diff --git a/src/keyboard_layout.cpp b/src/keyboard_layout.cpp
index 1786b450c3..74e6c3c651 100644
--- a/src/keyboard_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_layout.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ void KeyboardLayout::init()
     switchKeyboardAction->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("Switch to Next Keyboard Layout"));
     switchKeyboardAction->setProperty("componentName", QStringLiteral("KDE Keyboard Layout Switcher"));
     switchKeyboardAction->setProperty("componentDisplayName", i18n("Keyboard Layout Switcher"));
-    const QKeySequence sequence = QKeySequence(Qt::ALT | Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_K);
+    const QKeySequence sequence = QKeySequence(Qt::META | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_K);
     KGlobalAccel::self()->setDefaultShortcut(switchKeyboardAction, QList<QKeySequence>({sequence}));
     KGlobalAccel::self()->setShortcut(switchKeyboardAction, QList<QKeySequence>({sequence}));
+
     kwinApp()->platform()->setupActionForGlobalAccel(switchKeyboardAction);
     connect(switchKeyboardAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &KeyboardLayout::switchToNextLayout);
 
diff --git a/src/useractions.cpp b/src/useractions.cpp
index 0c51216d3c..abf574861d 100644
--- a/src/useractions.cpp
+++ b/src/useractions.cpp
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ void Workspace::initShortcuts()
     DEF2("Window Below Other Windows", kli18n("Keep Window Below Others"),
          0, slotWindowBelow);
     DEF(kli18n("Activate Window Demanding Attention"),
-        Qt::CTRL | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_A, slotActivateAttentionWindow);
+        Qt::META | Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_A, slotActivateAttentionWindow);
     DEF(kli18n("Setup Window Shortcut"),
         0, slotSetupWindowShortcut);
     DEF2("Window Move Center", kli18n("Move Window to the Center"), 0,
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void Workspace::initShortcuts()
     DEF(kli18n("Switch to Next Screen"), 0, slotSwitchToNextScreen);
     DEF(kli18n("Switch to Previous Screen"), 0, slotSwitchToPrevScreen);
 
-    DEF(kli18n("Kill Window"), Qt::CTRL | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_Escape, slotKillWindow);
+    DEF(kli18n("Kill Window"), Qt::META | Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Escape, slotKillWindow);
     DEF6(kli18n("Suspend Compositing"), Qt::SHIFT | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_F12, Compositor::self(), Compositor::toggleCompositing);
     DEF6(kli18n("Invert Screen Colors"), 0, kwinApp()->platform(), Platform::invertScreen);