diff --git a/ZAPAROO_FORK.md b/ZAPAROO_FORK.md
index 085aad4b3..85d9d27e5 100644
--- a/ZAPAROO_FORK.md
+++ b/ZAPAROO_FORK.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ non-blocking spawn) are intentionally omitted.
 | 4 | **Forced cfg override** | `alt_launcher_cfg_apply()` forces only `cfg.fb_terminal = 1` after INI parse because the frontend requires direct framebuffer access. `RECENTS` and `LOG_FILE_ENTRY` remain user-controlled. Original `ALT_LAUNCHER` / `MENU_RBF` INI knobs were dropped in favor of file-existence detection | `cfg.cpp:628`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`alt_launcher_cfg_apply`) |
 | 5 | **Polling integration** | `alt_launcher_poll()` driven by main scheduler tick | `scheduler.cpp:36`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:365` |
 | 6 | **TTY / framebuffer hygiene** | Clear/reset tty2 around frontend lifecycle; toggle `video_fb_enable` and `video_chvt` only on respawn paths; don't touch them on plain shutdown | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`clear_launcher_tty`, `reset_launcher_tty`) |
-| 7 | **Joypad routing into frontend** | `alt_launcher_fb_terminal_key()` translates `JOY_L2/R2/OSD` to `KEY_F1/BACKSPACE/MENU`; `joy_digital()` short-circuits to `uinp_send_key` when frontend active | `input.cpp:2475-2484`, `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:45-62` |
+| 7 | **Joypad routing into frontend** | `alt_launcher_fb_terminal_key()` translates `JOY_L2/R2/OSD` to `KEY_F1/BACKSPACE/MENU`; `joy_digital()` short-circuits to `uinp_send_key` when frontend active. `uinp_check_key()` keeps bridged keys held while the frontend is active even though `grabbed` is still set: frontend scanout ownership (row 44) skips the `input_switch(0)` in `video_fb_set()`, and the grabbed branch otherwise releases every bridged key on the next input pass, turning holds into taps | `input.cpp:2475-2484`, `input.cpp` (`uinp_check_key`, 1-line fork edit), `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:45-62` |
 | 8 | **Native CRT rendering path** | Frontend running in CRT mode: kernel framebuffer at 320×240 RGBA8888, FPGA scans separate region at `0x3A000000`; pre-spawn blank wipes the prior frame. (The v2 contract dropped the old `status[9]` gate: nothing in `support/zaparoo/` writes it) | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`enable_native_crt_path`, `disable_native_crt_path`, `blank_native_crt_fb`); paired with `Menu_MiSTer/rtl/native_video_*.sv` |
 | 9 | **CRT mode persistence** | 2-byte `zaparoo_launcher_crt.bin` (byte 0 enabled, byte 1 video standard 0 NTSC / 1 480i / 2 PAL) via `FileSaveConfig` / `FileLoadConfig`; loaded at menu init, applied on spawn; the frontend writes the same file and exits 42 to be respawned | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp` (`load_persisted_native_crt_state`, `alt_launcher_toggle_native_crt`, `alt_launcher_set_native_crt_mode`) |
 | 10 | **Native-core auto-init** | `zaparoo_is_native_core()` matches core name `"Zaparoo Launcher"`; `zaparoo_alt_launcher_init_for_core()` auto-spawns when the FPGA loads that core | `support/zaparoo/alt_launcher.cpp:480-495`, `user_io.cpp:1543` |
diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
index 2f4a9d539..72bcf50be 100644
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ static void uinp_check_key()
 {
 	if (uinp_fd > 0)
 	{
-		if (!grabbed && !user_io_osd_is_visible())
+		if ((!grabbed || alt_launcher_active()) && !user_io_osd_is_visible())
 		{
 			if (uinp_ev.value && CheckTimer(uinp_repeat))
 			{