diff --git a/common/widgets/widget_hotkey_list.cpp b/common/widgets/widget_hotkey_list.cpp
index 0378e21e26..2d25fb5cab 100644
--- a/common/widgets/widget_hotkey_list.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/widget_hotkey_list.cpp
@@ -170,11 +170,13 @@ public:
                 return;
         }
 
-        if( key <= 255 && isprint( key ) )
+        if( key <= 255 && isprint( key ) && !isspace( key ) )
         {
             // Let EVT_CHAR handle this one
             aEvent.DoAllowNextEvent();
+#ifndef __WXMSW__
             aEvent.Skip();
+#endif
         }
         else
         {