diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/utils/useOnKeyDown.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/utils/useOnKeyDown.ts
index 3cb5767a6f..ec17c1764a 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/utils/useOnKeyDown.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteList/utils/useOnKeyDown.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,17 @@ const useOnKeyDown = (
 			event.preventDefault();
 		}
 
-		if (noteIds.length && (key === 'Delete' || (key === 'Backspace' && event.metaKey))) {
-			event.preventDefault();
-			if (CommandService.instance().isEnabled('deleteNote')) {
-				void CommandService.instance().execute('deleteNote', noteIds);
+		if (noteIds.length) {
+			if (key === 'Delete' && event.shiftKey) {
+				event.preventDefault();
+				if (CommandService.instance().isEnabled('permanentlyDeleteNote')) {
+					void CommandService.instance().execute('permanentlyDeleteNote', noteIds);
+				}
+			} else if (key === 'Delete' || (key === 'Backspace' && event.metaKey)) {
+				event.preventDefault();
+				if (CommandService.instance().isEnabled('deleteNote')) {
+					void CommandService.instance().execute('deleteNote', noteIds);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/noteList.spec.ts b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/noteList.spec.ts
index 01117ab7af..8eb0eb7886 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/noteList.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/integration-tests/noteList.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from './util/test';
 import MainScreen from './models/MainScreen';
+import activateMainMenuItem from './util/activateMainMenuItem';
+import setMessageBoxResponse from './util/setMessageBoxResponse';
 
 test.describe('noteList', () => {
 	test('should be possible to edit notes in a different notebook when searching', async ({ mainWindow }) => {
@@ -35,4 +37,42 @@ test.describe('noteList', () => {
 		// Updating the title should force the sidebar to update sooner
 		await expect(editor.noteTitleInput).toHaveValue('note-1');
 	});
+
+	test('shift-delete should ask to permanently delete notes, but only when the note list is focused', async ({ electronApp, mainWindow }) => {
+		const mainScreen = new MainScreen(mainWindow);
+		const sidebar = mainScreen.sidebar;
+
+		const folderBHeader = await sidebar.createNewFolder('Folder B');
+		const folderAHeader = await sidebar.createNewFolder('Folder A');
+		await expect(folderAHeader).toBeVisible();
+
+		await mainScreen.createNewNote('test note 1');
+		await mainScreen.createNewNote('test note 2');
+
+		await activateMainMenuItem(electronApp, 'Note list', 'Focus');
+		await expect(mainScreen.noteListContainer.getByText('test note 1')).toBeVisible();
+
+		await setMessageBoxResponse(electronApp, /^Delete/i);
+
+		const pressShiftDelete = async () => {
+			await mainWindow.keyboard.press('Shift');
+			await mainWindow.keyboard.press('Delete');
+			await mainWindow.keyboard.up('Delete');
+			await mainWindow.keyboard.up('Shift');
+		};
+		await pressShiftDelete();
+
+		await folderBHeader.click();
+		await folderAHeader.click();
+		await expect(mainScreen.noteListContainer.getByText('test note 2')).not.toBeVisible();
+
+		// Should not delete when the editor is focused
+		await mainScreen.noteEditor.focusCodeMirrorEditor();
+		await mainWindow.keyboard.type('test');
+		await pressShiftDelete();
+
+		await folderBHeader.click();
+		await folderAHeader.click();
+		await expect(mainScreen.noteListContainer.getByText('test note 1')).toBeVisible();
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/KeymapService.ts b/packages/lib/services/KeymapService.ts
index fc8f95fa7a..3194e021a2 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/KeymapService.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/KeymapService.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ const defaultKeymapItems = {
 		{ accelerator: 'Ctrl+Alt+1', command: 'switchProfile1' },
 		{ accelerator: 'Ctrl+Alt+2', command: 'switchProfile2' },
 		{ accelerator: 'Ctrl+Alt+3', command: 'switchProfile3' },
-		{ accelerator: 'Shift+Delete', command: 'permanentlyDeleteNote' },
 	],
 };