diff --git a/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/paragraph/paragraph.controller.js b/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/paragraph/paragraph.controller.js
index 6a70f48ee3c..be88498ac57 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/paragraph/paragraph.controller.js
+++ b/zeppelin-web/src/app/notebook/paragraph/paragraph.controller.js
@@ -796,8 +796,10 @@ angular.module('zeppelinWebApp')
         $scope.moveUp();
       } else if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && keyEvent.altKey && keyCode === 74) { // Ctrl + Alt + j
         $scope.moveDown();
+      } else if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && keyEvent.altKey && keyCode === 65) { // Ctrl + Alt + a
+        $scope.insertNew('above');
       } else if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && keyEvent.altKey && keyCode === 66) { // Ctrl + Alt + b
-        $scope.insertNew();
+        $scope.insertNew('below');
       } else if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && keyEvent.altKey && keyCode === 79) { // Ctrl + Alt + o
         $scope.toggleOutput();
       } else if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && keyEvent.altKey && keyCode === 69) { // Ctrl + Alt + e
diff --git a/zeppelin-web/src/components/modal-shortcut/modal-shortcut.html b/zeppelin-web/src/components/modal-shortcut/modal-shortcut.html
index 95320399e6f..1191ec51f93 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web/src/components/modal-shortcut/modal-shortcut.html
+++ b/zeppelin-web/src/components/modal-shortcut/modal-shortcut.html
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ <h4>Control in Note</h4>
           </div>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="row">
+          <div class="col-md-4">
+            <div class="keys">
+              <kbd class="kbd-dark">Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd class="kbd-dark">Alt</kbd> + <kbd class="kbd-dark">a</kbd>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-md-8">
+            Insert new paragraph above
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="row">
           <div class="col-md-4">
             <div class="keys">