diff --git a/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm b/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
index 34149c542..417db5467 100644
--- a/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
+++ b/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 
 	_disableAllKeys = false;
 
+	if(@available(macOS 11.3, *)) {
+		GCController.shouldMonitorBackgroundEvents = YES;
+	}
+
 	NSEventMask eventMask = NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskKeyUp | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged;
 
 	_eventMonitor = [NSEvent addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:eventMask handler:^ NSEvent* (NSEvent* event) {