diff --git a/aegisub/src/audio_display.cpp b/aegisub/src/audio_display.cpp
index d6f198dd0..bacb43ae6 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/audio_display.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/audio_display.cpp
@@ -1119,8 +1119,7 @@ void AudioDisplay::OnMouseEvent(wxMouseEvent& event)
 
 void AudioDisplay::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent& event)
 {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Audio", context, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
-		event.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Audio", context, event);
 }
 
 void AudioDisplay::OnSize(wxSizeEvent &)
diff --git a/aegisub/src/base_grid.cpp b/aegisub/src/base_grid.cpp
index f4a54e159..a5fdac608 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/base_grid.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/base_grid.cpp
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ bool BaseGrid::IsDisplayed(const AssDialogue *line) const {
 }
 
 void BaseGrid::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
-	if (hotkey::check("Subtitle Grid", context, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
+	if (hotkey::check("Subtitle Grid", context, event))
 		return;
 
 	int w,h;
@@ -1044,9 +1044,8 @@ void BaseGrid::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	else if (!hotkey::check("Audio", context, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers())) {
-		event.Skip();
-	}
+	else
+		hotkey::check("Audio", context, event);
 }
 
 void BaseGrid::SetByFrame(bool state) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_detached_video.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_detached_video.cpp
index a36a140d6..44071d594 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_detached_video.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_detached_video.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ void DialogDetachedVideo::OnMinimize(wxIconizeEvent &event) {
 }
 
 void DialogDetachedVideo::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &evt) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Video Display", context, evt.GetKeyCode(), evt.GetUnicodeKey(), evt.GetModifiers()))
-		evt.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Video Display", context, evt);
 }
 
 void DialogDetachedVideo::OnVideoOpen() {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_styling_assistant.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_styling_assistant.cpp
index f14142f17..816730ef7 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_styling_assistant.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_styling_assistant.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void DialogStyling::OnPlayAudioButton(wxCommandEvent &) {
 }
 
 void DialogStyling::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &evt) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Styling Assistant", c, evt.GetKeyCode(), evt.GetUnicodeKey(), evt.GetModifiers())) {
+	if (!hotkey::check("Styling Assistant", c, evt)) {
 		// Move the beginning of the selection back one character so that backspace
 		// actually does something
 		if (evt.GetKeyCode() == WXK_BACK && !evt.GetModifiers()) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_translation.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_translation.cpp
index 2c16927ac..a336c4576 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_translation.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_translation.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ void DialogTranslation::InsertOriginal() {
 
 
 void DialogTranslation::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &evt) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Translation Assistant", c, evt.GetKeyCode(), evt.GetUnicodeKey(), evt.GetModifiers()))
-		evt.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Translation Assistant", c, evt);
 }
 
 void DialogTranslation::OnPlayVideoButton(wxCommandEvent &) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp b/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
index aca6df4ae..e2fb0a487 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/frame_main.cpp
@@ -683,8 +683,7 @@ void FrameMain::OnSubtitlesOpen() {
 }
 
 void FrameMain::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Main Frame", context.get(), event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
-		event.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Main Frame", context.get(), event);
 }
 
 void FrameMain::OnMouseWheel(wxMouseEvent &evt) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/hotkey.cpp b/aegisub/src/hotkey.cpp
index 0a5ae74a1..24929ca32 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/hotkey.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/hotkey.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ bool check(std::string const& context, agi::Context *c, int key_code, wchar_t ke
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool check(std::string const& context, agi::Context *c, wxKeyEvent &evt) {
+	evt.StopPropagation();
+	if (!hotkey::check(context, c, evt.GetKeyCode(), evt.GetUnicodeKey(), evt.GetModifiers())) {
+		evt.Skip();
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> get_hotkey_strs(std::string const& context, std::string const& command) {
 	return inst->GetHotkeys(context, command);
 }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/hotkey.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/hotkey.h
index 754450894..c6c9d3425 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/hotkey.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/hotkey.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef AGI_PRE
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+
+#include <wx/event.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace agi {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ extern agi::hotkey::Hotkey *inst;
 void init();
 void clear();
 
+bool check(std::string const& context, agi::Context *c, wxKeyEvent &evt);
 bool check(std::string const& context, agi::Context *c, int key_code, wchar_t key_char, int modifier);
 std::string keypress_to_str(int key_code, wchar_t key_char, int modifier);
 std::string get_hotkey_str_first(std::string const& context, std::string const& command);
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subs_edit_box.cpp b/aegisub/src/subs_edit_box.cpp
index f33cdb615..cb65b05b7 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subs_edit_box.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subs_edit_box.cpp
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ void SubsEditBox::UpdateFrameTiming(agi::vfr::Framerate const& fps) {
 }
 
 void SubsEditBox::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Subtitle Edit Box", c, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
-		event.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Subtitle Edit Box", c, event);
 }
 
 void SubsEditBox::OnChange(wxStyledTextEvent &event) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
index 02dce1dbb..59a2d80c2 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
@@ -389,8 +389,7 @@ void VideoDisplay::OnContextMenu(wxContextMenuEvent&) {
 }
 
 void VideoDisplay::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
-	if (!hotkey::check("Video", con, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
-		event.Skip();
+	hotkey::check("Video", con, event);
 }
 
 void VideoDisplay::SetZoom(double value) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_slider.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_slider.cpp
index d0a625fed..4b1d0d760 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_slider.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_slider.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void VideoSlider::OnMouse(wxMouseEvent &event) {
 }
 
 void VideoSlider::OnKeyDown(wxKeyEvent &event) {
-	if (hotkey::check("Video", c, event.GetKeyCode(), event.GetUnicodeKey(), event.GetModifiers()))
+	if (hotkey::check("Video", c, event))
 		return;
 
 	// Forward up/down to grid as those aren't yet handled by commands