diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index 5386ffd3..ef0a15bb 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,7 @@ search_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                                     &update_search_result, &search_direction,
                                     &redraw))
                 {
+                    seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
                     goto update_search;
                 }
                 return;
@@ -1451,6 +1452,7 @@ search_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                                 &update_search_result, &search_direction,
                                 &redraw))
             {
+                seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
                 goto update_search;
             }
             return;
@@ -1470,6 +1472,7 @@ search_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                                     &update_search_result, &search_direction,
                                     &redraw))
                 {
+                    seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
                     goto update_search;
                 }
                 return;
diff --git a/unicode-mode.c b/unicode-mode.c
index 1acdc664..99a7293d 100644
--- a/unicode-mode.c
+++ b/unicode-mode.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ unicode_mode_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                 term_to_slave(term, utf8, chars);
         }
 
+        seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
         unicode_mode_deactivate(term);
     }
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ unicode_mode_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
                                  sym == XKB_KEY_d ||
                                  sym == XKB_KEY_g)))
     {
+        seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
         unicode_mode_deactivate(term);
     }
 
diff --git a/url-mode.c b/url-mode.c
index 44809f5f..45fdaf7a 100644
--- a/url-mode.c
+++ b/url-mode.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ urls_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
         for (size_t i = 0; i < raw_count; i++) {
             if (bind->k.sym == raw_syms[i]) {
                 execute_binding(seat, term, bind, serial);
+                seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ urls_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
             bind->mods == (mods & ~consumed))
         {
             execute_binding(seat, term, bind, serial);
+            seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
             return;
         }
 
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ urls_input(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
         tll_foreach(bind->k.key_codes, code) {
             if (code->item == key) {
                 execute_binding(seat, term, bind, serial);
+                seat->kbd.last_shortcut_sym = sym;
                 return;
             }
         }