diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/keys.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/keys.py
index 8bdc7413..4167970d 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/keys.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/keys.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ action_key_map.update(
         ("global", "OVERLAY_HIDE"): 'ctrl s',
         ("global", "DEBUG"): 'ctrl d',
         ("global", "CONTACTS_HIDE"): 'f2',
+        ('global', "REFRESH_SCREEN"): "ctrl l", # ctrl l is used by Urwid to refresh screen
 
         # global menu
         ("menu_global", "APP_QUIT"): 'ctrl x',