diff --git a/README b/README
index 78c97f31..d0eb3674 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ SUGAR_PROFILE=profile-2 sugar
 Key bindings
 ============
 
-F1 Activity zoom level
-F2 Home zoom level
-F3 Friends zoom level
-F4 Mesh zoom level
-F5 Show the frame
-F6 Open a terminal activity
+F1  Activity zoom level
+F2  Home zoom level
+F3  Friends zoom level
+F4  Mesh zoom level
+F5  Show the frame
+F6  Open a terminal activity
+F12 Open the log viewer
diff --git a/shell/data/kbdconfig b/shell/data/kbdconfig
index 415c69ff..f8340876 100644
--- a/shell/data/kbdconfig
+++ b/shell/data/kbdconfig
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 <Alt>n=next
 <Alt>p=prev
 <Alt>c=close
+
+F12=!sugar-log-viewer
diff --git a/shell/sugar-log-viewer b/shell/sugar-log-viewer
index 0a5eb558..4408b20b 100755
--- a/shell/sugar-log-viewer
+++ b/shell/sugar-log-viewer
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ class LogBuffer(gtk.TextBuffer):
 		return True
 
 window = gtk.Window()
+window.set_default_size(gtk.gdk.screen_width() * 3 / 4,
+						gtk.gdk.screen_height() * 3 / 4)
+
+window.realize()
+window.window.set_type_hint(gtk.gdk.WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG)
+
 scrolled = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
 scrolled.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
 
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ textview.show()
 
 window.add(scrolled)
 scrolled.show()
+
 window.show()
 
 gtk.main()