diff --git a/src/widgets/win/qxtglobalshortcut_win.cpp b/src/widgets/win/qxtglobalshortcut_win.cpp
index 1f4b611d..aee79343 100644
--- a/src/widgets/win/qxtglobalshortcut_win.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/win/qxtglobalshortcut_win.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ bool QxtGlobalShortcutPrivate::nativeEventFilter(const QByteArray & eventType,
         const quint32 modifiers = LOWORD(msg->lParam);
         activateShortcut(keycode, modifiers);
     }
-    return false;
+
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,0,0)
+    return prevEventFilter ? prevEventFilter(message) : false;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/x11/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp b/src/widgets/x11/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp
index 3a5cd53d..f74d6e87 100644
--- a/src/widgets/x11/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/x11/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ bool QxtGlobalShortcutPrivate::nativeEventFilter(const QByteArray & eventType,
             // Mod1Mask == Alt, Mod4Mask == Meta
             keystate & (ShiftMask | ControlMask | Mod1Mask | Mod4Mask));
     }
-    return false;
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,0,0)
+    return prevEventFilter ? prevEventFilter(message) : false;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 quint32 QxtGlobalShortcutPrivate::nativeModifiers(Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)