diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/hotkeys/hotkeysTarget.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/hotkeys/hotkeysTarget.tsx
index cf3932a882..ef9979225f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/hotkeys/hotkeysTarget.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/hotkeys/hotkeysTarget.tsx
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ export function HotkeysTarget<T extends { prototype: IHotkeysTarget }>(construct
             return element;
         }
     };
+    return this
     // tslint:enable
 };