diff --git a/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
--- a/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/globalshortcuts_test.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     // BUG 370341
     QScopedPointer<QAction> action(new QAction(nullptr));
     action->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral(KWIN_NAME));
-    action->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("globalshortcuts-test-consumed-shift"));
+    action->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("globalshortcuts-test-meta-shift-w"));
     QSignalSpy triggeredSpy(action.data(), &QAction::triggered);
     QVERIFY(triggeredSpy.isValid());
     KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(action.data(), QList<QKeySequence>{Qt::META + Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_W}, KGlobalAccel::NoAutoloading);
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
     kwinApp()->platform()->keyboardKeyPressed(KEY_LEFTSHIFT, timestamp++);
     QCOMPARE(input()->keyboardModifiers(), Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::MetaModifier);
     kwinApp()->platform()->keyboardKeyPressed(KEY_W, timestamp++);
-    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "BUG 370341", Continue);
     QTRY_COMPARE(triggeredSpy.count(), 1);
     kwinApp()->platform()->keyboardKeyReleased(KEY_W, timestamp++);
 
diff --git a/keyboard_input.h b/keyboard_input.h
--- a/keyboard_input.h
+++ b/keyboard_input.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         return m_keysym;
     }
     QString toString(xkb_keysym_t keysym);
-    Qt::Key toQtKey(xkb_keysym_t keysym);
+    Qt::Key toQtKey(xkb_keysym_t keysym) const;
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers() const;
     Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiersRelevantForGlobalShortcuts() const;
     bool shouldKeyRepeat(quint32 key) const;
diff --git a/keyboard_input.cpp b/keyboard_input.cpp
--- a/keyboard_input.cpp
+++ b/keyboard_input.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,18 @@
         return mods;
     }
 
-    return mods & ~m_consumedModifiers;
+    Qt::KeyboardModifiers consumedMods = m_consumedModifiers;
+    if ((mods & Qt::ShiftModifier) && (consumedMods == Qt::ShiftModifier)) {
+        // test whether current keysym is a letter
+        // in that case the shift should be removed from the consumed modifiers again
+        // otherwise it would not be possible to trigger e.g. Shift+W as a shortcut
+        // see BUG: 370341
+        if (QChar(toQtKey(m_keysym)).isLetter()) {
+            consumedMods = Qt::KeyboardModifiers();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return mods & ~consumedMods;
 }
 
 xkb_keysym_t Xkb::toKeysym(uint32_t key)
@@ -473,7 +484,7 @@
     return QString::fromUtf8(byteArray.constData());
 }
 
-Qt::Key Xkb::toQtKey(xkb_keysym_t keysym)
+Qt::Key Xkb::toQtKey(xkb_keysym_t keysym) const
 {
     int key = Qt::Key_unknown;
     KKeyServer::symXToKeyQt(keysym, &key);