diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Windows/GameplayWinKeyHandler.cs b/osu.Desktop/Windows/GameplayWinKeyHandler.cs
index 394df9dd0c..4f74a4f492 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/GameplayWinKeyHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/GameplayWinKeyHandler.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
 {
     public class GameplayWinKeyHandler : Component
     {
-        private Bindable<bool> winKeyEnabled;
+        private Bindable<bool> allowScreenSuspension;
         private Bindable<bool> disableWinKey;
 
         private GameHost host;
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
         {
             this.host = host;
 
-            winKeyEnabled = host.AllowScreenSuspension.GetBoundCopy();
-            winKeyEnabled.ValueChanged += toggleWinKey;
+            allowScreenSuspension = host.AllowScreenSuspension.GetBoundCopy();
+            allowScreenSuspension.ValueChanged += toggleWinKey;
 
             disableWinKey = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.GameplayDisableWinKey);
-            disableWinKey.BindValueChanged(t => winKeyEnabled.TriggerChange(), true);
+            disableWinKey.BindValueChanged(t => allowScreenSuspension.TriggerChange(), true);
         }
 
         private void toggleWinKey(ValueChangedEvent<bool> e)
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsKey.cs b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsKey.cs
index 748d9c55d6..175401aaed 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsKey.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsKey.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 {
                     case 0x09 when lParam.Flags == 32: // alt + tab
                     case 0x1b when lParam.Flags == 32: // alt + esc
+                    case 0x1b when (getKeyState(0x11) & 0x8000) != 0: //ctrl + esc
                     case 0x5B: // left windows key
                     case 0x5C: // right windows key
                         return 1;
@@ -78,5 +79,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
 
         [DllImport(@"user32.dll", EntryPoint = @"CallNextHookEx")]
         private static extern int callNextHookEx(int hHook, int nCode, int wParam, ref KdDllHookStruct lParam);
+
+        [DllImport(@"user32.dll", EntryPoint = @"GetKeyState")]
+        private static extern int getKeyState(int vkey);
     }
 }