diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index ad827ac5b..222dbe9c4 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -881,9 +881,10 @@ var PopupMenu = class extends PopupMenuBase {
 
         let state = event.get_state();
 
-        // if user has a modifier down (except capslock)
+        // if user has a modifier down (except capslock and numlock)
         // then don't handle the key press here
         state &= ~Clutter.ModifierType.LOCK_MASK;
+        state &= ~Clutter.ModifierType.MOD2_MASK;
         state &= Clutter.ModifierType.MODIFIER_MASK;
 
         if (state)