diff --git a/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs b/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
index a1faf7e4278c66865f267283515f22052769928d..297391205ab3cd96bed2e5a3e36a181c6da90098 100644
--- a/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
+++ b/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ export class UrlbarController {
     const isMac = AppConstants.platform == "macosx";
     // Handle readline/emacs-style navigation bindings on Mac.
     if (
-      isMac &&
       this.view.isOpen &&
       event.ctrlKey &&
       (event.key == "n" || event.key == "p")
@@ -441,6 +440,8 @@ export class UrlbarController {
             });
           }
           event.preventDefault();
+        } else if (!this.input.value && !(event.ctrlKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey)) {
+          this.browserWindow.gZenUIManager.enableCommandsMode(event);
         }
         break;
       }