diff --git a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
index ded6ac00679f..504303ebc72f 100644
--- a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
+++ b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
@@ -4886,8 +4886,21 @@ class GhosttyNSView: NSView, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
                 }
             }
 
+            // First pass: check if a menu item would handle this event.
+            // If not, process the key directly instead of relying on AppKit redispatch,
+            // which silently drops unbound Cmd+Shift combinations.
+            // Only route to main menu if shouldRouteCommandEquivalentDirectlyToMainMenu
+            // permits it (e.g., Cmd+` is intentionally excluded).
+            if !shouldRouteCommandEquivalentDirectlyToMainMenu(event) {
+                lastPerformKeyEvent = nil
+                return false
+            }
             lastPerformKeyEvent = event.timestamp
-            return false
+            if let menu = NSApp.mainMenu, menu.performKeyEquivalent(with: event) {
+                return true
+            }
+            equivalent = event.characters ?? ""
+            break
         }
 
         let finalEvent = NSEvent.keyEvent(