diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 1d7824f789..5f86bc13ec 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ QPointF OffscreenQmlSurface::mapToVirtualScreen(const QPointF& originalPoint, QO
 // Event handling customization
 //
 
-bool OffscreenQmlSurface::eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) {
+bool OffscreenQmlSurface::filterEnabled(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) const {
     if (_renderer->_quickWindow == originalDestination) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -577,7 +577,13 @@ bool OffscreenQmlSurface::eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* even
     if (_paused) {
         return false;
     }
+    return true;
+}
 
+bool OffscreenQmlSurface::eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) {
+    if (!filterEnabled(originalDestination, event)) {
+        return false;
+    }
 #ifdef DEBUG
     // Don't intercept our own events, or we enter an infinite recursion
     QObject* recurseTest = originalDestination;
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
index 3160df1c9d..22a1b99fe6 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     QQmlContext* getRootContext();
 
     QPointF mapToVirtualScreen(const QPointF& originalPoint, QObject* originalWidget);
-    virtual bool eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event);
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) override;
 
 signals:
     void textureUpdated(unsigned int texture);
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public slots:
     void requestRender();
     void onAboutToQuit();
 
+protected:
+    bool filterEnabled(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) const;
+
 private:
     QObject* finishQmlLoad(std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QObject*)> f);
     QPointF mapWindowToUi(const QPointF& sourcePosition, QObject* sourceObject);
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
index 269cf86e2d..8cc0522ce5 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.cpp
@@ -563,5 +563,38 @@ QString OffscreenUi::getSaveFileName(void* ignored, const QString &caption, cons
     return DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->fileSaveDialog(caption, dir, filter, selectedFilter, options);
 }
 
+bool OffscreenUi::eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) {
+    if (!filterEnabled(originalDestination, event)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // let the parent class do it's work
+    bool result = OffscreenQmlSurface::eventFilter(originalDestination, event);
+
+    // Check if this is a key press/release event that might need special attention
+    auto type = event->type();
+    if (type != QEvent::KeyPress && type != QEvent::KeyRelease) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    QKeyEvent* keyEvent = dynamic_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+    bool& pressed = _pressedKeys[keyEvent->key()];
+
+    // Keep track of which key press events the QML has accepted
+    if (result && QEvent::KeyPress == type) {
+        pressed = true;
+    }
+
+    // QML input elements absorb key press, but apparently not key release.
+    // therefore we want to ensure that key release events for key presses that were 
+    // accepted by the QML layer are suppressed
+    if (!result && type == QEvent::KeyRelease && pressed) {
+        pressed = false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
 
 #include "OffscreenUi.moc"
+
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
index 0188ac5365..f219d0fea8 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/OffscreenUi.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_OffscreenUi_h
 #define hifi_OffscreenUi_h
 
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <QtCore/QVariant>
 #include <QtWidgets/QFileDialog>
 #include <QtWidgets/QMessageBox>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     void setNavigationFocused(bool focused);
     void unfocusWindows();
     void toggleMenu(const QPoint& screenCoordinates);
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* originalDestination, QEvent* event) override;
 
     QQuickItem* getDesktop();
     QQuickItem* getToolWindow();
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ private:
 
     QQuickItem* _desktop { nullptr };
     QQuickItem* _toolWindow { nullptr };
+    std::unordered_map<int, bool> _pressedKeys;
 };
 
 #endif