1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index c74577f9..b1b1780a 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -2510,6 +2510,15 @@ handle_run_command (MetaDisplay    *display,
       return;
     }
 
+  /* Release keyboard grabs immediately for screenshot commands that may need
+   * input grabbing. This prevents race conditions with applications like
+   * mate-screenshot that need to grab input for area selection.
+   */
+  if (which >= SCREENSHOT_COMMAND_IDX && which <= WIN_SCREENSHOT_COMMAND_IDX)
+    {
+      ungrab_keyboard (display, event->xkey.time);
+    }
+
   err = NULL;
   if (!meta_spawn_command_line_async_on_screen (command, screen, &err))
     {