diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/KeySequenceItem.qml
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
 import org.kde.private.kquickcontrols 2.0 as KQuickControlsPrivate
 
 RowLayout {
+    id: root
     property alias showClearButton: clearButton.visible
     property alias modifierlessAllowed: _helper.modifierlessAllowed
     property alias multiKeyShortcutsAllowed: _helper.multiKeyShortcutsAllowed
     property alias keySequence: _helper.keySequence
 
 
     KQuickControlsPrivate.KeySequenceHelper {
         id: _helper
-
+        keySequenceItem: root
         onCaptureFinished: {
             mainButton.checked = false;
         }
diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.h b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.h
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.h
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+class QQuickItem;
+
 class KeySequenceHelperPrivate;
 
 class KeySequenceHelper : public QObject
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@
         bool modifierlessAllowed
         READ isModifierlessAllowed
         WRITE setModifierlessAllowed)
+    Q_PROPERTY(
+        QQuickItem* keySequenceItem
+        READ keySequenceItem
+        WRITE setKeySequenceItem)
 
 public:
 
@@ -115,6 +121,8 @@
 
     bool isKeySequenceAvailable(const QKeySequence &keySequence) const;
 
+    QQuickItem* keySequenceItem() const;
+    void setKeySequenceItem(QQuickItem *item);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void keySequenceChanged(const QKeySequence &seq);
diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.cpp b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.cpp
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kquickcontrols/private/keysequencehelper.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "keysequencehelper.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
+#include <QQuickItem>
+#include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QToolButton>
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@
     bool multiKeyShortcutsAllowed;
     QString componentName;
     QString shortcutDisplay;
-
+    QQuickItem* keySequenceItem;
     //! Check the key sequence against KStandardShortcut::find()
     KeySequenceHelper::ShortcutTypes checkAgainstShortcutTypes;
 
@@ -229,23 +231,33 @@
     setKeySequence(QKeySequence());
 }
 
+QQuickItem* KeySequenceHelper::keySequenceItem() const
+{
+    return d->keySequenceItem;
+}
+
+void KeySequenceHelper::setKeySequenceItem(QQuickItem *item)
+{
+    d->keySequenceItem = item;
+}
+
 void KeySequenceHelperPrivate::startRecording()
 {
     nKey = 0;
     modifierKeys = 0;
     oldKeySequence = keySequence;
     keySequence = QKeySequence();
     isRecording = true;
-
+    keySequenceItem->window()->setKeyboardGrabEnabled(true);
     updateShortcutDisplay();
 }
 //
 void KeySequenceHelper::doneRecording()
 {
     d->modifierlessTimeout.stop();
     d->isRecording = false;
     d->stealActions.clear();
-
+    d->keySequenceItem->window()->setKeyboardGrabEnabled(false);
     if (d->keySequence == d->oldKeySequence) {
 //         The sequence hasn't changed
         d->updateShortcutDisplay();