diff --git a/src/core/display.cpp b/src/core/display.cpp
index 341234ee95..6192ecbca7 100644
--- a/src/core/display.cpp
+++ b/src/core/display.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,11 @@ int loopOptions(
 
         // handleSerialCommands(); // always use serial task for it
 #ifdef HAS_KEYBOARD
-        checkShortcutPress(); // shortctus to quickly start apps without navigating the menus
+        if (checkShortcutPress()) {
+            // Shortcut opened a submenu that drew over the screen; force full redraw
+            redraw = true;
+            drawMainBorder();
+        }
 #endif
 
         if (menuType == MENU_TYPE_REGULAR) {
diff --git a/src/core/mykeyboard.cpp b/src/core/mykeyboard.cpp
index 3974e785e7..b4d254e328 100644
--- a/src/core/mykeyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mykeyboard.cpp
@@ -253,13 +253,14 @@ keyStroke _getKeyPress() {
 ** location: mykeyboard.cpp
 ** runs a function called by the shortcut action
 **********************************************************************/
-void checkShortcutPress() {
+bool checkShortcutPress() {
     static JsonDocument shortcutsJson; // parsed only once
+    bool executed = false;
 
     // lazy init
     if (shortcutsJson.size() == 0) {
         FS *fs;
-        if (!getFsStorage(fs)) return;
+        if (!getFsStorage(fs)) return false;
         File file = fs->open("/shortcuts.json", FILE_READ);
         if (!file) {
             log_e("Shortcuts Config file not found. Using default values");
@@ -270,13 +271,13 @@ void checkShortcutPress() {
             shortcuts["b"] = "loader open badusb";
             shortcuts["w"] = "loader open webui";
             shortcuts["f"] = "loader open files";
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         // else
         if (deserializeJson(shortcutsJson, file)) {
             log_e("Failed to parse shortcuts.json");
             file.close();
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         file.close();
     }
@@ -293,9 +294,11 @@ void checkShortcutPress() {
             if (i == *shortcut_key) { // compare the 1st char of the key string
                 // execute the associated action
                 serialCli.parse(String(shortcut_value));
+                executed = true;
             }
         }
     }
+    return executed;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
diff --git a/src/core/mykeyboard.h b/src/core/mykeyboard.h
index 749d86ebc6..42d1a6b39d 100644
--- a/src/core/mykeyboard.h
+++ b/src/core/mykeyboard.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ keyStroke _getKeyPress(); // This function must be implemented in the interface.
                           // by using the flag HAS_KEYBOARD
 
 // Core functions, depends on the implementation of the funtions above in the interface.h
-void checkShortcutPress();
+bool checkShortcutPress();
 int checkNumberShortcutPress();
 char checkLetterShortcutPress();