diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 103cd46e9..4cd8f2c08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 #### :bug: Bugfixes
 * Fix rendering of KeepRight issues ([#8963])
 * Fix KeepRight warnings showing up as "Unknown" issues ([#8925])
+* Fix `⌥` + `W` keyboard shortcut not working on MacOS in certain system languages / keyboard layouts (e.g. Spanish) ([#8905])
 #### :rocket: Presets
 * Optimize order of values in dropdowns of `access` fields ([#8945])
 * Use value of `vehicle` tag as placeholder value of `access` fields for `motor_vehicle` and `bicycle`
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ _Breaking developer changes, which may affect downstream projects or sites that
 
 [#8774]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/pull/8774
 [#8811]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8811
+[#8905]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8905
 [#8925]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8925
 [#8927]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8927
 [#8944]: https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD/issues/8944
diff --git a/modules/util/keybinding.js b/modules/util/keybinding.js
index 083bfac02..152e979b8 100644
--- a/modules/util/keybinding.js
+++ b/modules/util/keybinding.js
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ export function utilKeybinding(namespace) {
             }
 
             // Fallback match on `KeyboardEvent.keyCode`, can happen if:
-            // - browser doesn't support `KeyboardEvent.key`
-            // - `KeyboardEvent.key` is outside ISO-Latin-1 range (cyrillic?)
-            if (!isMatch && tryKeyCode) {
+            // - `KeyboardEvent.key` is outside ASCII range (e.g. cyrillic - #4618)
+            // - alt/option/⌥ key is also requested (e.g. Spanish keyboard on MacOS - #8905)
+            if (!isMatch && (tryKeyCode || binding.event.modifiers.altKey)) {
                 isMatch = (event.keyCode === binding.event.keyCode);
             }