diff --git a/xpfe/components/console/resources/content/console.xul b/xpfe/components/console/resources/content/console.xul
index 0593b59587db..e6f6b1767e24 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/console/resources/content/console.xul
+++ b/xpfe/components/console/resources/content/console.xul
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ Contributor(s): ______________________________________. -->
 
 <toolbox>
   <menubar id="main-menubar" class="chromeclass-menubar">
-    <menu id="menu_File">
+    <menu accesskey="&filemenu.accesskey;" id="menu_File">
       <menupopup id="menu_FilePopup">
         <menuitem id="menu_close" oncommand="window.close()"/>
       </menupopup>
     </menu>
 
-    <menu id="menu_Edit">
+    <menu accesskey="&editmenu.accesskey;" id="menu_Edit">
       <menupopup id="dummyid">
         <menuitem id="menu_cut" disabled="true"/>
         <menuitem id="menu_copy" disabled="true"/>
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ Contributor(s): ______________________________________. -->
     </menu>
   
     <!-- tasks menu filled from tasksOverlay -->
-    <menu accesskey="t" id="tasksMenu"/>
+    <menu accesskey="&tasksmenu.accesskey;" id="tasksMenu"/>
 
     <!-- help menu filled from globalOverlay -->
-    <menu accesskey="h" id="menu_Help"/>
+    <menu accesskey="&helpmenu.accesskey;" id="menu_Help"/>
   </menubar>
 
   <toolbar id="toolbar">
diff --git a/xpfe/components/console/resources/locale/en-US/console.dtd b/xpfe/components/console/resources/locale/en-US/console.dtd
index 55866389818f..d10b0c83a71f 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/console/resources/locale/en-US/console.dtd
+++ b/xpfe/components/console/resources/locale/en-US/console.dtd
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Contributor(s): ______________________________________. -->
 
 <!ENTITY console.title "JavaScript Console">
 
+<!ENTITY filemenu.accesskey	"f">
+<!ENTITY editmenu.accesskey	"e">
+<!ENTITY tasksmenu.accesskey	"t">
+<!ENTITY helpmenu.accesskey	"h">
+
 <!ENTITY url.label     "Source File:">
 <!ENTITY line.label    "Line:">
 <!ENTITY col.label     "Column:">