diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalViewClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalViewClient.java
index c6a042f576..73561d2bfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalViewClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/terminal/TermuxTerminalViewClient.java
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent e, TerminalSession currentSession
         if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER && !currentSession.isRunning()) {
             mTermuxTerminalSessionClient.removeFinishedSession(currentSession);
             return true;
-        } else if (e.isCtrlPressed() && e.isAltPressed()) {
+        } else if (!mActivity.getProperties().areHardwareKeyboardShortcutsDisabled() &&
+            e.isCtrlPressed() && e.isAltPressed()) {
             // Get the unmodified code point:
             int unicodeChar = e.getUnicodeChar(0);
 
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
index fbc7c070ad..0323da111c 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
 
     /* boolean */
 
+    /** Defines the key for whether hardware keyboard shortcuts are enabled. */
+    public static final String KEY_DISABLE_HARDWARE_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS =  "disable-hardware-keyboard-shortcuts"; // Default: "disable-hardware-keyboard-shortcuts"
+
+
     /** Defines the key for whether a toast will be shown when user changes the terminal session */
     public static final String KEY_DISABLE_TERMINAL_SESSION_CHANGE_TOAST =  "disable-terminal-session-change-toast"; // Default: "disable-terminal-session-change-toast"
 
@@ -295,6 +299,7 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
      * */
     public static final Set<String> TERMUX_PROPERTIES_LIST = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(
         /* boolean */
+        KEY_DISABLE_HARDWARE_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS,
         KEY_DISABLE_TERMINAL_SESSION_CHANGE_TOAST,
         KEY_ENFORCE_CHAR_BASED_INPUT,
         KEY_HIDE_SOFT_KEYBOARD_ON_STARTUP,
@@ -335,6 +340,7 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
      * default: false
      * */
     public static final Set<String> TERMUX_DEFAULT_BOOLEAN_BEHAVIOUR_PROPERTIES_LIST = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(
+        KEY_DISABLE_HARDWARE_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS,
         KEY_DISABLE_TERMINAL_SESSION_CHANGE_TOAST,
         KEY_ENFORCE_CHAR_BASED_INPUT,
         KEY_HIDE_SOFT_KEYBOARD_ON_STARTUP,
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
index 15228a4ee4..b3bf784556 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ public static String getVolumeKeysBehaviourInternalPropertyValueFromValue(String
 
 
 
+    public boolean areHardwareKeyboardShortcutsDisabled() {
+        return (boolean) getInternalPropertyValue(TermuxPropertyConstants.KEY_DISABLE_TERMINAL_SESSION_CHANGE_TOAST, true);
+    }
+
     public boolean areTerminalSessionChangeToastsDisabled() {
         return (boolean) getInternalPropertyValue(TermuxPropertyConstants.KEY_DISABLE_TERMINAL_SESSION_CHANGE_TOAST, true);
     }