diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index 8306571a3d..da1186d5bf 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ fn main() {
     let app = gpui::App::new(Assets).unwrap();
     load_embedded_fonts(&app);
 
-    let zed_dir = dirs::home_dir()
-        .expect("failed to determine home directory")
-        .join(".zed");
     let fs = Arc::new(RealFs);
     let themes = ThemeRegistry::new(Assets, app.font_cache());
     let theme = themes.get(DEFAULT_THEME_NAME).unwrap();
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ fn main() {
                 ..Default::default()
             },
         );
-    let settings_file = load_settings_file(&app, fs.clone(), zed_dir.join("settings.json"));
+    let settings_file = load_settings_file(&app, fs.clone());
 
     let login_shell_env_loaded = if stdout_is_a_pty() {
         Task::ready(())
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         refresh_window_on_settings_change(settings.clone(), cx);
 
-        languages.set_language_server_download_dir(zed_dir);
+        languages.set_language_server_download_dir(zed::ROOT_PATH.clone());
         languages.set_theme(&settings.borrow().theme.editor.syntax);
 
         let app_state = Arc::new(AppState {
@@ -233,17 +230,13 @@ fn load_embedded_fonts(app: &App) {
         .unwrap();
 }
 
-fn load_settings_file(
-    app: &App,
-    fs: Arc<dyn Fs>,
-    settings_path: PathBuf,
-) -> oneshot::Receiver<SettingsFile> {
+fn load_settings_file(app: &App, fs: Arc<dyn Fs>) -> oneshot::Receiver<SettingsFile> {
     let executor = app.background();
     let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
     executor
         .clone()
         .spawn(async move {
-            let file = SettingsFile::new(fs, &executor, settings_path).await;
+            let file = SettingsFile::new(fs, &executor, zed::SETTINGS_PATH.clone()).await;
             tx.send(file).ok()
         })
         .detach();
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index db3781287d..43d37b6d98 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -16,20 +16,29 @@ use gpui::{
     platform::{WindowBounds, WindowOptions},
     ModelHandle, ViewContext,
 };
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 pub use lsp;
 use project::Project;
 pub use project::{self, fs};
 use project_panel::ProjectPanel;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 pub use workspace;
 use workspace::{AppState, Workspace, WorkspaceParams};
 
 action!(About);
 action!(Quit);
+action!(OpenSettings);
 action!(AdjustBufferFontSize, f32);
 
 const MIN_FONT_SIZE: f32 = 6.0;
 
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref ROOT_PATH: PathBuf = dirs::home_dir()
+        .expect("failed to determine home directory")
+        .join(".zed");
+    pub static ref SETTINGS_PATH: PathBuf = ROOT_PATH.join("settings.json");
+}
+
 pub fn init(app_state: &Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
     cx.add_global_action(quit);
     cx.add_global_action({
@@ -40,15 +49,21 @@ pub fn init(app_state: &Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
             settings_tx.borrow_mut().buffer_font_size = new_size;
         }
     });
+    cx.add_action(open_settings);
 
     workspace::lsp_status::init(cx);
 
     cx.add_bindings(vec![
         Binding::new("cmd-=", AdjustBufferFontSize(1.), None),
         Binding::new("cmd--", AdjustBufferFontSize(-1.), None),
+        Binding::new("cmd-,", OpenSettings, None),
     ])
 }
 
+fn open_settings(workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &OpenSettings, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) {
+    workspace.open_paths(&[SETTINGS_PATH.clone()], cx).detach();
+}
+
 pub fn build_workspace(
     project: ModelHandle<Project>,
     app_state: &Arc<AppState>,