diff --git a/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json b/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
index 54d2467f78..b3f16a115e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
+++ b/interface/resources/controllers/keyboardMouse.json
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
             ]
         },
 
-        { "from": "Keyboard.W", "to": "Actions.LONGITUDINAL_FORWARD" },
-        { "from": "Keyboard.S", "to": "Actions.LONGITUDINAL_BACKWARD" },
+        { "from": "Keyboard.W", "when": "!Keyboard.Control", "to": "Actions.LONGITUDINAL_FORWARD" },
+        { "from": "Keyboard.S", "when": "!Keyboard.Control", "to": "Actions.LONGITUDINAL_BACKWARD" },
         { "from": "Keyboard.C", "to": "Actions.VERTICAL_DOWN" },
         { "from": "Keyboard.E", "to": "Actions.VERTICAL_UP" },
         { "from": "Keyboard.Left", "when": "Keyboard.RightMouseButton", "to": "Actions.LATERAL_LEFT" },
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
index e9ec6d8910..ef7f482e44 100755
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/KeyboardMouseDevice.cpp
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ void KeyboardMouseDevice::InputDevice::focusOutEvent() {
 
 void KeyboardMouseDevice::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
     auto input = _inputDevice->makeInput((Qt::Key) event->key());
-    if (!(event->modifiers() & Qt::KeyboardModifier::ControlModifier)) {
-        auto result = _inputDevice->_buttonPressedMap.insert(input.getChannel());
-        if (result.second) {
-            // key pressed again ? without catching the release event ?
-        }
+    auto result = _inputDevice->_buttonPressedMap.insert(input.getChannel());
+    if (result.second) {
+        // key pressed again ? without catching the release event ?
     }
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +235,7 @@ controller::Input::NamedVector KeyboardMouseDevice::InputDevice::getAvailableInp
         availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::Key_PageUp), QKeySequence(Qt::Key_PageUp).toString()));
         availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::Key_PageDown), QKeySequence(Qt::Key_PageDown).toString()));
         availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::Key_Tab), QKeySequence(Qt::Key_Tab).toString()));
+        availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::Key_Control), "Control"));
 
         availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::LeftButton), "LeftMouseButton"));
         availableInputs.append(Input::NamedPair(makeInput(Qt::MiddleButton), "MiddleMouseButton"));