diff --git a/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs b/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
index a05894d593e4149097c473822a38f87b2220625f..1660106c2a6548920fdffd2656e5a1f12c2d548b 100644
--- a/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
+++ b/browser/components/urlbar/UrlbarController.sys.mjs
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ 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")
@@ -494,6 +493,8 @@ export class UrlbarController {
             });
           }
           event.preventDefault();
+        } else if (!this.input.value && !(event.ctrlKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey)) {
+          this.browserWindow.gZenUIManager.enableCommandsMode(event);
         }
         break;
       }