diff --git a/src/buttons.c b/src/buttons.c
index ea73b781..0f22a734 100644
--- a/src/buttons.c
+++ b/src/buttons.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void Button_Settings(void)
   {"Safety colors:",1,&(selected_config.Safety_colors),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
   {"Grid XOR color:",1,&(selected_config.Grid_XOR_color),0,255,3,NULL},
   {"Sync views:",1,&(selected_config.Sync_views),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
-  {"Multi shortcuts",1,&(selected_config.Allow_multi_shortcuts),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
+  {"",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
   {"",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
   
   {"           --- Input  ---",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ void Button_Settings(void)
   {"Auto discontinuous:",1,&(selected_config.Auto_discontinuous),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
   {"Auto count colors:",1,&(selected_config.Auto_nb_used),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
   {"Right click colorpick:",1,&(selected_config.Right_click_colorpick),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
-  {"",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
+  {"Multi shortcuts:",1,&(selected_config.Allow_multi_shortcuts),0,1,0,Lookup_YesNo},
   {"",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
   
   {"      --- File selector  ---",0,NULL,0,0,0,NULL},
@@ -1152,6 +1152,11 @@ void Button_Settings(void)
     Spare_fileselector_position=0;
     Spare_fileselector_offset=0;
   }
+  if(Config.Allow_multi_shortcuts && !selected_config.Allow_multi_shortcuts)
+  {
+    // User just disabled multi shortcuts: make them unique now.
+    Remove_duplicate_shortcuts();
+  }
   // Copy all
   Config=selected_config;
 
diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index 388eb34d..34eec25c 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -228,6 +228,32 @@ void Window_set_shortcut(int action_id)
         shortcut_ptr[0]=backup_shortcut[0];
         shortcut_ptr[1]=backup_shortcut[1];
       case 2: // OK
+        // Replace twice by single
+        if (shortcut_ptr[0]==shortcut_ptr[1])
+          shortcut_ptr[1]=0;
+        // Remove all other shortcuts that use same keys
+        if (!Config.Allow_multi_shortcuts)
+        {
+          int n;
+          for (n=0; n<2; n++)
+          {
+            if (shortcut_ptr[n]!=0)
+            {
+              int i;
+              for(i=0; i<NB_SHORTCUTS; i++)
+              {
+                word * other_shortcut_ptr;
+                if (Ordering[i]==action_id)
+                  continue;
+                other_shortcut_ptr=Shortcut(Ordering[i]);
+                if (other_shortcut_ptr[0]==shortcut_ptr[n])
+                  other_shortcut_ptr[0]=0;
+                if (other_shortcut_ptr[1]==shortcut_ptr[n])
+                  other_shortcut_ptr[1]=0;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
       default:
         break;
     }
@@ -238,6 +264,41 @@ void Window_set_shortcut(int action_id)
   Display_cursor();
 }
 
+///
+/// Browse the complete list of shortcuts and ensure that a key only triggers
+/// one of them.
+void Remove_duplicate_shortcuts(void)
+{
+  int action_1;
+  // This algorithm favors shortcuts that are first in the list.
+  // The idea is that we, coders, append new shortcuts at the end with default
+  // values; they should be discarded if user has chosen the key first.
+  for (action_1=0; action_1<NB_SHORTCUTS-1; action_1++)
+  { 
+    int n;
+    word *shortcut_1 = Shortcut(Ordering[action_1]);
+    for (n=0; n<2; n++)
+    {
+      int action_2;
+      for (action_2=action_1+1; action_2<NB_SHORTCUTS; action_2++)
+      {
+        if (shortcut_1[n]!=0)
+        {
+          int i;
+          for(i=0; i<NB_SHORTCUTS; i++)
+          {
+            word *shortcut_2 = Shortcut(Ordering[action_2]);
+            if (shortcut_2[0]==shortcut_1[n])
+              shortcut_2[0]=0;
+            if (shortcut_2[1]==shortcut_1[n])
+              shortcut_2[1]=0;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 ///
 /// Print a line with the 'help' (6x8) font.
 short Print_help(short x_pos, short y_pos, const char *line, char line_type, short link_position, short link_size)
diff --git a/src/help.h b/src/help.h
index aca208bd..42cd7627 100644
--- a/src/help.h
+++ b/src/help.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ short Print_help(short x_pos, short y_pos, const char *line, char line_type, sho
 // de type 0x100+BOUTON_* ou SPECIAL_*
 const char * Keyboard_shortcut_value(word shortcut_number);
 
+///
+/// Browse the complete list of shortcuts and ensure that a key only triggers
+/// one of them.
+void Remove_duplicate_shortcuts(void);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/helpfile.h b/src/helpfile.h
index e878af88..cdf171b6 100644
--- a/src/helpfile.h
+++ b/src/helpfile.h
@@ -2449,6 +2449,16 @@ static const T_Help_table helptable_settings_details[] =
   HELP_TEXT ("Background color.")
   HELP_TEXT ("This option is ignored when the Shade,")
   HELP_TEXT ("Quick-shade, or Tiling mode is used.")    
+  HELP_TEXT ("")
+  HELP_TEXT ("  Multi shortcuts")
+  HELP_TEXT ("When this setting is disabled, and you")
+  HELP_TEXT ("create a shortcut with a key that is already")
+  HELP_TEXT ("associated to another shortcut, Grafx2 will")
+  HELP_TEXT ("unset the latter. If you enable this mode,")
+  HELP_TEXT ("Grafx2 will not make such check, so you can")
+  HELP_TEXT ("design shortcuts that trigger several")
+  HELP_TEXT ("actions at once.")
+  HELP_TEXT ("")
 };
 
 static const T_Help_table helptable_clear[] =
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3ba10ff9..36fe82fa 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -658,6 +658,11 @@ int Init_program(int argc,char * argv[])
   temp=Load_INI(&Config);
   if (temp)
     Error(temp);
+  
+  if(!Config.Allow_multi_shortcuts)
+  {
+    Remove_duplicate_shortcuts();
+  }
 
   Compute_menu_offsets();