diff --git a/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
     input/kis_stroke_shortcut.cpp
     input/kis_shortcut_matcher.cpp
     input/kis_select_layer_action.cpp
+    input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.cpp
 
     operations/kis_operation.cpp
     operations/kis_operation_configuration.cpp
diff --git a/libs/ui/KisNodeDelegate.cpp b/libs/ui/KisNodeDelegate.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/KisNodeDelegate.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisNodeDelegate.cpp
@@ -802,6 +802,25 @@
             }
         }
     } break;
+    case QEvent::ShortcutOverride : {
+        QLineEdit *edit = qobject_cast<QLineEdit*>(object);
+        if (edit && edit == d->edit){
+            auto* key = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+            if (key->modifiers() == Qt::NoModifier){
+                switch (key->key()){
+                case Qt::Key_Escape:
+                case Qt::Key_Tab:
+                case Qt::Key_Backtab:
+                case Qt::Key_Return:
+                case Qt::Key_Enter:
+                    event->accept();
+                    return true;
+                default: break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    } break;
     case QEvent::FocusOut : {
         QLineEdit *edit = qobject_cast<QLineEdit*>(object);
         if (edit && edit == d->edit) {
diff --git a/libs/ui/KisPart.cpp b/libs/ui/KisPart.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/KisPart.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisPart.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 
 #include "kis_action.h"
 #include "kis_action_registry.h"
+#include "input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.h"
 
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(KisPart, s_instance)
 
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
 
     KisIdleWatcher idleWatcher;
     KisAnimationCachePopulator animationCachePopulator;
+    KisQtWidgetsTweaker qtWidgetsTweaker;
     void loadActions();
 };
 
@@ -199,6 +201,10 @@
 
 KisMainWindow *KisPart::createMainWindow()
 {
+    if(!d->qtWidgetsTweaker.isInstalled()) {
+        qApp->installEventFilter(&d->qtWidgetsTweaker);
+        d->qtWidgetsTweaker.setInstalled(true);
+    }
     KisMainWindow *mw = new KisMainWindow();
 
     dbgUI <<"mainWindow" << (void*)mw << "added to view" << this;
diff --git a/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.h b/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE project
+   Copyright (C) 2017 Nikita Vertikov
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class QEvent;
+
+/**
+ * KisQtWidgetsTweaker is used to make minor adjustments to
+ * "native" qt widgets' behavior application-wise
+ * by filtering events adressed to them
+ * It expected to be installed on the application
+ */
+class KisQtWidgetsTweaker : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    KisQtWidgetsTweaker(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+    ~KisQtWidgetsTweaker();
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent* event);
+
+
+    bool isInstalled() const;
+    void setInstalled(bool isInstalled);
+
+private:
+    bool _isInstalled;
+};
diff --git a/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.cpp b/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/input/KisQtWidgetsTweaker.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/* This file is part of the KDE project
+   Copyright (C) 2017 Nikita Vertikov
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "KisQtWidgetsTweaker.h"
+
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
+#include <QKeySequence>
+
+
+KisQtWidgetsTweaker::KisQtWidgetsTweaker(QObject *parent)
+    :QObject(parent), _isInstalled(false)
+{
+
+}
+
+KisQtWidgetsTweaker::~KisQtWidgetsTweaker()
+{
+
+}
+
+bool KisQtWidgetsTweaker::eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
+{
+
+    //QLineEdit lets qt's shortcut system take away it's keyboard events
+    //even is it knows them, such as ctrl+backspace
+    //if there is application-wide shortcut, assigned to it.
+    //The following compound statement fixes it
+    //by accepting ShortcutOverride events.
+    {
+        if(    (qobject_cast<QLineEdit*>(receiver) != nullptr)
+            && (event->type() == QEvent::ShortcutOverride) ){
+            static constexpr QKeySequence::StandardKey actionsForQLineEdit[]{
+                 QKeySequence::MoveToNextChar
+                ,QKeySequence::MoveToPreviousChar
+                ,QKeySequence::MoveToStartOfLine
+                ,QKeySequence::MoveToEndOfLine
+                ,QKeySequence::MoveToPreviousWord
+                ,QKeySequence::MoveToNextWord
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectPreviousChar
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectNextChar
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectNextWord
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectPreviousWord
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectStartOfLine
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectEndOfLine
+                ,QKeySequence::SelectAll
+                ,QKeySequence::Deselect
+                ,QKeySequence::Backspace
+                ,QKeySequence::DeleteStartOfWord
+                ,QKeySequence::Delete
+                ,QKeySequence::DeleteEndOfWord
+                ,QKeySequence::DeleteEndOfLine
+                ,QKeySequence::Copy
+                ,QKeySequence::Paste
+                ,QKeySequence::Cut
+                ,QKeySequence::Undo
+                ,QKeySequence::Redo
+            };
+            auto* key = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+            for(QKeySequence::StandardKey sk : actionsForQLineEdit){
+                if (key->matches(sk)){
+                    event->accept();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    //code for tweaking the bahavior of other qt elements will go here
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool KisQtWidgetsTweaker::isInstalled() const
+{
+    return _isInstalled;
+}
+
+void KisQtWidgetsTweaker::setInstalled(bool isInstalled)
+{
+    _isInstalled = isInstalled;
+}