diff --git a/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.cpp b/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.cpp
index 72cad3b505..2196cc1042 100644
--- a/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.cpp
+++ b/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ BOOL CAbstractVstEditor::PreTranslateMessage(MSG *msg)
 }
 
 
-bool CAbstractVstEditor::HandleKeyMessage(MSG &msg)
+bool CAbstractVstEditor::HandleKeyMessage(MSG &msg, bool handleGlobal)
 {
 	if(m_VstPlugin.m_passKeypressesToPlug)
 		return false;
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ bool CAbstractVstEditor::HandleKeyMessage(MSG &msg)
 	if(ih->KeyEvent(kCtxVSTGUI, event, this) != kcNull)
 		return true;
 
+	if(handleGlobal && HandleGlobalKeyMessage(msg))
+		return true;
+
 	// Don't forward key repeats if plug does not listen for keypresses
 	// (avoids system beeps on note hold)
 	if(event.keyEventType == kKeyEventRepeat)
diff --git a/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.h b/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.h
index 15170689c1..d1ebcc7551 100644
--- a/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.h
+++ b/mptrack/AbstractVstEditor.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class CAbstractVstEditor : public DialogBase
 
 protected:
 	BOOL PreTranslateMessage(MSG *msg) override;
-	bool HandleKeyMessage(MSG &msg);
+	bool HandleKeyMessage(MSG &msg, bool handleGlobal = false);
 	void UpdatePresetMenu(bool force = false);
 	void GeneratePresetMenu(int32 offset, CMenu &parent);
 	void UpdateInputMenu();
diff --git a/mptrack/DialogBase.cpp b/mptrack/DialogBase.cpp
index 17b21cc5f8..d88f7bbdad 100644
--- a/mptrack/DialogBase.cpp
+++ b/mptrack/DialogBase.cpp
@@ -16,23 +16,33 @@
 OPENMPT_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
 BOOL DialogBase::PreTranslateMessage(MSG *pMsg)
+{
+	if(pMsg && HandleGlobalKeyMessage(*pMsg))
+		return TRUE;
+
+	return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
+}
+
+
+bool DialogBase::HandleGlobalKeyMessage(const MSG &msg) const
 {
 	// We handle keypresses before Windows has a chance to handle them (for alt etc..)
-	if(pMsg->message == WM_KEYDOWN || pMsg->message == WM_KEYUP || pMsg->message == WM_SYSKEYUP || pMsg->message == WM_SYSKEYDOWN)
+	if(msg.message == WM_KEYDOWN || msg.message == WM_KEYUP || msg.message == WM_SYSKEYUP || msg.message == WM_SYSKEYDOWN)
 	{
 		if(CInputHandler *ih = CMainFrame::GetInputHandler())
 		{
-			const auto event = ih->Translate(*pMsg);
+			const auto event = ih->Translate(msg);
 			if(ih->KeyEvent(kCtxAllContexts, event) != kcNull)
 			{
 				// Special case: ESC is typically bound to stopping playback, but we also want to allow ESC to close dialogs
-				if(pMsg->message != WM_KEYDOWN || pMsg->wParam != VK_ESCAPE)
-					return TRUE;  // Mapped to a command, no need to pass message on.
+				if(msg.message != WM_KEYDOWN || msg.wParam != VK_ESCAPE)
+					return true;  // Mapped to a command, no need to pass message on.
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return CDialog::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
+	return false;
 }
 
+
 OPENMPT_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/mptrack/DialogBase.h b/mptrack/DialogBase.h
index 3ac7de6308..5be53cdacf 100644
--- a/mptrack/DialogBase.h
+++ b/mptrack/DialogBase.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class DialogBase : public CDialog
 	using CDialog::CDialog;
 
 	BOOL PreTranslateMessage(MSG *pMsg) override;
+
+protected:
+	bool HandleGlobalKeyMessage(const MSG &msg) const;
 };
 
 OPENMPT_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/mptrack/VSTEditor.h b/mptrack/VSTEditor.h
index 81d29cafc4..51bb9f61e1 100644
--- a/mptrack/VSTEditor.h
+++ b/mptrack/VSTEditor.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class COwnerVstEditor : public CAbstractVstEditor
 	LRESULT HandlePreTranslateMessage(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 	{
 		MSG msg = {m_plugWindow, message, wParam, lParam, 0, {}};
-		return PreTranslateMessage(&msg);
+		return HandleKeyMessage(msg, true);
 	}
 
 	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()