diff --git a/src/libs/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/libs/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index c4791dd..eb8f9ee 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Core::Application *app, QWidget *parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent),
     ui(new Ui::MainWindow),
     m_application(app),
-    m_settings(app->settings()),
-    m_globalShortcut(new QxtGlobalShortcut(m_settings->showShortcut, this))
+    m_settings(app->settings())
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    // initialise key grabber
-    connect(m_globalShortcut, &QxtGlobalShortcut::activated, this, &MainWindow::toggleWindow);
+    // Initialize the global shortcut handler if supported.
+    if (QxtGlobalShortcut::isSupported()) {
+        m_globalShortcut = new QxtGlobalShortcut(m_settings->showShortcut, this);
+        connect(m_globalShortcut, &QxtGlobalShortcut::activated, this, &MainWindow::toggleWindow);
+    }
 
     setupTabBar();
 
@@ -119,10 +121,16 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Core::Application *app, QWidget *parent) :
     }
 
     connect(ui->actionPreferences, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]() {
-        m_globalShortcut->setEnabled(false);
+        if (m_globalShortcut) {
+            m_globalShortcut->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+
         QScopedPointer<SettingsDialog> dialog(new SettingsDialog(this));
         dialog->exec();
-        m_globalShortcut->setEnabled(true);
+
+        if (m_globalShortcut) {
+            m_globalShortcut->setEnabled(true);
+        }
     });
 
     ui->actionBack->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Back);
@@ -518,7 +526,9 @@ void MainWindow::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
 
 void MainWindow::applySettings()
 {
-    m_globalShortcut->setShortcut(m_settings->showShortcut);
+    if (m_globalShortcut) {
+        m_globalShortcut->setShortcut(m_settings->showShortcut);
+    }
 
     if (m_settings->showSystrayIcon)
         createTrayIcon();
@@ -557,7 +567,7 @@ void MainWindow::applySettings()
 
 void MainWindow::toggleWindow()
 {
-    const bool checkActive = sender() == m_globalShortcut;
+    const bool checkActive = m_globalShortcut && sender() == m_globalShortcut;
 
     if (!isVisible() || (checkActive && !isActiveWindow())) {
         bringToFront();
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.cpp b/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.cpp
index 14420e5..0eb753b 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "qxtglobalshortcut_p.h"
 
 #include <QAbstractEventDispatcher>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
 int QxtGlobalShortcutPrivate::ref = 0;
@@ -235,6 +236,16 @@ bool QxtGlobalShortcut::isEnabled() const
     return d->enabled;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief QxtGlobalShortcut::isSupported checks if the current platform is supported.
+ */
+bool QxtGlobalShortcut::isSupported()
+{
+    return QGuiApplication::platformName() == QLatin1String("windows")
+            || QGuiApplication::platformName() == QLatin1String("xcb")
+            || QGuiApplication::platformName() == QLatin1String("cocoa");
+}
+
 void QxtGlobalShortcut::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
     Q_D(QxtGlobalShortcut);
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.h b/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.h
index 05b52a0..a547017 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.h
+++ b/src/libs/ui/qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isEnabled() const;
 
+    static bool isSupported();
+
 public slots:
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
index cd0b90e..0a28c11 100644
--- a/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "settingsdialog.h"
 #include "ui_settingsdialog.h"
 
+#include <qxtglobalshortcut/qxtglobalshortcut.h>
+
 #include <core/application.h>
 #include <core/settings.h>
 
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     setTabOrder(ui->defaultFontComboBox, ui->fontSizeComboBox);
     setTabOrder(ui->fontSizeComboBox, ui->serifFontComboBox);
 
+    // Disable global shortcut settings if not supported.
+    ui->globalHotKeyGroupBox->setEnabled(QxtGlobalShortcut::isSupported());
+
     QWebSettings *webSettings = QWebSettings::globalSettings();
 
     // Avoid casting in each connect.