diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
index eee774758f..2489be72bb 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
@@ -589,16 +589,18 @@ BMenu::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
 
 		default:
 		{
-			uint32 trigger = BUnicodeChar::FromUTF8(&bytes);
+			if (AreTriggersEnabled()) {
+				uint32 trigger = BUnicodeChar::FromUTF8(&bytes);
 
-			for (uint32 i = CountItems(); i-- > 0;) {
-				BMenuItem* item = ItemAt(i);
-				if (item->fTriggerIndex < 0 || item->fTrigger != trigger)
-					continue;
+				for (uint32 i = CountItems(); i-- > 0;) {
+					BMenuItem* item = ItemAt(i);
+					if (item->fTriggerIndex < 0 || item->fTrigger != trigger)
+						continue;
 
-				_InvokeItem(item);
-				_QuitTracking(false);
-				break;
+					_InvokeItem(item);
+					_QuitTracking(false);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 			break;
 		}