diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
index df665e207c..322c27d750 100644
--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,11 +46,22 @@ target_link_libraries( kwin_update_settings_410 ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} )
 
 install( TARGETS kwin_update_settings_410 DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kconf_update_bin/ )
 
+########### next target ###############
+set( kwin_update_settings_411_SRCS update_kwin_411.cpp )
+
+kde4_add_executable( kwin_update_settings_411 ${kwin_update_settings_411_SRCS} )
+
+target_link_libraries( kwin_update_settings_411 ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} )
+
+install( TARGETS kwin_update_settings_411 DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/kconf_update_bin/ )
+
 ########### install files ###############
 
 install( FILES fsp_workarounds_1.kwinrules  DESTINATION  ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin/default_rules )
 install( FILES pop.wav  DESTINATION  ${SOUND_INSTALL_DIR} )
-install( FILES kwin_fsp_workarounds_1.upd kwin_update_tabbox_settings.upd kwin_remove_effects.upd kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings.upd kwin_remove_delay_focus.upd kwin_update_49.upd kwin_update_410.upd kwin_translate_activity_rule.upd DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
+install( FILES kwin_fsp_workarounds_1.upd kwin_update_tabbox_settings.upd kwin_remove_effects.upd kwin_update_tabbox_qml_settings.upd kwin_remove_delay_focus.upd kwin_update_49.upd kwin_update_410.upd kwin_translate_activity_rule.upd
+               kwin_update_411.upd
+         DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
 install( PROGRAMS kwin_remove_delay_focus.sh kwin_translate_activity_rule.sh DESTINATION  ${KCONF_UPDATE_INSTALL_DIR} )
 install( FILES stripTitle.js  DESTINATION  ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/kwin )
 
diff --git a/data/kwin_update_411.upd b/data/kwin_update_411.upd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40363d5670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/kwin_update_411.upd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Id=Kwin-4.11_0
+Script=kwin_update_settings_411
diff --git a/data/update_kwin_411.cpp b/data/update_kwin_411.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d81848d24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/update_kwin_411.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/********************************************************************
+KWin - the KDE window manager
+This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2013 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#include <KDE/KAboutData>
+#include <KDE/KCmdLineArgs>
+#include <KDE/KComponentData>
+#include <KDE/KConfigGroup>
+#include <KDE/KGlobal>
+#include <KDE/KLocalizedString>
+// Qt
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDBusMessage>
+
+bool migrateRulesShortcut()
+{
+    const QString KEY = "shortcut";
+    const QString ALT = "Alt";
+    const QString CTRL = "Ctrl";
+    const QString META = "Meta";
+    const QString SHIFT = "Shift";
+
+    KConfig config("kwinrulesrc");
+    if (config.groupList().isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    bool updated = false;
+    Q_FOREACH (const QString &groupName, config.groupList()) {
+        KConfigGroup group = config.group(groupName);
+        if (!group.hasKey(KEY)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const QString value = group.readEntry(KEY, QString());
+        if (value.contains(" - ")) {
+            // already migrated
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!value.contains(' ')) {
+            // nothing to migrate
+            continue;
+        }
+        // space might be either the shortcut separator or part of the shortcut
+        // let's try to detect it properly
+        const QStringList shortcuts = value.split(' ');
+        // let's take the first part as it is
+        QString newValue = shortcuts.first();
+        for (int i=1; i<shortcuts.length(); ++i) {
+            const QString &cs = shortcuts.at(i);
+            if (cs.contains('+') && (cs.contains(ALT) || cs.contains(CTRL) || cs.contains(META) || cs.contains(SHIFT))) {
+                // our shortcuts consist of at least one modifier and a key, so having a plus and a modifier means it's a shortcut
+                newValue.append(" - ");
+            } else {
+                // otherwise it's part of a key like "Volume Up"
+                newValue.append(' ');
+            }
+            newValue.append(cs);
+        }
+        group.writeEntry(KEY, newValue);
+        group.sync();
+        updated = true;
+    }
+    if (updated) {
+        config.sync();
+    }
+    return updated;
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    KAboutData about( "kwin_update_settings_4_11", "kwin", KLocalizedString(), 0 );
+    KCmdLineArgs::init( argc, argv, &about );
+    KComponentData inst( &about );
+    Q_UNUSED( KGlobal::locale() ); // jump-start locales to get to translated descriptions
+    bool reload = migrateRulesShortcut();
+    // Send signal to all kwin instances
+    if (reload) {
+        QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createSignal("/KWin", "org.kde.KWin", "reloadConfig");
+        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().send(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/editshortcut.ui b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/editshortcut.ui
index 198644e376..cd27723305 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinrules/editshortcut.ui
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinrules/editshortcut.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <widget class="QLabel" name="textLabel2" >
      <property name="text" >
       <string>A single shortcut can be easily assigned or cleared using the two buttons. Only shortcuts with modifiers can be used.&lt;p>
-It is possible to have several possible shortcuts, and the first available shortcut will be used. The shortcuts are specified using space-separated shortcut sets. One set is specified as &lt;i>base&lt;/i>+(&lt;i>list&lt;/i>), where base are modifiers and list is a list of keys.&lt;br>
+It is possible to have several possible shortcuts, and the first available shortcut will be used. The shortcuts are specified using shortcut sets separated by &quot; - &quot;. One set is specified as &lt;i>base&lt;/i>+(&lt;i>list&lt;/i>), where base are modifiers and list is a list of keys.&lt;br>
 For example "&lt;b>Shift+Alt+(123) Shift+Ctrl+(ABC)&lt;/b>" will first try &lt;b>Shift+Alt+1&lt;/b>, then others with &lt;b>Shift+Ctrl+C&lt;/b> as the last one.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="textFormat" >
diff --git a/useractions.cpp b/useractions.cpp
index 32b934945f..4824897e63 100755
--- a/useractions.cpp
+++ b/useractions.cpp
@@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ void Client::setShortcut(const QString& _cut)
         return setShortcutInternal(KShortcut());
 // Format:
 // base+(abcdef)<space>base+(abcdef)
-// E.g. Alt+Ctrl+(ABCDEF) Win+X,Win+(ABCDEF)
-    if (!cut.contains('(') && !cut.contains(')') && !cut.contains(' ')) {
+// E.g. Alt+Ctrl+(ABCDEF);Meta+X,Meta+(ABCDEF)
+    if (!cut.contains('(') && !cut.contains(')') && !cut.contains(" - ")) {
         if (workspace()->shortcutAvailable(KShortcut(cut), this))
             setShortcutInternal(KShortcut(cut));
         else
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ void Client::setShortcut(const QString& _cut)
         return;
     }
     QList< KShortcut > keys;
-    QStringList groups = cut.split(' ');
+    QStringList groups = cut.split(" - ");
     for (QStringList::ConstIterator it = groups.constBegin();
             it != groups.constEnd();
             ++it) {