diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.c b/app/src/input_manager.c
index 574e02d4..b6006285 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.c
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ input_manager_init(struct input_manager *im,
     im->sdl_shortcut_mods.count = shortcut_mods->count;
 
     im->vfinger_down = false;
+
+    im->last_keycode = SDLK_UNKNOWN;
+    im->last_mod = 0;
+    im->key_repeat = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -384,16 +388,27 @@ input_manager_process_key(struct input_manager *im,
     // control: indicates the state of the command-line option --no-control
     bool control = im->control;
 
-    bool smod = is_shortcut_mod(im, event->keysym.mod);
-
     struct controller *controller = im->controller;
 
     SDL_Keycode keycode = event->keysym.sym;
+    uint16_t mod = event->keysym.mod;
     bool down = event->type == SDL_KEYDOWN;
     bool ctrl = event->keysym.mod & KMOD_CTRL;
     bool shift = event->keysym.mod & KMOD_SHIFT;
     bool repeat = event->repeat;
 
+    bool smod = is_shortcut_mod(im, mod);
+
+    if (down && !repeat) {
+        if (keycode == im->last_keycode && mod == im->last_mod) {
+            ++im->key_repeat;
+        } else {
+            im->key_repeat = 0;
+            im->last_keycode = keycode;
+            im->last_mod = mod;
+        }
+    }
+
     // The shortcut modifier is pressed
     if (smod) {
         int action = down ? ACTION_DOWN : ACTION_UP;
diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.h b/app/src/input_manager.h
index 160977b3..5c7e2b91 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.h
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.h
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ struct input_manager {
     } sdl_shortcut_mods;
 
     bool vfinger_down;
+
+    // Tracks the number of identical consecutive shortcut key down events.
+    // Not to be confused with event->repeat, which counts the number of
+    // system-generated repeated key presses.
+    unsigned key_repeat;
+    SDL_Keycode last_keycode;
+    uint16_t last_mod;
 };
 
 void