diff --git a/src/core/globalshortcuts.cpp b/src/core/globalshortcuts.cpp
index c37ed907a..d758fca78 100644
--- a/src/core/globalshortcuts.cpp
+++ b/src/core/globalshortcuts.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 #include "mac_startup.h"
 
-#include <QtDebug>
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QShortcut>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
+#include <QtDebug>
 
 #ifdef QT_DBUS_LIB
 #  include <QtDBus>
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@
 
 const char* GlobalShortcuts::kSettingsGroup = "Shortcuts";
 
-GlobalShortcuts::GlobalShortcuts(QObject *parent)
-  : QObject(parent),
+GlobalShortcuts::GlobalShortcuts(QWidget *parent)
+  : QWidget(parent),
     gnome_backend_(NULL),
     system_backend_(NULL),
     use_gnome_(false),
@@ -101,11 +102,17 @@ GlobalShortcuts::Shortcut GlobalShortcuts::AddShortcut(const QString& id, const
                                                        const QKeySequence& default_key) {
   Shortcut shortcut;
   shortcut.action = new QAction(name, this);
-  shortcut.action->setShortcut(QKeySequence::fromString(
-      settings_.value(id, default_key.toString()).toString()));
+  QKeySequence key_sequence = QKeySequence::fromString(
+      settings_.value(id, default_key.toString()).toString());
+  shortcut.action->setShortcut(key_sequence);
   shortcut.id = id;
   shortcut.default_key = default_key;
 
+  // Create application wide QShortcut to hide keyevents mapped to global
+  // shortcuts from widgets.
+  shortcut.shortcut = new QShortcut(key_sequence, this);
+  shortcut.shortcut->setContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
+
   shortcuts_[id] = shortcut;
 
   return shortcut;
diff --git a/src/core/globalshortcuts.h b/src/core/globalshortcuts.h
index 8b9df4342..ff6f97563 100644
--- a/src/core/globalshortcuts.h
+++ b/src/core/globalshortcuts.h
@@ -18,21 +18,22 @@
 #ifndef GLOBALSHORTCUTS_H
 #define GLOBALSHORTCUTS_H
 
-#include <QObject>
 #include <QKeySequence>
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QWidget>
 
 class QAction;
+class QShortcut;
 
 class GlobalShortcutBackend;
 class QSignalMapper;
 
-class GlobalShortcuts : public QObject {
+class GlobalShortcuts : public QWidget {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-  GlobalShortcuts(QObject* parent = 0);
+  GlobalShortcuts(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
   static const char* kSettingsGroup;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     QString id;
     QKeySequence default_key;
     QAction* action;
+    QShortcut* shortcut;
   };
 
   QMap<QString, Shortcut> shortcuts() const { return shortcuts_; }
diff --git a/src/ui/globalshortcutssettingspage.cpp b/src/ui/globalshortcutssettingspage.cpp
index c57e25353..45e63ed57 100644
--- a/src/ui/globalshortcutssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/globalshortcutssettingspage.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QShortcut>
 #include <QtDebug>
 
 GlobalShortcutsSettingsPage::GlobalShortcutsSettingsPage(SettingsDialog* dialog)
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ void GlobalShortcutsSettingsPage::SetShortcut(const QString& id, const QKeySeque
 void GlobalShortcutsSettingsPage::Save() {
   foreach (const Shortcut& s, shortcuts_.values()) {
     s.s.action->setShortcut(s.key);
+    s.s.shortcut->setKey(s.key);
     settings_.setValue(s.s.id, s.key.toString());
   }