diff --git a/.changeset/full-symbols-obey.md b/.changeset/full-symbols-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..903395756e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/full-symbols-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"apostrophe": patch
+---
+
+Keyboard shortcuts for widget operations (copy, cut, paste, duplicate, remove) no longer block the browser's native clipboard behavior when no widget is focused. Previously, selecting and copying text on a page while logged in was prevented by the admin UI intercepting those shortcuts unconditionally.
diff --git a/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/area/index.js b/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/area/index.js
index 47b83516f1..a96d8248c8 100644
--- a/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/area/index.js
+++ b/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/area/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ module.exports = {
           action: {
             type: 'command-menu-area-cut-widget'
           },
-          shortcut: 'Ctrl+X Meta+X'
+          shortcut: 'Ctrl+X Meta+X',
+          requireWidgetFocus: true
         },
         [`${self.__meta.name}:copy-widget`]: {
           type: 'item',
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ module.exports = {
           action: {
             type: 'command-menu-area-copy-widget'
           },
-          shortcut: 'Ctrl+C Meta+C'
+          shortcut: 'Ctrl+C Meta+C',
+          requireWidgetFocus: true
         },
         [`${self.__meta.name}:paste-widget`]: {
           type: 'item',
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ module.exports = {
           action: {
             type: 'command-menu-area-paste-widget'
           },
-          shortcut: 'Ctrl+V Meta+V'
+          shortcut: 'Ctrl+V Meta+V',
+          requireWidgetFocus: true
         },
         [`${self.__meta.name}:duplicate-widget`]: {
           type: 'item',
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ module.exports = {
           action: {
             type: 'command-menu-area-duplicate-widget'
           },
-          shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+D Meta+Shift+D'
+          shortcut: 'Ctrl+Shift+D Meta+Shift+D',
+          requireWidgetFocus: true
         },
         [`${self.__meta.name}:remove-widget`]: {
           type: 'item',
@@ -51,7 +55,8 @@ module.exports = {
           action: {
             type: 'command-menu-area-remove-widget'
           },
-          shortcut: 'Backspace'
+          shortcut: 'Backspace',
+          requireWidgetFocus: true
         }
       },
       modal: {
diff --git a/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/command-menu/ui/apos/components/TheAposCommandMenu.vue b/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/command-menu/ui/apos/components/TheAposCommandMenu.vue
index 6712ec169e..6003a5830d 100644
--- a/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/command-menu/ui/apos/components/TheAposCommandMenu.vue
+++ b/packages/apostrophe/modules/@apostrophecms/command-menu/ui/apos/components/TheAposCommandMenu.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import { mapActions, mapState } from 'pinia';
 import AposThemeMixin from 'Modules/@apostrophecms/ui/mixins/AposThemeMixin';
 import { useModalStore } from 'Modules/@apostrophecms/ui/stores/modal';
+import { useWidgetStore } from 'Modules/@apostrophecms/ui/stores/widget';
 
 export default {
   name: 'TheAposCommandMenu',
@@ -50,7 +51,13 @@ export default {
               .flatMap(command => {
                 return command.shortcut
                   .split(' ')
-                  .map(shortcut => [ shortcut.toUpperCase(), command.action ]);
+                  .map(shortcut => [
+                    shortcut.toUpperCase(),
+                    {
+                      ...command.action,
+                      requireWidgetFocus: command.requireWidgetFocus || false
+                    }
+                  ]);
               });
           })
       );
@@ -111,6 +118,9 @@ export default {
             ? keys.slice('SHIFT+'.length)
             : keys];
         if (action) {
+          if (action.requireWidgetFocus && !useWidgetStore().focusedWidget) {
+            return;
+          }
           event.preventDefault();
           apos.bus.$emit(action.type, action.payload);
           return;