diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
index 8425456b9..cb66d71c1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts.rs
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ fn dispatch(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, accept: impl FnMut(&H
     let mirror = crate::shortcut_editor::current();
     let dispatcher = &mut app.dispatcher;
     ctx.input_mut(|i| {
-        // Shift+Comma and Shift+Period follow their key positions when no chord for the
-        // logical press is bound. An explicit shifted logical binding takes precedence.
+        // An explicit shifted logical binding takes precedence. Otherwise, Shift+Comma and
+        // Shift+Period follow their key positions when no chord for the press is bound.
         for e in &mut i.events {
             let input = craft_keymap::KeyInput::from_egui(e, crate::keymap::platform());
             if let egui::Event::Key { key, physical_key: Some(physical), modifiers, pressed: true, .. } = e
@@ -749,12 +749,12 @@ fn dispatch(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, accept: impl FnMut(&H
                 let mods = craft_keymap::Mods::from_egui(modifiers, crate::keymap::platform());
                 let logical_chord = craft_keymap::Chord::new(mods, logical);
                 let position_chord = craft_keymap::Chord::new(mods, position);
-                if !dispatcher.layout().candidates(&input).iter().any(|chord| crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, chord).is_some()) {
-                    if crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, &logical_chord).is_some() {
-                        *physical = *key;
-                    } else if crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, &position_chord).is_some() {
-                        *key = *physical;
-                    }
+                if crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, &logical_chord).is_some() {
+                    *physical = *key;
+                } else if crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, &position_chord).is_some()
+                    && !dispatcher.layout().candidates(&input).iter().any(|chord| crate::keymap::lookup(&mirror.keymap, chord).is_some())
+                {
+                    *key = *physical;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts/tests.rs
index ceb68108c..c5005fba9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/shortcuts/tests.rs
@@ -1251,6 +1251,27 @@ fn resolved_logical_binding_wins_over_position_alias() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn exact_shifted_logical_binding_wins_over_plain_text_binding() {
+    let mut app = remembered_paint_app();
+    crate::keymap::set_override(&mut app.ui.shortcut_overrides, "view.rulers", ";");
+    crate::keymap::set_override(&mut app.ui.shortcut_overrides, "view.grid", "Shift+;");
+    let rulers_before = app.ui.view.rulers;
+    let grid_before = app.ui.view.grid;
+    let journal_before = app.session.journal.len();
+    frame(
+        &mut app,
+        vec![
+            egui::Event::ModifiersChanged(Modifiers::SHIFT),
+            egui::Event::Key { key: Key::Semicolon, physical_key: Some(Key::Comma), pressed: true, repeat: false, modifiers: Modifiers::SHIFT },
+            egui::Event::Text(";".into()),
+        ],
+    );
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.view.grid, !grid_before, "Shift+; runs Show Grid");
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.view.rulers, rulers_before, "plain ; does not run Show Rulers");
+    assert!(app.session.journal.since(journal_before).iter().all(|(command, _)| !command.starts_with("paint.")), "the press runs no paint command");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn user_shifted_punctuation_binding_runs_once() {
     let mut app = remembered_paint_app();