diff --git a/config.cc b/config.cc
index d56cbd55..2660095a 100644
--- a/config.cc
+++ b/config.cc
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ void save( Class const & c )
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
     opt = dd.createElement( "mainWindowHotkey" );
-    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.mainWindowHotkey.toKeySequence().toString() ) );
+    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.mainWindowHotkey.toString() ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
     opt = dd.createElement( "enableClipboardHotkey" );
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ void save( Class const & c )
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
     opt = dd.createElement( "clipboardHotkey" );
-    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.clipboardHotkey.toKeySequence().toString() ) );
+    opt.appendChild( dd.createTextNode( c.preferences.clipboardHotkey.toString() ) );
     preferences.appendChild( opt );
 
     opt = dd.createElement( "startWithScanPopupOn" );
diff --git a/config.hh b/config.hh
index e52f3718..2d097cc4 100644
--- a/config.hh
+++ b/config.hh
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ struct Preferences
   bool searchInDock;
 
   bool enableMainWindowHotkey;
-  HotKey mainWindowHotkey;
+  QKeySequence mainWindowHotkey;
   bool enableClipboardHotkey;
-  HotKey clipboardHotkey;
+  QKeySequence clipboardHotkey;
 
   bool startWithScanPopupOn;
   bool enableScanPopupModifiers;
diff --git a/hotkeywrapper.cc b/hotkeywrapper.cc
index a5eae039..6dda6116 100644
--- a/hotkeywrapper.cc
+++ b/hotkeywrapper.cc
@@ -329,6 +329,12 @@ bool HotkeyWrapper::setGlobalKey( int key, int key2,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool HotkeyWrapper::setGlobalKey( QKeySequence & seq, int handle )
+{
+  Config::HotKey hk(seq);
+  return setGlobalKey(hk.key1,hk.key2,hk.modifiers,handle);
+}
+
 #if( QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 ) )
 bool HotkeyWrapper::winEvent ( MSG * message, long * result )
 #else
diff --git a/hotkeywrapper.hh b/hotkeywrapper.hh
index 00ad0965..dc537c75 100644
--- a/hotkeywrapper.hh
+++ b/hotkeywrapper.hh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public:
   bool setGlobalKey( int key, int key2, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifier,
                      int handle );
 
+  bool setGlobalKey( QKeySequence & , int );
+
   /// Unregisters everything
   void unregister();
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index e93a6bc1..f48ce208 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -2971,17 +2971,11 @@ void MainWindow::installHotKeys()
     }
 
     if ( cfg.preferences.enableMainWindowHotkey )
-      hotkeyWrapper->setGlobalKey( cfg.preferences.mainWindowHotkey.key1,
-                                   cfg.preferences.mainWindowHotkey.key2,
-                                   cfg.preferences.mainWindowHotkey.modifiers,
-                                   0 );
+      hotkeyWrapper->setGlobalKey( cfg.preferences.mainWindowHotkey,0 );
 
     if ( cfg.preferences.enableClipboardHotkey && scanPopup.get() )
     {
-      hotkeyWrapper->setGlobalKey( cfg.preferences.clipboardHotkey.key1,
-                                   cfg.preferences.clipboardHotkey.key2,
-                                   cfg.preferences.clipboardHotkey.modifiers,
-                                   1 );
+      hotkeyWrapper->setGlobalKey( cfg.preferences.clipboardHotkey,1 );
     }
 
     connect( hotkeyWrapper.get(),
diff --git a/preferences.cc b/preferences.cc
index 6cdebbc8..33fb3c63 100644
--- a/preferences.cc
+++ b/preferences.cc
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ Preferences::Preferences( QWidget * parent, Config::Class & cfg_ ):
 #endif
 
   ui.enableMainWindowHotkey->setChecked( p.enableMainWindowHotkey );
-  ui.mainWindowHotkey->setHotKey( p.mainWindowHotkey );
+  ui.mainWindowHotkey->setKeySequence( p.mainWindowHotkey );
   ui.enableClipboardHotkey->setChecked( p.enableClipboardHotkey );
-  ui.clipboardHotkey->setHotKey( p.clipboardHotkey );
+  ui.clipboardHotkey->setKeySequence( p.clipboardHotkey );
 
   ui.startWithScanPopupOn->setChecked( p.startWithScanPopupOn );
   ui.enableScanPopupModifiers->setChecked( p.enableScanPopupModifiers );
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ Config::Preferences Preferences::getPreferences()
   p.darkMode = ui.darkMode->isChecked();
   p.darkReaderMode = ui.darkReaderMode->isChecked();
   p.enableMainWindowHotkey = ui.enableMainWindowHotkey->isChecked();
-  p.mainWindowHotkey = ui.mainWindowHotkey->getHotKey();
+  p.mainWindowHotkey = ui.mainWindowHotkey->keySequence();
   p.enableClipboardHotkey = ui.enableClipboardHotkey->isChecked();
-  p.clipboardHotkey = ui.clipboardHotkey->getHotKey();
+  p.clipboardHotkey = ui.clipboardHotkey->keySequence();
 
   p.startWithScanPopupOn = ui.startWithScanPopupOn->isChecked();
   p.enableScanPopupModifiers = ui.enableScanPopupModifiers->isChecked();
diff --git a/preferences.ui b/preferences.ui
index d0f40859..983f327f 100644
--- a/preferences.ui
+++ b/preferences.ui
@@ -709,11 +709,7 @@ in the pressed state when the word selection changes.</string>
           </spacer>
          </item>
          <item>
-          <widget class="HotKeyEdit" name="mainWindowHotkey">
-           <property name="enabled">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
+          <widget class="QKeySequenceEdit" name="mainWindowHotkey"/>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
@@ -740,11 +736,7 @@ in the pressed state when the word selection changes.</string>
           </spacer>
          </item>
          <item>
-          <widget class="HotKeyEdit" name="clipboardHotkey">
-           <property name="enabled">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
+          <widget class="QKeySequenceEdit" name="clipboardHotkey"/>
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
@@ -1760,11 +1752,6 @@ from Stardict, Babylon and GLS dictionaries</string>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>HotKeyEdit</class>
-   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
-   <header>hotkeyedit.hh</header>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>StylesComboBox</class>
    <extends>QComboBox</extends>