diff --git a/src/css/style.css b/src/css/style.css
index e603d3b9..24817793 100755
--- a/src/css/style.css
+++ b/src/css/style.css
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ a.historyLink:hover {
   cursor: pointer;
   margin: 0 10px 0 -3px;
 }
+.icon-minus-squared-alt ~ .groupLink {
+  visibility: visible;
+}
 .sessionContents div:last-child {
   padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/src/js/history.js b/src/js/history.js
index 23c7e361..72a84e2c 100644
--- a/src/js/history.js
+++ b/src/js/history.js
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@
       element.onclick = func;
     }
   }
+  
+  function addKeyDownListenerToElement (element, func) {
+    if (element) {
+      element.onkeydown = func;
+    }
+  }
 
   function createSessionElement(session) {
     var sessionEl = historyItems.createSessionHtml(session, true);
@@ -130,6 +136,14 @@
         toggleSession(sessionEl, session.sessionId); //async. unhandled promise
       }
     );
+    addKeyDownListenerToElement(
+      sessionEl.getElementsByClassName('sessionIcon')[0],
+      function(event) {
+        if(event.keyCode === 13) {
+	  toggleSession(sessionEl, session.sessionId); //async. unhandled promise
+	}
+      }
+    );
     addClickListenerToElement(
       sessionEl.getElementsByClassName('sessionLink')[0],
       function() {
diff --git a/src/js/historyItems.js b/src/js/historyItems.js
index 973a1c03..40ba0f7b 100644
--- a/src/js/historyItems.js
+++ b/src/js/historyItems.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var historyItems = (function(global) {
 
     sessionIcon = createEl('i', {
       class: 'sessionIcon icon icon-plus-squared-alt',
+      tabindex: 0
     });
 
     sessionDiv = createEl('div', {