diff --git a/src/libs/solutions/terminal/terminalview.cpp b/src/libs/solutions/terminal/terminalview.cpp
index aeaede23d57..2025b4e7546 100644
--- a/src/libs/solutions/terminal/terminalview.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/solutions/terminal/terminalview.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ void TerminalView::copyToClipboard()
     qCDebug(selectionLog) << "Copied to clipboard: " << text;
 
     setClipboard(text);
+
+    clearSelection();
 }
 
 void TerminalView::pasteFromClipboard()
@@ -310,7 +312,7 @@ std::optional<TerminalView::Selection> TerminalView::selection() const
 void TerminalView::clearSelection()
 {
     setSelection(std::nullopt);
-    d->m_surface->sendKey(Qt::Key_Escape);
+    //d->m_surface->sendKey(Qt::Key_Escape);
 }
 
 void TerminalView::zoomIn()
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.cpp
index 72023e808a0..436757fd256 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#include <QAction>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
@@ -216,8 +217,6 @@ QKeySequence::SequenceMatch ShortcutMap::state()
 */
 bool ShortcutMap::tryShortcut(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
-    Q_D(ShortcutMap);
-
     if (e->key() == Qt::Key_unknown)
         return false;
 
@@ -234,14 +233,8 @@ bool ShortcutMap::tryShortcut(QKeyEvent *e)
         // but we need to say we did, so that we get the follow-up key-presses.
         return true;
     case QKeySequence::ExactMatch: {
-        // Save number of identical matches before dispatching
-        // to keep ShortcutMap and tryShortcut reentrant.
-        const int identicalMatches = d->identicals.size();
         resetState();
-        dispatchEvent(e);
-        // If there are no identicals we've only found disabled shortcuts, and
-        // shouldn't say that we handled the event.
-        return identicalMatches > 0;
+        return dispatchEvent(e);
     }
     }
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 5, 0)
@@ -510,11 +503,11 @@ QList<const ShortcutEntry *> ShortcutMap::matches() const
 /*! \internal
     Dispatches QShortcutEvents to widgets who grabbed the matched key sequence.
 */
-void ShortcutMap::dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
+bool ShortcutMap::dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
 {
     Q_D(ShortcutMap);
     if (!d->identicals.size())
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     const QKeySequence &curKey = d->identicals.at(0)->keyseq;
     if (d->prevSequence != curKey) {
@@ -541,7 +534,7 @@ void ShortcutMap::dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
     // Don't trigger shortcut if we're autorepeating and the shortcut is
     // grabbed with not accepting autorepeats.
     if (!next || (e->isAutoRepeat() && !next->autorepeat))
-        return;
+        return false;
     // Dispatch next enabled
     if (lcShortcutMap().isDebugEnabled()) {
         if (ambiguousShortcuts.size() > 1) {
@@ -559,6 +552,12 @@ void ShortcutMap::dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
     }
     QShortcutEvent se(next->keyseq, next->id, enabledShortcuts > 1);
     QCoreApplication::sendEvent(const_cast<QObject *>(next->owner), &se);
+
+    QAction *action = qobject_cast<QAction *>(next->owner);
+    if (action)
+        return action->isEnabled();
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 } // namespace Terminal::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.h b/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.h
index 956c3b5c9e7..3433a4d172d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.h
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/shortcutmap.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void resetState();
     QKeySequence::SequenceMatch nextState(QKeyEvent *e);
-    void dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e);
+    bool dispatchEvent(QKeyEvent *e);
 
     QKeySequence::SequenceMatch find(QKeyEvent *e, int ignoredModifiers = 0);
     QKeySequence::SequenceMatch matches(const QKeySequence &seq1, const QKeySequence &seq2) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
index c648406e39c..7e4987e3794 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
@@ -605,13 +605,21 @@ void TerminalWidget::initActions()
     moveCursorWordRight.setText(Tr::tr("Move Cursor Word Right"));
     close.setText(Tr::tr("Close Terminal"));
 
-    ActionManager::registerAction(&copy, Constants::COPY, context)
-        ->setDefaultKeySequences({QKeySequence(
-            HostOsInfo::isMacHost() ? QLatin1String("Ctrl+C") : QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+C"))});
+    auto copyCmd = ActionManager::registerAction(&copy, Constants::COPY, context);
+    auto pasteCmd = ActionManager::registerAction(&paste, Constants::PASTE, context);
 
-    ActionManager::registerAction(&paste, Constants::PASTE, context)
-        ->setDefaultKeySequences({QKeySequence(
-            HostOsInfo::isMacHost() ? QLatin1String("Ctrl+V") : QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+V"))});
+    if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost()) {
+        copyCmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+C")));
+        pasteCmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+V")));
+    } else if (HostOsInfo::isLinuxHost()) {
+        copyCmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+C")));
+        pasteCmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+V")));
+    } else if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
+        copyCmd->setDefaultKeySequences(
+            {QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+C")), QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+C"))});
+        pasteCmd->setDefaultKeySequences(
+            {QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+V")), QKeySequence(QLatin1String("Ctrl+Shift+V"))});
+    }
 
     ActionManager::registerAction(&clearSelection, Constants::CLEARSELECTION, context);