diff --git a/js/ui/popupMenu.js b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
index f449d6e7e..0b2cce856 100644
--- a/js/ui/popupMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/popupMenu.js
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ var PopupBaseMenuItem = new Lang.Class({
     _onKeyPressEvent(actor, event) {
         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)