialog
diff --git a/src/dlangui/dialogs/filedlg.d b/src/dlangui/dialogs/filedlg.d
index 50ed67d0..c776e56b 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/dialogs/filedlg.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/dialogs/filedlg.d
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ class FileDialog : Dialog, CustomGridCellAdapter {
         }
     }
 
+    /// calls close with default action; returns true if default action is found and invoked
+    override protected bool closeWithDefaultAction() {
+        return handleAction(_action);
+    }
+
     /// Custom handling of actions
     override bool handleAction(const Action action) {
         if (action.id == StandardAction.Cancel) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/dialogs/inputbox.d b/src/dlangui/dialogs/inputbox.d
index ec308f9c..aeee2780 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/dialogs/inputbox.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/dialogs/inputbox.d
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import dlangui.dialogs.dialog;
 class InputBox : Dialog {
     protected UIString _message;
     protected const(Action)[] _actions;
-    protected int _defaultButtonIndex;
+    protected EditLine _editor;
     protected dstring _text;
     this(UIString caption, UIString message, Window parentWindow, dstring initialText, void delegate(dstring result) handler) {
         super(caption, parentWindow, DialogFlag.Modal | (Platform.instance.uiDialogDisplayMode & DialogDisplayMode.inputBoxInPopup ? DialogFlag.Popup : 0));
@@ -34,15 +34,30 @@ class InputBox : Dialog {
         TextWidget msg = new MultilineTextWidget("msg", _message);
         padding(Rect(10, 10, 10, 10));
         msg.padding(Rect(10, 10, 10, 10));
-        EditLine editor = new EditLine("inputbox_editor");
-        editor.layoutWidth = FILL_PARENT;
-        editor.text = _text;
-        editor.contentChange = delegate(EditableContent content) {
+        _editor = new EditLine("inputbox_editor");
+        _editor.layoutWidth = FILL_PARENT;
+        _editor.text = _text;
+        _editor.editorAction.connect(&onEditorAction);
+        _editor.contentChange = delegate(EditableContent content) {
             _text = content.text;
         };
         addChild(msg);
-        addChild(editor);
+        addChild(_editor);
         addChild(createButtonsPanel(_actions, _defaultButtonIndex, 0));
     }
 
+    protected bool onEditorAction(const Action action) {
+        if (action.id == EditorActions.InsertNewLine) {
+            close(_buttonActions[_defaultButtonIndex]);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// called after window with dialog is shown
+    override void onShow() {
+        super.onShow();
+        _editor.selectAll();
+        _editor.setFocus();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dlangui/dialogs/msgbox.d b/src/dlangui/dialogs/msgbox.d
index 985d54d0..71a84489 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/dialogs/msgbox.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/dialogs/msgbox.d
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import dlangui.dialogs.dialog;
 class MessageBox : Dialog {
     protected UIString _message;
     protected const(Action)[] _actions;
-    protected int _defaultButtonIndex;
     this(UIString caption, UIString message, Window parentWindow = null, const(Action) [] buttons = [ACTION_OK], int defaultButtonIndex = 0, bool delegate(const Action result) handler = null) {
         super(caption, parentWindow, DialogFlag.Modal | (Platform.instance.uiDialogDisplayMode & DialogDisplayMode.messageBoxInPopup ? DialogFlag.Popup : 0));
         _message = message;