diff --git a/js/ui/altTab.js b/js/ui/altTab.js
index 40fae87c2..78773d931 100644
--- a/js/ui/altTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/altTab.js
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ const AppSwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
                 this._select(this._selectedIndex, this._nextWindow());
             else if (keysym == Clutter.Up)
                 this._select(this._selectedIndex, null, true);
+            else
+                return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         } else {
             if (keysym == Clutter.Left)
                 this._select(this._previous());
@@ -174,7 +176,11 @@ const AppSwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
                 this._select(this._next());
             else if (keysym == Clutter.Down)
                 this._select(this._selectedIndex, 0);
+            else
+                return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
+
+        return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },
 
     _scrollHandler: function(direction) {
@@ -404,7 +410,11 @@ const WindowSwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
                 this._select(this._previous());
             else if (keysym == Clutter.Right)
                 this._select(this._next());
+            else
+                return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
+
+        return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },
 
     _finish: function() {
diff --git a/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js b/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
index e52290905..199119707 100644
--- a/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
+++ b/js/ui/ctrlAltTab.js
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ const CtrlAltTabPopup = new Lang.Class({
             this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Right)
             this._select(this._next());
+        else
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
+
+        return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },
 
     _finish : function(time) {
diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index 8d6242da2..0df05027c 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ const InputSourcePopup = new Lang.Class({
             this._select(this._previous());
         else if (keysym == Clutter.Right)
             this._select(this._next());
+        else
+            return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
+
+        return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },
 
     _finish : function() {
diff --git a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
index f7b8897e8..64df5fe54 100644
--- a/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
+++ b/js/ui/switcherPopup.js
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ const SwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._disableHover();
 
+        if (this._keyPressHandler(keysym, backwards, action) != Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE)
+            return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
+
         if (keysym == Clutter.Escape)
             this.destroy();
-        else
-            this._keyPressHandler(keysym, backwards, action);
 
         return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
     },