diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
index 013d1e09066..f71d87c6f2f 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
@@ -1771,6 +1771,10 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_SystemCocoa::handleKeyEvent(void *eventPtr)
 			if ((keyCode > 266) && (keyCode < 271))
 				utf8_buf[0] = '\0';
 
+			/* no text with command key pressed */
+			if (m_modifierMask & NSCommandKeyMask)
+				utf8_buf[0] = '\0';
+
 			if ((keyCode == GHOST_kKeyQ) && (m_modifierMask & NSCommandKeyMask))
 				break; //Cmd-Q is directly handled by Cocoa