diff --git a/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/CarbonKeyboardShortcuts.swift b/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/CarbonKeyboardShortcuts.swift
index a57c0ff..98bcd44 100644
--- a/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/CarbonKeyboardShortcuts.swift
+++ b/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/CarbonKeyboardShortcuts.swift
@@ -81,14 +81,20 @@ enum CarbonKeyboardShortcuts {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if KeyboardShortcuts.isMenuOpen {
+		if KeyboardShortcuts.isEnabled {
+			if KeyboardShortcuts.isMenuOpen {
+				softUnregisterAll()
+				RemoveEventTypesFromHandler(eventHandler, hotKeyEventTypes.count, hotKeyEventTypes)
+				AddEventTypesToHandler(eventHandler, rawKeyEventTypes.count, rawKeyEventTypes)
+			} else {
+				softRegisterAll()
+				RemoveEventTypesFromHandler(eventHandler, rawKeyEventTypes.count, rawKeyEventTypes)
+				AddEventTypesToHandler(eventHandler, hotKeyEventTypes.count, hotKeyEventTypes)
+			}
+		} else {
 			softUnregisterAll()
 			RemoveEventTypesFromHandler(eventHandler, hotKeyEventTypes.count, hotKeyEventTypes)
-			AddEventTypesToHandler(eventHandler, rawKeyEventTypes.count, rawKeyEventTypes)
-		} else {
-			softRegisterAll()
 			RemoveEventTypesFromHandler(eventHandler, rawKeyEventTypes.count, rawKeyEventTypes)
-			AddEventTypesToHandler(eventHandler, hotKeyEventTypes.count, hotKeyEventTypes)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.swift b/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.swift
index 7e243c7..9e498f8 100644
--- a/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.swift
+++ b/Sources/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ public enum KeyboardShortcuts {
 	*/
 	static var isPaused = false
 
+	/**
+	Enable/disable monitoring of all keyboard shortcuts.
+	 */
+	public static var isEnabled = true {
+		didSet {
+			guard isEnabled != oldValue else {
+				return
+			}
+
+			CarbonKeyboardShortcuts.updateEventHandler()
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	Set according to the opening state of your NSMenu if you want your keyboard shortcuts to work when it is open.