diff --git a/extensions/profiler/package.json b/extensions/profiler/package.json
index bbd9563491..068c12cc7b 100644
--- a/extensions/profiler/package.json
+++ b/extensions/profiler/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@
         "command": "profiler.newProfiler",
         "title": "New Profiler",
         "category": "Profiler"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "profiler.start",
+        "title": "Start",
+        "category": "Profiler"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "profiler.stop",
+        "title": "Stop",
+        "category": "Profiler"
       }
     ],
     "outputChannels": [
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.contribution.ts b/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.contribution.ts
index be617d3b9a..2e7ce2a69c 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.contribution.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ import { IObjectExplorerService } from '../../objectExplorer/common/objectExplor
 import { ProfilerInput } from 'sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import * as TaskUtilities from 'sql/workbench/common/taskUtilities';
+import { IProfilerService} from '../service/interfaces';
+import { KeybindingsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
+import { KeyCode, KeyMod } from 'vs/editor/editor.api';
+import { ProfilerEditor } from '../editor/profilerEditor';
 
 // Contribute Global Actions
 const category = nls.localize('profilerCategory', "Profiler");
@@ -46,3 +50,42 @@ CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
 		return editorService.openEditor(profilerInput, { pinned: true }, false).then(() => TPromise.as(true));
 	}
 });
+
+KeybindingsRegistry.registerCommandAndKeybindingRule({
+	id: 'profiler.newProfiler',
+	weight: KeybindingsRegistry.WEIGHT.builtinExtension(),
+	when: undefined,
+	primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.KEY_P,
+	mac: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.KEY_P },
+	handler: CommandsRegistry.getCommand('profiler.newProfiler').handler
+});
+
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+	id: 'profiler.start',
+	handler: (accessor: ServicesAccessor) => {
+		let profilerService: IProfilerService = accessor.get(IProfilerService);
+		let editorService: IWorkbenchEditorService = accessor.get(IWorkbenchEditorService);
+
+		let activeEditor = editorService.getActiveEditor();
+		if (activeEditor instanceof ProfilerEditor) {
+			let profilerInput = activeEditor.input;
+			return profilerService.startSession(profilerInput.id);
+		}
+		return TPromise.as(false);
+	}
+});
+
+CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
+	id: 'profiler.stop',
+	handler: (accessor: ServicesAccessor) => {
+		let profilerService: IProfilerService = accessor.get(IProfilerService);
+		let editorService: IWorkbenchEditorService = accessor.get(IWorkbenchEditorService);
+
+		let activeEditor = editorService.getActiveEditor();
+		if (activeEditor instanceof ProfilerEditor) {
+			let profilerInput = activeEditor.input;
+			return profilerService.stopSession(profilerInput.id);
+		}
+		return TPromise.as(false);
+	}
+});
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diff --git a/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.ts b/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.ts
index 406e867470..8fefb22408 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/profiler/contrib/profilerActions.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ export class ProfilerStart extends Action {
 	public run(input: ProfilerInput): TPromise<boolean> {
 		this.enabled = false;
 		input.data.clear();
-		return TPromise.wrap(this._profilerService.startSession(input.id).then(() => {
-			input.state.change({ isRunning: true, isStopped: false, isPaused: false });
-			return true;
-		}));
+		return TPromise.wrap(this._profilerService.startSession(input.id));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,10 +128,7 @@ export class ProfilerStop extends Action {
 
 	public run(input: ProfilerInput): TPromise<boolean> {
 		this.enabled = false;
-		return TPromise.wrap(this._profilerService.stopSession(input.id).then(() => {
-			input.state.change({ isStopped: true, isPaused: false, isRunning: false });
-			return true;
-		}));
+		return TPromise.wrap(this._profilerService.stopSession(input.id));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput.ts b/src/sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput.ts
index e9fac4bb5f..c8fc4e2513 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ export class ProfilerInput extends EditorInput implements IProfilerSession {
 		});
 	}
 
+	public onSessionStateChanged(state: ProfilerState) {
+		this.state.change(state);
+	}
+
 	public onMoreRows(eventMessage: sqlops.ProfilerSessionEvents) {
 		if (eventMessage.eventsLost){
 			this._notificationService.warn(nls.localize("profiler.eventsLost", "The XEvent Profiler session for {0} has lost events.", this._connection.serverName));
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/interfaces.ts b/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/interfaces.ts
index 3a3480d9e3..a4249ac6e8 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/interfaces.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ProfilerInput } from 'sql/parts/profiler/editor/profilerInput';
 
 import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import * as sqlops from 'sqlops';
+import { INewProfilerState } from '../editor/profilerState';
 
 const PROFILER_SERVICE_ID = 'profilerService';
 export const IProfilerService = createDecorator<IProfilerService>(PROFILER_SERVICE_ID);
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ export interface IProfilerSession {
 	 * Called by the service when the session is closed unexpectedly
 	 */
 	onSessionStopped(events: sqlops.ProfilerSessionStoppedParams);
+	/**
+	 * Called by the service when the session state is changed
+	 */
+	onSessionStateChanged(newState: INewProfilerState);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/profilerService.ts b/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/profilerService.ts
index 01b9a99f70..dd69f3f23b 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/profilerService.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/profiler/service/profilerService.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ export class ProfilerService implements IProfilerService {
 	}
 
 	public startSession(id: ProfilerSessionID): Thenable<boolean> {
-		return this._runAction(id, provider => provider.startSession(this._idMap.get(id)));
+		return this._runAction(id, provider => provider.startSession(this._idMap.get(id))).then(() => {
+			this._sessionMap.get(this._idMap.reverseGet(id)).onSessionStateChanged({ isRunning: true, isStopped: false, isPaused: false });
+			return true;
+		});
 	}
 
 	public pauseSession(id: ProfilerSessionID): Thenable<boolean> {
@@ -104,7 +107,10 @@ export class ProfilerService implements IProfilerService {
 	}
 
 	public stopSession(id: ProfilerSessionID): Thenable<boolean> {
-		return this._runAction(id, provider => provider.stopSession(this._idMap.get(id)));
+		return this._runAction(id, provider => provider.stopSession(this._idMap.get(id))).then(() => {
+			this._sessionMap.get(this._idMap.reverseGet(id)).onSessionStateChanged({ isStopped: true, isPaused: false, isRunning: false });
+			return true;
+		});
 	}
 
 	private _runAction<T>(id: ProfilerSessionID, action: (handler: sqlops.ProfilerProvider) => Thenable<T>): Thenable<T> {