diff --git a/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts b/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
index 0aafbe174..a46846861 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/keymodel.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ function registerGlobalKeys() {
     getApi().registerGlobalWebviewKeys(allKeys);
 }
 
+function getAllGlobalKeyBindings(): string[] {
+    const allKeys = Array.from(globalKeyMap.keys());
+    return allKeys;
+}
+
 // these keyboard events happen *anywhere*, even if you have focus in an input or somewhere else.
 function handleGlobalWaveKeyboardEvents(waveEvent: WaveKeyboardEvent): boolean {
     for (const key of globalKeyMap.keys()) {
@@ -297,6 +302,7 @@ function handleGlobalWaveKeyboardEvents(waveEvent: WaveKeyboardEvent): boolean {
 
 export {
     appHandleKeyDown,
+    getAllGlobalKeyBindings,
     getSimpleControlShiftAtom,
     registerControlShiftStateUpdateHandler,
     registerElectronReinjectKeyHandler,
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx b/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
index 3484d6126..5a4ff85b6 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/term/term.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright 2024, Command Line Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import { getAllGlobalKeyBindings } from "@/app/store/keymodel";
 import { waveEventSubscribe } from "@/app/store/wps";
 import { RpcApi } from "@/app/store/wshclientapi";
 import { WindowRpcClient } from "@/app/store/wshrpcutil";
 import { VDomView } from "@/app/view/term/vdom";
-import { PLATFORM, WOS, atoms, getConnStatusAtom, globalStore, useSettingsPrefixAtom } from "@/store/global";
+import { WOS, atoms, getConnStatusAtom, globalStore, useSettingsPrefixAtom } from "@/store/global";
 import * as services from "@/store/services";
 import * as keyutil from "@/util/keyutil";
 import * as util from "@/util/util";
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ const TerminalView = ({ blockId, model }: TerminalViewProps) => {
             if (waveEvent.type != "keydown") {
                 return true;
             }
+            // deal with terminal specific keybindings
             if (keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Cmd:Escape")) {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
@@ -274,37 +276,20 @@ const TerminalView = ({ blockId, model }: TerminalViewProps) => {
                 });
                 return false;
             }
-            if (
-                keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:ArrowLeft") ||
-                keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:ArrowRight") ||
-                keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:ArrowUp") ||
-                keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:ArrowDown")
-            ) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            for (let i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
-                if (
-                    keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, `Ctrl:Shift:c{Digit${i}}`) ||
-                    keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, `Ctrl:Shift:c{Numpad${i}}`)
-                ) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
             if (keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:v")) {
                 const p = navigator.clipboard.readText();
                 p.then((text) => {
                     termRef.current?.terminal.paste(text);
-                    // termRef.current?.handleTermData(text);
                 });
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
-                return true;
+                return false;
             } else if (keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Ctrl:Shift:c")) {
                 const sel = termRef.current?.terminal.getSelection();
                 navigator.clipboard.writeText(sel);
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
-                return true;
+                return false;
             }
             if (shellProcStatusRef.current != "running" && keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, "Enter")) {
                 // restart
@@ -313,12 +298,10 @@ const TerminalView = ({ blockId, model }: TerminalViewProps) => {
                 prtn.catch((e) => console.log("error controller resync (enter)", blockId, e));
                 return false;
             }
-            if (PLATFORM == "win32" || PLATFORM == "linux") {
-                const reservedCmdKeys = ["Cmd:t", "Cmd:n", "Cmd:w", "Cmd:m", "Cmd:g", "Cmd:[", "Cmd:]", "Cmd:Shift:r"];
-                for (let i = 0; i < reservedCmdKeys.length; i++) {
-                    if (keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, reservedCmdKeys[i])) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
+            const globalKeys = getAllGlobalKeyBindings();
+            for (const key of globalKeys) {
+                if (keyutil.checkKeyPressed(waveEvent, key)) {
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
             return true;