diff --git a/.config/awesome/rc.lua b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
index e3d4548..4c5d93c 100644
--- a/.config/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/.config/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -351,12 +351,18 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
           sub({ }, "e",
               function () oni.run_or_raise("emacsclient -c -a emacs",
                                            { class = "Emacs" }) end),
+          sub({ "Shift", }, "e",
+              function () awful.util.spawn("emacsclient -c -a emacs") end),
           sub({ }, "c",
               function () oni.run_or_raise("urxvt",
                                            { class = "URxvt" }) end),
+          sub({ "Shift", }, "c",
+              function () awful.util.spawn("urxvt") end),
           sub({ }, "w",
               function () oni.run_or_raise("conkeror",
-                                           { class = "Conkeror" }) end) }),
+                                           { class = "Conkeror" }) end),
+          sub({ "Shift", }, "w",
+              function () awful.util.spawn("conkeror") end) }),
    awful.key({ "Control", "Mod1" }, "l",
              function () awful.util.spawn("i3lock -c 000000") end),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "Left",   awful.tag.viewprev       ),