diff --git a/.changeset/rare-points-change.md b/.changeset/rare-points-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ce10e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-points-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@reactflow/core': major
+---
+
+track modifier keys on useKeypress
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Figma/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Figma/index.tsx
index 22f0dcce..64cfb4bb 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Figma/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Figma/index.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
       onSelectionContextMenu={onPaneContextMenu}
     >
       <Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Cross} />
+      <div style={{ position: 'absolute', right: 10, top: 10, zIndex: 4 }}>
+        <input type={'text'} placeholder={'name'} />
+      </div>
     </ReactFlow>
   );
 };
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/UseOnSelectionChange/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/UseOnSelectionChange/index.tsx
index 160ca769..b6f5531f 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/UseOnSelectionChange/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/UseOnSelectionChange/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ const initialNodes: Node[] = [
     data: { label: 'Node 1' },
     position: { x: 250, y: 5 },
   },
+  {
+    id: '2',
+    type: 'default',
+    data: { label: 'Node 2' },
+    position: { x: 250, y: 100 },
+  },
+];
+
+const initialEdges: Edge[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'e1-2',
+    source: '1',
+    target: '2',
+  },
 ];
 
 const SelectionLogger = () => {
@@ -34,7 +48,7 @@ const SelectionLogger = () => {
 
 const Flow = () => {
   const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
-  const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState([]);
+  const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(initialEdges);
   const onConnect = useCallback((params: Edge | Connection) => setEdges((els) => addEdge(params, els)), [setEdges]);
 
   return (
@@ -52,6 +66,9 @@ const WrappedFlow = () => (
   <ReactFlowProvider>
     <Flow />
     <SelectionLogger />
+    <div style={{ position: 'absolute', right: 10, top: 10, zIndex: 4 }}>
+        <input type={'text'} placeholder={'name'} />
+      </div>
   </ReactFlowProvider>
 );
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts b/packages/core/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
index 20dcf37e..3301fc8f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useKeyPress.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const doc = typeof document !== 'undefined' ? document : null;
 export default (keyCode: KeyCode | null = null, options: UseKeyPressOptions = { target: doc }): boolean => {
   const [keyPressed, setKeyPressed] = useState(false);
 
+  // we need to remember if a modifier key is pressed in order to track it
+  const modifierPressed = useRef(false);
+
   // we need to remember the pressed keys in order to support combinations
   const pressedKeys = useRef<PressedKeys>(new Set([]));
 
@@ -43,7 +46,10 @@ export default (keyCode: KeyCode | null = null, options: UseKeyPressOptions = {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (keyCode !== null) {
       const downHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-        if (isInputDOMNode(event)) {
+
+        modifierPressed.current = event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+
+        if (!modifierPressed.current && isInputDOMNode(event)) {
           return false;
         }
         const keyOrCode = useKeyOrCode(event.code, keysToWatch);
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ export default (keyCode: KeyCode | null = null, options: UseKeyPressOptions = {
       };
 
       const upHandler = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-        if (isInputDOMNode(event)) {
+        if (!modifierPressed.current && isInputDOMNode(event)) {
           return false;
         }
         const keyOrCode = useKeyOrCode(event.code, keysToWatch);
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ export default (keyCode: KeyCode | null = null, options: UseKeyPressOptions = {
         } else {
           pressedKeys.current.delete(event[keyOrCode]);
         }
+        modifierPressed.current = false;
       };
 
       const resetHandler = () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
index 2d801d05..b4f0ca3f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ export function isInputDOMNode(event: KeyboardEvent | ReactKeyboardEvent): boole
   const target = (kbEvent.composedPath?.()?.[0] || event.target) as HTMLElement;
 
   const isInput = ['INPUT', 'SELECT', 'TEXTAREA'].includes(target?.nodeName) || target?.hasAttribute('contenteditable');
-  // we want to be able to do a multi selection event if we are in an input field
-  const isModifierKey = event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+
 
   // when an input field is focused we don't want to trigger deletion or movement of nodes
-  return (isInput && !isModifierKey) || !!target?.closest('.nokey');
+  return isInput || !!target?.closest('.nokey');
 }
 
 export const isMouseEvent = (