diff --git a/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.test.tsx b/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.test.tsx
index 101ffb00ba8..9275dd10bf8 100644
--- a/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.test.tsx
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ describe('useShortcut', () => {
   })
 
   describe('ignoreInputs resolution', () => {
-    it('defaults to undefined when no registry default and no caller override', () => {
+    it('omits the key when no registry default and no caller override (library applies its per-hotkey default)', () => {
       renderHook(() => useShortcut(SHORTCUT_IDS.COMMAND_MENU_OPEN, vi.fn()))
-      expect(getLastHotkeyOptions().ignoreInputs).toBeUndefined()
+      const options = getLastHotkeyOptions()
+      expect('ignoreInputs' in options).toBe(false)
     })
 
     it('uses the registry default when no caller override', () => {
diff --git a/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.tsx b/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.tsx
index 8b29baaf8fe..d5aad427798 100644
--- a/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/state/shortcuts/useShortcut.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,16 @@ export function useShortcut(id: ShortcutId, callback: () => void, options?: Shor
   const timeout = options?.timeout ?? def.options?.timeout ?? undefined
   const ignoreInputs = options?.ignoreInputs ?? def.options?.ignoreInputs
 
-  useHotkeySequence(def.sequence, callback, { enabled, timeout, ignoreInputs })
+  // Only include `ignoreInputs` when set. The library resolves it to a concrete
+  // boolean at register time (false for Meta/Ctrl/Escape, true otherwise), but
+  // its setOptions does an object spread on every re-render — passing
+  // `ignoreInputs: undefined` would overwrite the resolved value and re-enable
+  // the input-focus guard for shortcuts that should always fire.
+  useHotkeySequence(def.sequence, callback, {
+    enabled,
+    timeout,
+    ...(ignoreInputs !== undefined && { ignoreInputs }),
+  })
 
   // Handle overrides for command menu
   const enabledInCommandMenu = enabled && (options?.registerInCommandMenu ?? false)