diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index 75054f37b99..04f662c41eb 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@ For the sake of consistency, I suggest always rounding up on even values when ap
 	var/overcharge_level = 0 //What our current overcharge level is. Peaks at overcharge_max
 	var/overcharge_max = 10
 
+/mob/living/proc/attempt_scope()
+	var/obj/item/I = get_active_hand()
+	if(!I)
+		return
+	if(!istype(I, /obj/item/gun))
+		return
+
+	var/obj/item/gun/G = I
+	G.toggle_scope(src)
+
+/mob/living/verb/scope_hotkey()
+	set name = ".toggle_scope"
+	attempt_scope()
+
 /obj/item/gun/wield(mob/user)
 	if(!wield_delay)
 		..()
diff --git a/interface/skin.dmf b/interface/skin.dmf
index cef8e0cbfcb..9c3c8f5aabf 100644
--- a/interface/skin.dmf
+++ b/interface/skin.dmf
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ macro "hotkeymode"
 	elem
 		name = "SHIFT+X"
 		command = ".wield"
+	elem
+		name = "SHIFT+C"
+		command = ".toggle_scope"
 	elem
 		name = "Y"
 		command = "Activate-Held-Object"
@@ -1456,4 +1459,4 @@ window "text_editor"
 		anchor2 = none
 		border = line
 		saved-params = ""
-		multi-line = true
\ No newline at end of file
+		multi-line = true