diff --git a/UI/obs-app.cpp b/UI/obs-app.cpp
index aee14ba51..136761e3b 100644
--- a/UI/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-app.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ QObject *CreateShortcutFilter()
 					event->nativeVirtualKey());
 			}
 
+			if (event->isAutoRepeat())
+				return true;
+
 			hotkey.modifiers = TranslateQtKeyboardEventModifiers(
 				event->modifiers());