diff --git a/UI/ImDebugger/ImMemView.cpp b/UI/ImDebugger/ImMemView.cpp
index 2d2f2e5f4d..7acea19d12 100644
--- a/UI/ImDebugger/ImMemView.cpp
+++ b/UI/ImDebugger/ImMemView.cpp
@@ -1218,8 +1218,10 @@ void ImMemWindow::Draw(MIPSDebugInterface *mipsDebug, ImConfig &cfg, ImControl &
 
 	StatusBar(memView_.StatusMessage());
 
+	// These are single letters, so only take them when this window has focus, or they'd be stolen from the game.
+	const bool focused = ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_RootAndChildWindows);
 	ImGui::End();
-	if (!ImGui::GetIO().WantTextInput) {
+	if (focused && !ImGui::GetIO().WantTextInput) {
 		ProcessKeyboardShortcuts();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/UI/NativeApp.cpp b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
index d42cc72aa7..628646b54c 100644
--- a/UI/NativeApp.cpp
+++ b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ void runImDebugger(Draw::DrawContext *draw) {
 		SetOverrideScreenFrame(nullptr);
 		if (imDebugger_) {
 			imDebugger_->OnHidden();
+			// Key events don't reach imgui while it's hidden, so it would miss the release of a key held when it closed.
+			ImGui::GetIO().ClearInputKeys();
 		}
 	}