diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/cad/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
index 573fef6d4f..0571d0c776 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/cad/workspace.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import bonsai.bim.module.type.prop as type_prop
 import ifcopenshell.util.unit
 from bpy.types import WorkSpaceTool
 from bonsai.bim.module.model.data import AuthoringData, RailingData, RoofData
-from typing import Union
+from functools import partial
 
 
 def load_custom_icons():
@@ -330,29 +330,7 @@ def add_header_apply_button(layout, text, apply_operator, cancel_operator, ui_co
     row.label(text="Tools")
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey_operator(
-    layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: Union[str, None], ui_context: str = ""
-) -> bpy.types.OperatorProperties:
-    parts = hotkey.split("_")
-    modifier, key = parts
-    op_text = "" if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER" else text
-    custom_icon = custom_icon_previews.get(text.upper().replace(" ", "_"), custom_icon_previews["IFC"]).icon_id
-    modifier_icon, modifier_str = tool.Blender.KEY_MODIFIERS.get(modifier, ("NONE", ""))
-
-    row = layout if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER" else layout.row(align=True)
-    op = row.operator("bim.cad_hotkey", text=op_text, icon_value=custom_icon)
-
-    if ui_context != "TOOL_HEADER" and len(parts) == 2:
-        layout = layout.row(align=True)  # Create a new line for hotkey display
-        layout.label(text="", icon=modifier_icon)
-        layout.label(text="", icon=f"EVENT_{key}")
-
-    hotkey_description = f"Hotkey: {modifier_str} {key}"
-    description = "\n\n".join(filter(None, [hotkey_description if description else ""]))
-    op.hotkey = hotkey
-    op.description = description or hotkey_description
-
-    return op
+add_layout_hotkey_operator = partial(tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="cad", module_name=__name__)
 
 
 custom_icon_previews = None
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/covering/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/covering/workspace.py
index 904bd98a71..b0f41254b6 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/covering/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/covering/workspace.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bonsai.bim.helper import prop_with_search
 from bonsai.bim.module.model.data import AuthoringData
 from bpy.types import WorkSpaceTool
+from functools import partial
 
 
 class CoveringTool(WorkSpaceTool):
@@ -45,9 +46,7 @@ class CoveringTool(WorkSpaceTool):
         CoveringToolUI.draw(context, layout, ifc_element_type=cls.ifc_element_type)
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey(layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: str) -> None:
-    args = ("covering", layout, text, hotkey, description)
-    tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator(*args)
+add_layout_hotkey = partial(tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="covering", module_name=__name__)
 
 
 class CoveringToolUI:
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/workspace.py
index 16d26ea7e0..1296e859d5 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/drawing/workspace.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ifcopenshell.util.representation
 from bonsai.bim.module.drawing.data import DecoratorData, AnnotationData
 from bonsai.bim.helper import prop_with_search
 from bpy.types import WorkSpaceTool
-from typing import Union
+from functools import partial
 
 
 class LaunchAnnotationTypeManager(bpy.types.Operator):
@@ -135,23 +135,9 @@ class AnnotationTool(WorkSpaceTool):
         AnnotationToolUI.draw(context, layout)
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey_operator(
-    layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: Union[str, None]
-) -> tuple[bpy.types.OperatorProperties, bpy.types.UILayout]:
-    modifiers = {
-        "A": "EVENT_ALT",
-        "S": "EVENT_SHIFT",
-    }
-    modifier, key = hotkey.split("_")
-
-    row = layout.row(align=True)
-    row.label(text="", icon=modifiers[modifier])
-    row.label(text="", icon=f"EVENT_{key}")
-
-    op = row.operator("bim.annotation_hotkey", text=text)
-    op.hotkey = hotkey
-    op.description = description
-    return op, row
+add_layout_hotkey_operator = partial(
+    tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="annotation", module_name=__name__
+)
 
 
 # TODO: move to operator
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/workspace.py
index da2f64faac..d0da684ffa 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/workspace.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from bonsai.bim.module.model.data import AuthoringData, ItemData
 from bonsai.bim.module.system.data import PortData
 from bonsai.bim.module.model.prop import get_ifc_class
 from typing import Optional, Union
+from functools import partial
 
