diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/keyboardQueryActions.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/keyboardQueryActions.ts
index 3310099657..301d9d56c5 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/keyboardQueryActions.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/keyboardQueryActions.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,12 @@ export class RunQueryShortcutAction extends Action {
 			// otherwise, either run the statement or the script depending on parameter
 			let parameterText: string = editor.getSelectionText();
 			return this.escapeStringParamIfNeeded(editor, shortcutText, parameterText).then((escapedParam) => {
-				let queryString = `${shortcutText} ${escapedParam}`;
+				let queryString = '';
+				if (shortcutText.includes('{arg}')) {
+					queryString = shortcutText.replace(/{arg}/g, escapedParam);
+				} else {
+					queryString = `${shortcutText} ${escapedParam}`;
+				}
 				editor.input.runQueryString(queryString);
 			}).then(success => null, err => {
 				// swallow errors for now
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
index 72cb4f42f3..df0f95f2b4 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/query/browser/query.contribution.ts
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
 		'type': 'string',
 		'default': defaultVal,
 		'description': localize('queryShortcutDescription',
-			"Set keybinding workbench.action.query.shortcut{0} to run the shortcut text as a procedure call. Any selected text in the query editor will be passed as a parameter",
+			"Set keybinding workbench.action.query.shortcut{0} to run the shortcut text as a procedure call or query execution. Any selected text in the query editor will be passed as a parameter at the end of your query, or you can reference it with {arg}",
 			queryIndex)
 	};
 }