diff --git a/include/sway/input/seat.h b/include/sway/input/seat.h
index e5aa84783..837b79620 100644
--- a/include/sway/input/seat.h
+++ b/include/sway/input/seat.h
@@ -368,4 +368,12 @@ keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface(const struct sway_seat *seat,
 struct sway_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor *
 keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_focused_surface(const struct sway_seat *seat);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the keyboard shortcuts inhibitor that applies to the given surface
+ * or NULL if none exists. It looks at inhibitors attached to all seats.
+ */
+struct sway_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor *
+keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface_on_any_seat(
+		const struct wlr_surface *surface);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index 75fea484c..aa4b0490f 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -1715,3 +1715,18 @@ keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_focused_surface(
 	return keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface(seat,
 		seat->wlr_seat->keyboard_state.focused_surface);
 }
+
+struct sway_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor *
+keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface_on_any_seat(
+		const struct wlr_surface *surface) {
+	struct sway_seat *seat = NULL;
+	wl_list_for_each(seat, &server.input->seats, link) {
+		struct sway_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor *sway_inhibitor =
+			keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface(seat, surface);
+		if (sway_inhibitor) {
+			return sway_inhibitor;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 58356d4ea..666468e7e 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -220,6 +220,19 @@ static const char *ipc_json_content_type_description(enum wp_content_type_v1_typ
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static const char *ipc_json_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_description(
+		struct sway_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor *sway_inhibitor) {
+	if (!sway_inhibitor) {
+		return "none";
+	}
+
+	if (!sway_inhibitor->inhibitor->active) {
+		return "inactive";
+	}
+
+	return "active";
+}
+
 json_object *ipc_json_get_version(void) {
 	int major = 0, minor = 0, patch = 0;
 	json_object *version = json_object_new_object();
@@ -631,6 +644,12 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_view(struct sway_container *c, json_object *object
 			json_object_new_string(ipc_json_content_type_description(content_type)));
 	}
 
+	json_object_object_add(object, "keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor",
+		json_object_new_string(
+			ipc_json_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_description(
+				keyboard_shortcuts_inhibitor_get_for_surface_on_any_seat(
+					c->view->surface))));
+
 #if HAVE_XWAYLAND
 	if (c->view->type == SWAY_VIEW_XWAYLAND) {
 		json_object_object_add(object, "window",