diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 9ffcf2d0..eae86d39 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ bool CKeybindManager::handleKeybinds(const uint32_t modmask, const SPressedKeyWi
 
         if (!pressed) {
             // Require mods to be matching when the key was first pressed.
-            if (key.modmaskAtPressTime != modmask) {
+            if (key.modmaskAtPressTime != modmask && !k.ignoreMods) {
                 // Handle properly `bindr` where a key is itself a bind mod for example:
                 // "bindr = SUPER, SUPER_L, exec, $launcher".
                 // This needs to be handled separately for the above case, because `key.modmaskAtPressTime` is set