diff --git a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
index 92a239f25..db23edac1 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.shell.gschema.xml.in
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ value here is from the GsmPresenceStatus enumeration.</_summary>
         Keybinding to open the application menu.
       </_description>
     </key>
+    <key name="toggle-recording" type="as">
+      <default><![CDATA[['<Control><Shift><Alt>r']]]></default>
+      <_summary>Keybinding to toggle the screen recorder</_summary>
+      <_description>
+        Keybinding to start/stop the builtin screen recorder.
+      </_description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 
   <schema id="org.gnome.shell.keyboard" path="/org/gnome/shell/keyboard/"
diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index 07a31744c..523dabf0c 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ function _createGDMSession() {
 
 function _initRecorder() {
     let recorderSettings = new Gio.Settings({ schema: 'org.gnome.shell.recorder' });
+    let bindingSettings = new Gio.Settings({ schema: 'org.gnome.shell.keybindings' });
 
-    global.screen.connect('toggle-recording', function() {
+    global.display.add_keybinding('toggle-recording',
+                                  bindingSettings,
+                                  Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE, function() {
         if (recorder == null) {
             recorder = new Shell.Recorder({ stage: global.stage });
         }