diff --git a/kwin-5.27.0-allow-vt-switch.patch b/kwin-5.27.0-allow-vt-switch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..121354b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kwin-5.27.0-allow-vt-switch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- kwin-5.27.0/src/input.cpp	2023-02-09 04:15:33.000000000 -0800
++++ kwin-5.27.0/src/input.cpp.new	2023-02-20 20:40:33.920599151 -0800
+@@ -2822,8 +2822,8 @@
+ void InputRedirection::setupInputFilters()
+ {
+     const bool hasGlobalShortcutSupport = waylandServer()->hasGlobalShortcutSupport();
+-    if ((kwinApp()->session()->capabilities() & Session::Capability::SwitchTerminal)
+-        && hasGlobalShortcutSupport) {
++    if (kwinApp()->session()->capabilities() & Session::Capability::SwitchTerminal)
++        {
+         installInputEventFilter(new VirtualTerminalFilter);
+     }
+     installInputEventSpy(new HideCursorSpy);
diff --git a/kwin.spec b/kwin.spec
index 749af0b..91edde4 100644
--- a/kwin.spec
+++ b/kwin.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 Name:    kwin
 Version: 5.27.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: KDE Window manager
 
 # all sources are effectively GPLv2+, except for:
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ URL:     https://userbase.kde.org/KWin
 %global stable stable
 %endif
 Source0: http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/plasma/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# Allow VT switching even with global shortcuts disabled:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2171332#c3
+# https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/2650#note_625844
+# not submitted upstream yet as we may go with something else once
+# folks get a chance to look at it
+Patch0: kwin-5.27.0-allow-vt-switch.patch
 
 ## upstream patches
 
@@ -362,6 +368,9 @@ make test ARGS="--output-on-failure --timeout 10" -C %{_target_platform} ||:
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 20 2023 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 5.27.0-2
+- Allow VT switching even if global shortcuts are disabled
+
 * Thu Feb 09 2023 Marc Deop <marcdeop@fedoraproject.org> - 5.27.0-1
 - 5.27.0