diff --git a/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua b/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua
index 0e10fdfe..ce70fe46 100644
--- a/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua
+++ b/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
--- Send through the virtual keyboard so universal clipboard shortcuts reach
--- both normal windows and focused layer-shell surfaces such as Omarchy panels.
--- Hyprland's send_key_state with window = "activewindow" cannot target layers.
+-- Send with explicit mods to the focused surface by omitting the window target,
+-- so universal clipboard shortcuts reach both normal windows and focused
+-- layer-shell surfaces such as Omarchy panels. A virtual keyboard (wtype) won't
+-- do: the physically held SUPER merges into the injected chord at the seat.
+-- The down/up split works around Hyprland send_shortcut sometimes leaving
+-- synthetic key state stuck/repeating.
+-- https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/discussions/14099
 local function send_shortcut_once(mods, key)
   return function()
-    local modifier = mods:lower()
-    hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.exec_cmd("wtype -M " .. modifier .. " -k " .. key:lower() .. " -m " .. modifier))
+    hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.send_key_state({ mods = mods, key = key, state = "down" }))
+
+    hl.timer(function()
+      hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.send_key_state({ mods = mods, key = key, state = "up" }))
+    end, { timeout = 50, type = "oneshot" })
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/shell.d/hyprland-default-config-test.sh b/test/shell.d/hyprland-default-config-test.sh
index c0bf70b7..e9cabd17 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/hyprland-default-config-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/hyprland-default-config-test.sh
@@ -105,15 +105,20 @@ grep -Fq $'SUPER + RETURN	Terminal' <<<"$fresh_output" || fail "default applicat
 grep -Fq $'SUPER + SHIFT + A	ChatGPT' <<<"$fresh_output" || fail "default application bindings include preinstalled web apps"
 pass "default application bindings load from package defaults"
 
-grep -F 'hl.dsp.exec_cmd("wtype -M " .. modifier .. " -k " .. key:lower() .. " -m " .. modifier)' "$ROOT/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua" >/dev/null ||
-  fail "universal clipboard shortcuts use the virtual keyboard"
-pass "universal clipboard shortcuts reach focused layer-shell fields"
+grep -F 'hl.dsp.send_key_state({ mods = mods, key = key, state = "down" })' "$ROOT/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua" >/dev/null ||
+  fail "universal clipboard shortcuts send explicit mods to the focused surface"
+pass "universal clipboard shortcuts send explicit mods to the focused surface"
 
-if grep -F 'hl.dsp.send_key_state' "$ROOT/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua" >/dev/null; then
+if grep -E 'send_key_state\(\{[^}]*window' "$ROOT/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua" >/dev/null; then
   fail "universal clipboard shortcuts do not target only normal windows"
 fi
 pass "universal clipboard shortcuts do not exclude layer-shell fields"
 
+if grep -F 'wtype -M' "$ROOT/default/hypr/bindings/clipboard.lua" >/dev/null; then
+  fail "universal clipboard shortcuts avoid the virtual keyboard so held SUPER cannot merge in"
+fi
+pass "universal clipboard shortcuts avoid virtual keyboard modifier merging"
+
 removed_home="$tmpdir/removed-home"
 mkdir -p "$removed_home/.local/state/omarchy"
 touch "$removed_home/.local/state/omarchy/preinstalls-removed"