diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.cpp
index 5dd468ef02..d658cec6cb 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ void GuiApplication::processKeySym(KeySymbol const & keysym, KeyModifier state)
 	// The preedit mode should avoid intervening multi-stroke commands
 	command_phase_ = func.action() == LFUN_COMMAND_PREFIX;
 
-	Q_EMIT acceptsInputMethod();
+	Q_EMIT keyCommandStateSet();
 
 	// already here we know if it any point in going further
 	// why not return already here if action == -1 and
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.h b/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.h
index 475d3e4e25..2b8040eff9 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiApplication.h
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public:
 	bool isInCommandMode() { return command_phase_; }
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
-	///
-	void acceptsInputMethod();
+	/// signals the state of key command phase is set
+	void keyCommandStateSet();
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	///
 	void execBatchCommands();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiInputMethod.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiInputMethod.cpp
index f8eef39f39..7850876c73 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiInputMethod.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiInputMethod.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ GuiInputMethod::GuiInputMethod(GuiWorkArea *parent)
 	LYXERR(Debug::DEBUG, "GuiInputMethod: Address of buffer_view_: " <<
 	       &d->work_area_->bufferView());
 
-	connect(guiApp, &GuiApplication::acceptsInputMethod,
-	        this, &GuiInputMethod::toggleInputMethodAcceptance);
 	connect(this, &GuiInputMethod::inputMethodStateChanged,
 	        d->sys_im_, &QInputMethod::update);
 	connect(d->sys_im_, &QInputMethod::localeChanged,
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.cpp
index d033d0fe23..2eb515577d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ void GuiWorkArea::init()
 	        this, &GuiWorkArea::flagPreedit);
 	connect(d->im_, &GuiInputMethod::queryProcessed,
 	        this, &GuiWorkArea::receiveIMQueryResponse);
+	connect(this, &GuiWorkArea::keyCommandStateSet,
+	        d->im_, &GuiInputMethod::toggleInputMethodAcceptance);
+	connect(guiApp, &GuiApplication::keyCommandStateSet,
+	        this, &GuiWorkArea::onKeyCommandStateSet);
 
 	// This connection is closed at the same time as this is destroyed.
 	d->synthetic_mouse_event_.timeout.timeout.connect([this](){
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.h b/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.h
index 9ef0c57bba..46de4e0be2 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiWorkArea.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 	void stopBlinkingCaret();
 	///
 	void startBlinkingCaret();
+	///
+	void onKeyCommandStateSet() { Q_EMIT keyCommandStateSet(); }
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
 	///
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 	void compressKeySym(KeySymbol const & sym, KeyModifier mod, bool isAutoRepeat);
 	///
 	void preeditChanged(QInputMethodEvent * ev);
+	void keyCommandStateSet();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	/// Scroll the BufferView.