diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index c35bd0bee..dfd60e6fc 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-scripts": "4.0.3",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.0.1",
+    "tinykeys": "^1.1.2",
     "web-vitals": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/client/src/features/editors/list/EventBlock.jsx b/client/src/features/editors/list/EventBlock.jsx
index 853af31e4..9f7c0e8ae 100644
--- a/client/src/features/editors/list/EventBlock.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/editors/list/EventBlock.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import VisibleIconBtn from '../../../common/components/buttons/VisibleIconBtn';
 import DeleteIconBtn from '../../../common/components/buttons/DeleteIconBtn';
 
 export default function EventBlock(props) {
-  const { data, selected, delay, index, eventsHandler } = props;
+  const { data, selected, next, delay, index, eventsHandler } = props;
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
 
   const [more, setMore] = useState(false);
@@ -53,16 +53,13 @@ export default function EventBlock(props) {
     updateValues('presenter', v);
   };
 
-  // TODO: implement functionality to select next
-  let isNext = false;
-
   return (
     <div className={selected ? style.eventRowActive : style.eventRow}>
       <span className={style.drag}>
         <FiMoreVertical />
       </span>
       <div className={style.indicators}>
-        <div className={isNext ? style.next : style.nextDisabled}>Next</div>
+        <div className={next ? style.next : style.nextDisabled}>Next</div>
         <DelayValue delay={delay} />
       </div>
       <EventTimes
diff --git a/client/src/features/editors/list/EventList.jsx b/client/src/features/editors/list/EventList.jsx
index 11be77df4..e43fa7ec2 100644
--- a/client/src/features/editors/list/EventList.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/editors/list/EventList.jsx
@@ -4,13 +4,56 @@ import BlockBlock from './BlockBlock';
 import EventBlock from './EventBlock';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSocket } from '../../../app/context/socketContext';
+import tinykeys from 'tinykeys';
 import Empty from '../../../common/state/Empty';
 
-
 export default function EventList(props) {
   const { events, eventsHandler } = props;
   const socket = useSocket();
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null);
+  const [next, setNext] = useState(null);
+  const [cursor, setCursor] = useState(null);
+
+  // Handle keyboard shortcuts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let unsubscribe = tinykeys(window, {
+      'Shift+ArrowDown': () => {
+        if (cursor == null) setCursor(0);
+        else if (cursor < events.length - 1) setCursor(cursor + 1);
+      },
+      'Shift+ArrowUp': () => {
+        if (cursor == null) setCursor(0);
+        else if (cursor >= 0) setCursor(cursor - 1);
+      },
+      '$mod+Shift+ArrowUp': () => {
+        setCursor(-1);
+      },
+      'Shift+KeyE': (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (cursor == null) return;
+        eventsHandler('add', { type: 'event', order: cursor + 1 });
+      },
+      'Shift+KeyD': (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (cursor == null) return;
+        eventsHandler('add', { type: 'delay', order: cursor + 1 });
+      },
+      'Shift+KeyB': (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (cursor == null) return;
+        eventsHandler('add', { type: 'block', order: cursor + 1 });
+      },
+      'Shift+KeyN': (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if (cursor == null) return;
+        if (events[cursor].type === 'event') setNext(cursor);
+      },
+    });
+    if (cursor > events.length - 1) setCursor(events.length - 1);
+    return () => {
+      unsubscribe();
+    };
+  }, [cursor, events, eventsHandler]);
 
   // handle incoming messages
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -31,12 +74,11 @@ export default function EventList(props) {
   }, [socket]);
 
   if (events.length < 1) {
-    return (
-        <Empty text='No Events' />
-    );
+    return <Empty text='No Events' />;
   }
 
   console.log('EventList: events in event list', events);
+  console.log('Debug: cursor', cursor);
   let cumulativeDelay = 0;
   let eventCount = -1;
 
@@ -45,38 +87,50 @@ export default function EventList(props) {
   // -- should i skip the order value and just use the array as order? (checkout dnd)
   return (
     <div className={style.eventContainer}>
+      {cursor === -1 && <div className={style.cursor} />}
+
       {events.map((e, index) => {
         if (e.type === 'event') {
           eventCount = eventCount + 1;
           return (
-            <EventBlock
-              key={e.id}
-              index={index}
-              data={e}
-              selected={selected === e.id}
-              eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
-              delay={cumulativeDelay}
-            />
+            <>
+              <EventBlock
+                key={e.id}
+                index={index}
+                data={e}
+                selected={selected === e.id}
+                next={next === index}
+                eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
+                delay={cumulativeDelay}
+              />
+              {index === cursor && <div className={style.cursor} />}
+            </>
           );
         } else if (e.type === 'block') {
           cumulativeDelay = 0;
           return (
-            <BlockBlock
-              key={e.id}
-              index={index}
-              data={e}
-              eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
-            />
+            <>
+              <BlockBlock
+                key={e.id}
+                index={index}
+                data={e}
+                eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
+              />
+              {index === cursor && <div className={style.cursor} />}
+            </>
           );
         } else if (e.type === 'delay') {
           cumulativeDelay = cumulativeDelay + e.duration;
           return (
-            <DelayBlock
-              key={e.id}
-              index={index}
-              data={e}
-              eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
-            />
+            <>
+              <DelayBlock
+                key={e.id}
+                index={index}
+                data={e}
+                eventsHandler={eventsHandler}
+              />
+              {index === cursor && <div className={style.cursor} />}
+            </>
           );
         }
       })}
diff --git a/client/src/features/editors/list/List.module.css b/client/src/features/editors/list/List.module.css
index eb0dcec75..9ffb1357b 100644
--- a/client/src/features/editors/list/List.module.css
+++ b/client/src/features/editors/list/List.module.css
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@
   opacity: 0.3;
   align-self: center;
 }
+
+.cursor {
+  width: 90%;
+  min-height: 2px;
+  background-color: #ff7597;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index 8b0404e3c..e482e9ef3 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -11657,6 +11657,11 @@ tinycolor2@1.4.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tinycolor2/-/tinycolor2-1.4.2.tgz#3f6a4d1071ad07676d7fa472e1fac40a719d8803"
   integrity sha512-vJhccZPs965sV/L2sU4oRQVAos0pQXwsvTLkWYdqJ+a8Q5kPFzJTuOFwy7UniPli44NKQGAglksjvOcpo95aZA==
 
+tinykeys@^1.1.2:
+  version "1.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tinykeys/-/tinykeys-1.1.2.tgz#f9bf567d44e57166a95ac9a6c1d6408e2caa993c"
+  integrity sha512-BFOdq1hPKYrgx98JgnjMuv/unHXqLULfXC9suTeC7yrNFRMGjlZMO1ZL3aF1s6EIYqwkeHkLNe1R3e2F/VoG0A==
+
 tmpl@1.0.x:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tmpl/-/tmpl-1.0.4.tgz#23640dd7b42d00433911140820e5cf440e521dd1"