diff --git a/doc/notmuch-emacs.rst b/doc/notmuch-emacs.rst
index 2e85b8a5..0df46df9 100644
--- a/doc/notmuch-emacs.rst
+++ b/doc/notmuch-emacs.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ notmuch-hello key bindings
 ``<return>``
     Activate the current widget.
 
+``g``
 ``=``
     Refresh the buffer; mainly update the counts of messages for various
     saved searches.
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ menu of results that the user can explore further by pressing
 ``<return>``
     Open thread on current line in :ref:`notmuch-show` mode
 
+``g``
+``=``
+    Refresh the buffer
+
 ``?``
     Display full set of key bindings
 
@@ -296,6 +301,10 @@ tags.
 ``p``
     Move to previous matching message
 
+``g``
+``=``
+    Refresh the buffer
+
 ``?``
     Display full set of key bindings
 
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index 25d83fd6..8cf7261e 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ For example, if you wanted to remove an \"inbox\" tag and add an
     (define-key map "s" 'notmuch-search)
     (define-key map "z" 'notmuch-tree)
     (define-key map "m" 'notmuch-mua-new-mail)
+    (define-key map "g" 'notmuch-refresh-this-buffer)
     (define-key map "=" 'notmuch-refresh-this-buffer)
     (define-key map (kbd "M-=") 'notmuch-refresh-all-buffers)
     (define-key map "G" 'notmuch-poll-and-refresh-this-buffer)