diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 4a05761e..2dc31fb4 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ To update the banner or banner title
 
 ;; Content is not centered by default. To center, set
 (setq dashboard-center-content t)
+
+;; To disable shortcut "jump" indicators for each section, set
+(setq dashboard-show-shortcuts nil)
 #+END_SRC
 
 To customize which widgets are displayed, you can use the following snippet
diff --git a/dashboard-widgets.el b/dashboard-widgets.el
index df5b8990..63b8e9b8 100644
--- a/dashboard-widgets.el
+++ b/dashboard-widgets.el
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ to the specified width, with aspect ratio preserved."
   :type 'integer
   :group 'dashboard)
 
+(defcustom dashboard-show-shortcuts t
+  "Whether to show shortcut keys for each section."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'dashboard)
+
 (defconst dashboard-banners-directory
   (concat (file-name-directory
            (locate-library "dashboard"))
@@ -155,9 +160,10 @@ If MESSAGEBUF is not nil then MSG is also written in message buffer."
   "Insert a page break line in dashboard buffer."
   (dashboard-append dashboard-page-separator))
 
-(defun dashboard-insert-heading (heading)
-  "Insert a widget HEADING in dashboard buffer."
-  (insert (propertize heading 'face 'dashboard-heading-face)))
+(defun dashboard-insert-heading (heading &optional shortcut)
+  "Insert a widget HEADING in dashboard buffer, adding SHORTCUT if provided."
+  (insert (propertize heading 'face 'dashboard-heading-face))
+  (if shortcut (insert (format " (%s)" shortcut))))
 
 ;;
 ;; BANNER
@@ -272,7 +278,8 @@ SHORTCUT is the keyboard shortcut used to access the section.
 ACTION is theaction taken when the user activates the widget button.
 WIDGET-PARAMS are passed to the \"widget-create\" function."
   `(progn
-     (dashboard-insert-heading ,section-name)
+     (dashboard-insert-heading ,section-name
+                               (if (and ,list dashboard-show-shortcuts) ,shortcut))
      (when (dashboard-insert-section-list
             ,section-name
             (dashboard-subseq ,list 0 list-size)