diff --git a/lib/ace/keybinding.js b/lib/ace/keybinding.js
index a57c71cc..fecf2463 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keybinding.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keybinding.js
@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ var KeyBinding = function(element, editor, config) {
 
     var _self = this;
     event.addKeyListener(element, function(e) {
-        var hashId = 0 | (e.ctrlKey ? 1 : 0) | (e.altKey ? 2 : 0)
-            | (e.shiftKey ? 4 : 0) | (e.metaKey ? 8 : 0);
+        // opera on mac swaps ctrl and meta keys
+        if (core.isOpera && core.isMac)
+	        var hashId = 0 | (e.metaKey ? 1 : 0) | (e.altKey ? 2 : 0)
+	            | (e.shiftKey ? 4 : 0) | (e.ctrlKey ? 8 : 0);
+        else
+	        var hashId = 0 | (e.ctrlKey ? 1 : 0) | (e.altKey ? 2 : 0)
+	            | (e.shiftKey ? 4 : 0) | (e.metaKey ? 8 : 0);
+	            
         var key = _self.keyNames[e.keyCode];
 
         var commandName = (_self.config.reverse[hashId] || {})[(key
diff --git a/plugins/pilot/core.js b/plugins/pilot/core.js
index e0332633..40991657 100644
--- a/plugins/pilot/core.js
+++ b/plugins/pilot/core.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ exports.isMac = (os == "mac");
 exports.isLinux = (os == "linux");
 exports.isIE = ! + "\v1";
 exports.isGecko = window.controllers && window.navigator.product === "Gecko";
+exports.isOpera = window.opera && Object.prototype.toString.call(window.opera) == "[object Opera]";
 
 exports.provide = function(namespace) {
     var parts = namespace.split(".");
diff --git a/plugins/pilot/event.js b/plugins/pilot/event.js
index 6b360007..2beaff41 100644
--- a/plugins/pilot/event.js
+++ b/plugins/pilot/event.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ exports.addKeyListener = function(el, callback) {
     });
 
     // repeated keys are fired as keypress and not keydown events
-    if (core.isMac && core.isGecko) {
+    if (core.isMac && (core.isGecko || core.isOpera)) {
         exports.addListener(el, "keypress", function(e) {
             var keyId = e.keyIdentifier || e.keyCode;
             if (lastDown !== keyId) {