diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxKeyListener.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxKeyListener.java
index b98abe53..46695a29 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxKeyListener.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxKeyListener.java
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ public final class TermuxKeyListener implements TerminalKeyListener {
 
             List<TermuxPreferences.KeyboardShortcut> shortcuts = mActivity.mSettings.shortcuts;
             if (!shortcuts.isEmpty()) {
+                int codePointLowerCase = Character.toLowerCase(codePoint);
                 for (int i = shortcuts.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                     TermuxPreferences.KeyboardShortcut shortcut = shortcuts.get(i);
-                    if (codePoint == shortcut.codePoint) {
+                    if (codePointLowerCase == shortcut.codePoint) {
                         switch (shortcut.shortcutAction) {
                             case TermuxPreferences.SHORTCUT_ACTION_CREATE_SESSION:
                                 mActivity.addNewSession(false, null);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxPreferences.java
index 58be51a4..e856379b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxPreferences.java
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ final class TermuxPreferences {
     private void parseAction(String name, int shortcutAction, Properties props) {
         String value = props.getProperty(name);
         if (value == null) return;
-        String[] parts = value.trim().split("\\+");
+        String[] parts = value.toLowerCase().trim().split("\\+");
         String input = parts.length == 2 ? parts[1].trim() : null;
-        if (!(parts.length == 2 && parts[0].trim().equalsIgnoreCase("ctrl")) || input.isEmpty() || input.length() > 2) {
+        if (!(parts.length == 2 && parts[0].trim().equals("ctrl")) || input.isEmpty() || input.length() > 2) {
             Log.e("termux", "Keyboard shortcut '" + name + "' is not Ctrl+<something>");
             return;
         }