diff --git a/public/components/locker/locker.js b/public/components/locker/locker.js
index ee074def..e7ef8543 100644
--- a/public/components/locker/locker.js
+++ b/public/components/locker/locker.js
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ export class Locker {
     this.renderUnlock();
 
     document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-      if (window.disableShortcuts) {
+      const isNetworkViewHidden = this.networkView.classList.contains("hidden");
+      const isTargetInput = event.target.tagName === "INPUT";
+      const isTargetPopup = event.target.id === "popup--background";
+      if (isNetworkViewHidden || isTargetInput || isTargetPopup) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/public/components/navigation/navigation.js b/public/components/navigation/navigation.js
index fcf05462..53696e47 100644
--- a/public/components/navigation/navigation.js
+++ b/public/components/navigation/navigation.js
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ export class ViewNavigation {
     }
 
     document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-      if (window.disableShortcuts) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (window.searchbar.background.classList.contains("show")) {
+      const isWikiOpen = document.getElementById("documentation-root-element").classList.contains("slide-in");
+      const isTargetPopup = event.target.id === "popup--background";
+      const isTargetInput = event.target.tagName === "INPUT";
+      if (isTargetPopup || isWikiOpen || isTargetInput) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/public/components/popup/popup.js b/public/components/popup/popup.js
index 8e765b41..d31be8cc 100644
--- a/public/components/popup/popup.js
+++ b/public/components/popup/popup.js
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ export class Popup {
       return;
     }
 
-    window.disableShortcuts = true;
-
     this.templateName = template.name;
     this.dom.popup.appendChild(template.HTMLElement);
     // TODO: apply additional css customization
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ export class Popup {
       return;
     }
 
-    window.disableShortcuts = false;
     this.dom.popup.innerHTML = "";
     this.templateName = null;
     this.#cleanupClickOutside();
diff --git a/public/components/views/settings/settings.js b/public/components/views/settings/settings.js
index 1493c424..3ac2d79b 100644
--- a/public/components/views/settings/settings.js
+++ b/public/components/views/settings/settings.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const kDefaultHotKeys = {
   wiki: "W",
   lock: "L"
 };
+const kShortcutInputTargetIds = new Set(Object.keys(kDefaultHotKeys));
 
 export class Settings {
   static defaultMenuName = "info";
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export class Settings {
         input.value = "";
 
         const onKeyDown = (event) => {
-          if (window.disableShortcuts) {
+          if (kShortcutInputTargetIds.has(event.target.id) === false) {
             return;
           }
 
diff --git a/public/components/wiki/wiki.js b/public/components/wiki/wiki.js
index b8546901..b9244570 100644
--- a/public/components/wiki/wiki.js
+++ b/public/components/wiki/wiki.js
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export class Wiki {
     });
 
     document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-      if (window.disableShortcuts) {
+      const isTargetInput = event.target.tagName === "INPUT";
+      const isTargetPopup = event.target.id === "popup--background";
+      if (isTargetInput || isTargetPopup) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/public/core/network-navigation.js b/public/core/network-navigation.js
index 3b0c50ed..1cb280ee 100644
--- a/public/core/network-navigation.js
+++ b/public/core/network-navigation.js
@@ -112,14 +112,11 @@ export class NetworkNavigation {
     this.#dependenciesMapByLevel.set(0, this.rootNodeParams);
 
     document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-      if (window.disableShortcuts) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       const isNetworkViewHidden = document.getElementById("network--view").classList.contains("hidden");
       const isWikiOpen = document.getElementById("documentation-root-element").classList.contains("slide-in");
-      const isSearchOpen = window.searchbar.background.classList.contains("show");
-      if (isNetworkViewHidden || isWikiOpen || isSearchOpen) {
+      const isTargetPopup = event.target.id === "popup--background";
+      const isTargetInput = event.target.tagName === "INPUT";
+      if (isNetworkViewHidden || isWikiOpen || isTargetPopup || isTargetInput) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/workspaces/documentation-ui/index.js b/workspaces/documentation-ui/index.js
index 2a32d2ef..0b9d005e 100644
--- a/workspaces/documentation-ui/index.js
+++ b/workspaces/documentation-ui/index.js
@@ -92,14 +92,8 @@ export function render(rootElement, options = {}) {
   rootElement.appendChild(mainContainer);
 
   document.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-    if (window.disableShortcuts) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     const isWikiOpen = document.getElementById("documentation-root-element").classList.contains("slide-in");
-    // should not be possible but just in case
-    const isSearchOpen = window.searchbar.background.classList.contains("show");
-    if (!isWikiOpen || isSearchOpen) {
+    if (!isWikiOpen) {
       return;
     }