diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 47e0c5618..9258043b6 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ Default path for the config file:
       optionMenu-alt1: '?' # show help menu
       select: '<space>'
       goInto: '<enter>'
+      confirm: '<enter>'
+      confirm-alt1: 'y'
       remove: 'd'
       new: 'n'
       edit: 'e'
diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 7509df1c3..8895ff2ec 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ keybinding:
     optionMenu-alt1: '?'
     select: '<space>'
     goInto: '<enter>'
+    confirm: '<enter>'
+    confirm-alt1: 'y'
     remove: 'd'
     new: 'n'
     edit: 'e'
diff --git a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
index 71fe20452..98a2a5fc6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/confirmation_panel.go
@@ -104,8 +104,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) closeConfirmationPrompt(returnFocusOnClose bool) error {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
-	gui.g.DeleteKeybinding("confirmation", gocui.KeyEnter, gocui.ModNone)
-	gui.g.DeleteKeybinding("confirmation", gocui.KeyEsc, gocui.ModNone)
+
+	for _, key := range gui.menuConfirmationKeys() {
+		if err := gui.g.DeleteKeybinding("confirmation", key, gocui.ModNone); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	gui.g.DeleteKeybinding("confirmation", gui.getKey("universal.return"), gocui.ModNone)
+
 	return gui.g.DeleteView("confirmation")
 }
 
@@ -216,17 +223,20 @@ func (gui *Gui) setKeyBindings(opts createPopupPanelOpts) error {
 	)
 
 	gui.renderString("options", actions)
+	var onConfirm func(*gocui.Gui, *gocui.View) error
 	if opts.handleConfirmPrompt != nil {
-		if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("confirmation", nil, gocui.KeyEnter, gocui.ModNone, gui.wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(opts.handleConfirmPrompt, opts.returnFocusOnClose)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		onConfirm = gui.wrappedPromptConfirmationFunction(opts.handleConfirmPrompt, opts.returnFocusOnClose)
 	} else {
-		if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("confirmation", nil, gocui.KeyEnter, gocui.ModNone, gui.wrappedConfirmationFunction(opts.handleConfirm, opts.returnFocusOnClose)); err != nil {
+		onConfirm = gui.wrappedConfirmationFunction(opts.handleConfirm, opts.returnFocusOnClose)
+	}
+
+	for _, key := range gui.menuConfirmationKeys() {
+		if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("confirmation", nil, key, gocui.ModNone, onConfirm); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return gui.g.SetKeybinding("confirmation", nil, gocui.KeyEsc, gocui.ModNone, gui.wrappedConfirmationFunction(opts.handleClose, opts.returnFocusOnClose))
+	return gui.g.SetKeybinding("confirmation", nil, gui.getKey("universal.return"), gocui.ModNone, gui.wrappedConfirmationFunction(opts.handleClose, opts.returnFocusOnClose))
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) createErrorPanel(message string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index e149dc66d..ffef99873 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -831,25 +831,25 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "commitMessage",
-			Key:      gocui.KeyEnter,
+			Key:      gui.getKey("universal.confirm"),
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleCommitConfirm,
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "commitMessage",
-			Key:      gocui.KeyEsc,
+			Key:      gui.getKey("universal.return"),
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleCommitClose,
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "credentials",
-			Key:      gocui.KeyEnter,
+			Key:      gui.getKey("universal.confirm"),
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleSubmitCredential,
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "credentials",
-			Key:      gocui.KeyEsc,
+			Key:      gui.getKey("universal.return"),
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleCloseCredentialsView,
 		},
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 		},
 		{
 			ViewName: "search",
-			Key:      gocui.KeyEnter,
+			Key:      gui.getKey("universal.confirm"),
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleSearch,
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
index 98f4a5f61..07c786ec3 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderMenuOptions() error {
 	return gui.renderOptionsMap(optionsMap)
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) menuConfirmationKeys() []interface{} {
+	return []interface{}{gui.getKey("universal.select"), gui.getKey("universal.confirm"), gui.getKey("universal.confirm-alt1")}
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleMenuClose(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	for _, key := range []gocui.Key{gocui.KeySpace, gocui.KeyEnter} {
+	for _, key := range gui.menuConfirmationKeys() {
 		if err := g.DeleteKeybinding("menu", key, gocui.ModNone); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createMenu(title string, items []*menuItem, createMenuOptions cr
 
 	gui.State.Panels.Menu.OnPress = wrappedHandlePress
 
-	for _, key := range []gocui.Key{gocui.KeySpace, gocui.KeyEnter, 'y'} {
+	for _, key := range gui.menuConfirmationKeys() {
 		_ = gui.g.DeleteKeybinding("menu", key, gocui.ModNone)
 
 		if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("menu", nil, key, gocui.ModNone, wrappedHandlePress); err != nil {