diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index c172daf0ba9..c844b93ace5 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def set_cocoa_global_shortcuts(opts: Options) -> Dict[str, SingleKey]:
         func_map = defaultdict(list)
         for k, v in opts.keyboard_modes[''].keymap.items():
             for kd in v:
-                if not kd.options.when_focus_on and not kd.options.mode and not kd.options.new_mode and not kd.is_sequence:
+                if kd.is_suitable_for_global_shortcut:
                     parts = tuple(kd.definition.split())
                     func_map[parts].append(k)
 
diff --git a/kitty/options/utils.py b/kitty/options/utils.py
index abab0043ca2..d871316256c 100644
--- a/kitty/options/utils.py
+++ b/kitty/options/utils.py
@@ -1175,6 +1175,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.rest = rest
         self.options = options
 
+    @property
+    def is_suitable_for_global_shortcut(self) -> bool:
+        return not self.options.when_focus_on and not self.options.mode and not self.options.new_mode and not self.is_sequence
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return self.pretty_repr('is_sequence', 'trigger', 'rest', 'options')