 
 def load_custom_icons():
@@ -365,43 +366,7 @@ class CableTool(BimTool):
     ifc_element_type = "IfcCableSegmentType"
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey_operator(
-    layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
-    text: str,
-    hotkey: str,
-    description: Union[str, None],
-    ui_context: str = "",
-    *,
-    operator: str = "bim.hotkey",
-) -> bpy.types.OperatorProperties:
-    """
-    :param operator: Operator to display in UI. Displaying the specific operator in UI can be useful
-        to provide poll error messages.
-    """
-    parts = hotkey.split("_") if hotkey else []
-    modifier, key = (parts + ["", ""])[:2]
-
-    op_text = "" if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER" else text
-    custom_icon = custom_icon_previews.get(text.upper().replace(" ", "_"), custom_icon_previews["IFC"]).icon_id
-    modifier_icon, modifier_str = tool.Blender.KEY_MODIFIERS.get(modifier, ("NONE", ""))
-
-    row = layout.row(align=True)
-    op = row.operator(operator, text=op_text, icon_value=custom_icon)
-
-    if ui_context != "TOOL_HEADER":
-        row.label(text="", icon=modifier_icon)
-        row.label(text="", icon=f"EVENT_{key}" if key else "BLANK1")
-
-    hotkey_description = f"Hotkey: {modifier_str} {key}".strip()
-    description = "\n\n".join(filter(None, [description, hotkey_description]))
-
-    if operator == "bim.hotkey":
-        op.hotkey = hotkey
-        if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER":
-            op.description = text + "\n" + description
-        else:
-            op.description = description
-    return op
+add_layout_hotkey_operator = partial(tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="bim", module_name=__name__)
 
 
 def format_ifc_camel_case(string):
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/workspace.py
index 7853f3a4af..26c91d8037 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/spatial/workspace.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bonsai.bim.module.model.data import AuthoringData
 from bpy.types import WorkSpaceTool
 import bonsai.core.spatial
+from functools import partial
 
 
 class SpatialTool(WorkSpaceTool):
@@ -49,9 +50,7 @@ class SpatialTool(WorkSpaceTool):
         SpatialToolUI.draw(context, layout)
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey(layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: str) -> None:
-    args = ("spatial", layout, text, hotkey, description)
-    tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator(*args)
+add_layout_hotkey = partial(tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="spatial", module_name=__name__)
 
 
 class SpatialToolUI:
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/structural/workspace.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/structural/workspace.py
index cec8115a2d..4991150133 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/structural/workspace.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/structural/workspace.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 import bpy
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 from bpy.types import WorkSpaceTool
+from functools import partial
 
 
 class StructuralTool(WorkSpaceTool):
@@ -41,9 +42,7 @@ class StructuralTool(WorkSpaceTool):
         StructuralToolUI.draw(context, layout)
 
 
-def add_layout_hotkey(layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: str) -> None:
-    args = ("structural", layout, text, hotkey, description)
-    tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator(*args)
+add_layout_hotkey = partial(tool.Blender.add_layout_hotkey_operator, tool_name="structural", module_name=__name__)
 
 
 # NOTES before adding new operators:
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
index da4db4f5d6..6ea77101a1 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/blender.py
@@ -500,18 +500,55 @@ class Blender(bonsai.core.tool.Blender):
 
     @classmethod
     def add_layout_hotkey_operator(
-        cls, tool_name: str, layout: bpy.types.UILayout, text: str, hotkey: str, description: str
+        cls,
+        layout: bpy.types.UILayout,
+        text: str,
+        hotkey: str,
+        description: str,
+        ui_context: str = "",
+        *,
+        tool_name: str,
+        module_name: str,
+        operator: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> tuple[bpy.types.OperatorProperties, bpy.types.UILayout]:
+        """
+        :param module_name: Provide `__name__` of the current module,
+            so method could pick up icon previews based on the module's `custom_icon_previews` attribute.
+        :param operator: Operator to display in UI. Displaying the specific operator in UI can be useful
+            to provide poll error messages.
+        """
+        if tool_name == "bim":
+            hotkey_operator = "bim.hotkey"
+        else:
+            hotkey_operator = f"bim.{tool_name}_hotkey"
+        operator_to_use = operator or hotkey_operator
+
         modifier, key = hotkey.split("_")
-
-        row = layout.row(align=True)
+        op_text = "" if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER" else text
         modifier_icon, modifier_str = cls.KEY_MODIFIERS.get(modifier, ("NONE", ""))
-        row.label(text="", icon=modifier_icon)
-        row.label(text="", icon=f"EVENT_{key}")
 
-        op = row.operator(f"bim.{tool_name}_hotkey", text=text)
-        op.hotkey = hotkey
-        op.description = description
+        row = layout if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER" else layout.row(align=True)
+        module = sys.modules[module_name]
+        icon_previews: Union[bpy.utils.previews.ImagePreviewCollection, None]
+        icon_previews = getattr(module, "custom_icon_previews", None)
+        if icon_previews:
+            custom_icon = icon_previews.get(text.upper().replace(" ", "_"), icon_previews["IFC"]).icon_id
+            op = row.operator(operator_to_use, text=op_text, icon_value=custom_icon)
+        else:
+            op = row.operator(operator_to_use, text=op_text)
+        if ui_context != "TOOL_HEADER":
+            row.label(text="", icon=modifier_icon)
+            row.label(text="", icon=f"EVENT_{key}")
+
+        if operator_to_use == hotkey_operator:
+            hotkey_description = f"Hotkey: {modifier_str} {key}".strip()
+            description = "\n\n".join(filter(None, [description, hotkey_description]))
+
+            op.hotkey = hotkey
+            if ui_context == "TOOL_HEADER":
+                op.description = text + "\n" + description
+            else:
+                op.description = description
         return op, row
 
     @classmethod