diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6d18700da..558fcc444 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CHANGES IN FLTK 1.3.0
 
+	- Fixed unexpected shortcut behavior for Win32 (STR #2199)
 	- Fixed documentation for Fl_Progress (STR #2209)
 	- Fluid printing used wrong colors under Windows (STR #2195)
 	- Updated documentation for Fl_Input_
diff --git a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
index 50acfdcf8..cd6f1cf9e 100644
--- a/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_shortcut.cxx
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ char Fl_Widget::label_shortcut(const char *t) {
 }
 
 int Fl_Widget::test_shortcut(const char *t) {
+  #ifdef WIN32
+  // on MSWindows, users expect shortcuts to work only when the Alt modifier is pressed
+  if (Fl::event_state(FL_ALT)==0) return 0;
+  #endif
   char c = Fl::event_text()[0];
   if (!c || !t) return 0;
   if (c == label_shortcut(t))