diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 88b6eab80..3e6fc3edb 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -266,12 +266,9 @@ Please do not file a bug report with Anki.\n\n""")
 
     def keyPressEvent(self, evt):
         "Show answer on RET or register answer."
-
         if evt.key() in (Qt.Key_Up,Qt.Key_Down,Qt.Key_Left,Qt.Key_Right,
                          Qt.Key_PageUp,Qt.Key_PageDown):
-
             mf = self.bodyView.body.page().currentFrame()
-
             if evt.key() == Qt.Key_Up:
                 mf.evaluateJavaScript("window.scrollBy(0,-20)")
             elif evt.key() == Qt.Key_Down:
@@ -288,10 +285,8 @@ Please do not file a bug report with Anki.\n\n""")
                 mf.evaluateJavaScript("window.scrollBy(0,%d)" %
                                       int(0.9*self.bodyView.body.size().
                                           height()))
-
             evt.accept()
             return
-
         if self.state == "showQuestion":
             if evt.key() in (Qt.Key_Enter,
                              Qt.Key_Return):
@@ -304,6 +299,11 @@ Please do not file a bug report with Anki.\n\n""")
                 num=int(key)
                 evt.accept()
                 return self.cardAnswered(num)
+        elif self.state == "studyScreen":
+            if evt.key() in (Qt.Key_Enter,
+                             Qt.Key_Return):
+                evt.accept()
+                return self.onStartReview()
         evt.ignore()
 
     def cardAnswered(self, quality):
@@ -436,9 +436,13 @@ new:
         self.mainWin.buttonStack.hide()
 
     def showAnswerButton(self):
-        self.mainWin.buttonStack.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        if self.currentCard.cardModel.typeAnswer:
+            self.mainWin.buttonStack.setCurrentIndex(4)
+            self.mainWin.typeAnswerField.selectAll()
+        else:
+            self.mainWin.buttonStack.setCurrentIndex(0)
+            self.mainWin.showAnswerButton.setFocus()
         self.mainWin.buttonStack.show()
-        self.mainWin.showAnswerButton.setFocus()
 
     def showEaseButtons(self):
         self.updateEaseButtons()
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py b/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
index fbb6fb086..31b34a11d 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/modelproperties.py
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ class ModelProperties(QDialog):
         self.dialog.cardAnswer.setPlainText(card.aformat.replace("<br>", "\n"))
         self.dialog.questionInAnswer.setChecked(card.questionInAnswer)
         self.dialog.allowEmptyAnswer.setChecked(card.allowEmptyAnswer)
+        self.dialog.typeAnswer.setChecked(card.typeAnswer)
         self.updateToggleButtonText(card)
 
     def enableCardMoveButtons(self):
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ class ModelProperties(QDialog):
         changed = changed or changed2
         self.updateField(card, 'questionInAnswer', self.dialog.questionInAnswer.isChecked())
         self.updateField(card, 'allowEmptyAnswer', self.dialog.allowEmptyAnswer.isChecked())
+        self.updateField(card, 'typeAnswer', self.dialog.typeAnswer.isChecked())
         if changed:
             # need to generate all question/answers for this card
             self.deck.updateCardsFromModel(self.m)
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/view.py b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
index 33e918f87..17f5ee12f 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/view.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/view.py
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ class View(object):
 
     def center(self, str, height=40):
         if not self.main.config['splitQA']:
-            return str
-        return '''
-<div style="display: table; height: %s%%; width:100%%; overflow: hidden;">\
+            return "<center>" + str + "</center>"
+        return '''\
+<center><div style="display: table; height: %s%%; width:100%%; overflow: hidden;">\
 <div style="display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle;">\
-<div style="">%s</div></div></div>''' % (height, str)
+<div style="">%s</div></div></div></center>''' % (height, str)
 
     def drawQuestion(self, nosound=False):
         "Show the question."
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ class View(object):
     def drawAnswer(self):
         "Show the answer."
         a = self.main.currentCard.htmlAnswer()
+        if self.main.currentCard.cardModel.typeAnswer:
+            cor = stripHTML(self.main.currentCard.answer)
+            given = unicode(self.main.mainWin.typeAnswerField.text())
+            res = []
+            for (i, c) in enumerate(given):
+                if c == cor[i]:
+                    res.append("<span style='color: #007700'>%s</span>" % c)
+                else:
+                    res.append("<span style='color: #770000'>%s</span>" % c)
+            a += "<div>" + (_("You typed:<br><b>") +
+                            "".join(res)) + "</b></div>"
         self.write(self.center('<span id=answer />' +
                                self.mungeQA(self.main.deck, a)))
         if self.state != self.oldState:
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index bf8b1af18..b092fab4c 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
        <item row="1" column="0" >
         <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="buttonStack" >
          <property name="currentIndex" >
-          <number>4</number>
+          <number>5</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="page1" >
           <property name="geometry" >
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
            <item>
             <widget class="QPushButton" name="startReviewingButton" >
              <property name="text" >
-              <string>PushButton</string>
+              <string>Review</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -712,6 +712,46 @@
             <height>49</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
+          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7" >
+           <item>
+            <spacer name="verticalSpacer_6" >
+             <property name="orientation" >
+              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeType" >
+              <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
+              <size>
+               <width>20</width>
+               <height>2</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="typeAnswerField" >
+             <property name="font" >
+              <font>
+               <pointsize>12</pointsize>
+              </font>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text" >
+              <string>Type answer and hit enter</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </widget>
+         <widget class="QWidget" name="page" >
+          <property name="geometry" >
+           <rect>
+            <x>0</x>
+            <y>0</y>
+            <width>542</width>
+            <height>49</height>
+           </rect>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/designer/modelproperties.ui b/designer/modelproperties.ui
index b4ecbca69..7a51394e9 100644
--- a/designer/modelproperties.ui
+++ b/designer/modelproperties.ui
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
+            <item row="5" column="1" >
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="typeAnswer" >
+              <property name="text" >
+               <string>Ask me to type in the answer</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
            </layout>
           </item>
          </layout>
@@ -539,6 +546,7 @@
   <tabstop>cardAnswer</tabstop>
   <tabstop>questionInAnswer</tabstop>
   <tabstop>allowEmptyAnswer</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>typeAnswer</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>