diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
index cd8ef0bf49fc..aac57facab05 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ Rights Reserved.
 	<menu id="menu_File">
 		<menupopup id="menu_FilePopup">
 			<menuitem value="&newMsgCmd.label;"
-                  accesskey="&newMsgCmd.label;"
-	 	      key="key_newMessage"
-		      oncommand="MsgNewMessage(event);"/>
+                                          accesskey="&newMsgCmd.accesskey;"
+			key="key_newMessage"
+			oncommand="MsgNewMessage(event);"/>
 			<menu id="menu_New">
 				<menupopup id="menu_NewPopup">
 					<menuitem value="&newFolderCmd.label;"
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ END of Deprecated -->
 <menu value="&msgMenu.label;" accesskey="&msgMenu.accesskey;">
 	<menupopup>
 		<menuitem value="&newMsgCmd.label;"
-                  accesskey="&newMsgCmd.label;"
-	 	      key="key_newMessage"
-		      oncommand="MsgNewMessage(event);"/>
+		accesskey="&newMsgCmd.accesskey;"
+		key="key_newMessage"
+		oncommand="MsgNewMessage(event);"/>
 		<menuitem value="&replyMsgCmd.label;" 
 			accesskey="&replyMsgCmd.accesskey;"
 			key="key_reply"
@@ -839,4 +839,4 @@ END of Deprecated -->
 	<statusbarpanel id="security-button"/>
 </statusbar> 
 <toolbox id="taskbar" class="chromeclass-extrachrome toolbox-bottom"/>
-</overlay>
+</overlay>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd b/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
index 1c3c665f48fc..c2512771aa18 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!ENTITY saveAsFileCmd.accesskey		"f">  
 <!ENTITY saveAsTemplateCmd.label		"Template">  
 <!ENTITY saveAsTemplateCmd.accesskey	"t">  
-<!ENTITY getNewMsgCmd.label				"Get New Messages">
+<!ENTITY getNewMsgCmd.label				"Get New Messages">  
 <!ENTITY getNewMsgCmd.accesskey			"g">  
 <!ENTITY sendUnsentCmd.label			"Send Unsent Messages">  
 <!ENTITY sendUnsentCmd.accesskey		"d">  
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!ENTITY forwardCmd.label ".Forward">  
 <!ENTITY msgMenu.label "Message">  
 <!ENTITY msgMenu.accesskey "m">  
-<!ENTITY newMsgCmd.label "New Message">  
+<!ENTITY newMsgCmd.label "New Message"> 
+<!ENTITY newMsgCmd.accesskey "n"> 
 <!ENTITY replyMsgCmd.label "Reply">
 <!ENTITY replyMsgCmd.accesskey	"r">
 <!ENTITY replyMsgCmd.key	"r">