1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/virtualkeyboard/shifthandler.cpp b/src/virtualkeyboard/shifthandler.cpp
index 1f992f4d..876e6229 100644
--- a/src/virtualkeyboard/shifthandler.cpp
+++ b/src/virtualkeyboard/shifthandler.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void ShiftHandler::clearToggleShiftTimer()
 void ShiftHandler::reset()
 {
     Q_D(ShiftHandler);
-    if (d->inputContext->priv()->inputItem()) {
+    if (d->inputContext->priv()->inputItem() || QT_VIRTUALKEYBOARD_FORCE_EVENTS_WITHOUT_FOCUS) {
         Qt::InputMethodHints inputMethodHints = d->inputContext->inputMethodHints();
         QVirtualKeyboardInputEngine::InputMode inputMode = d->inputContext->inputEngine()->inputMode();
         bool preferUpperCase = (inputMethodHints & (Qt::ImhPreferUppercase | Qt::ImhUppercaseOnly));