diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
index eb26b02243..ba28bbf013 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
@@ -590,24 +590,20 @@ class TextEdit(PlainTextEdit):
             num += 1
     # }}}
 
-    def event(self, ev):
-        if ev.type() == ev.ToolTip:
-            self.show_tooltip(ev)
+    def override_shortcut(self, ev):
+        # Let the global cut/copy/paste/undo/redo shortcuts work, this avoids the nbsp
+        # problem as well, since they use the overridden copy() method
+        # instead of the one from Qt, and allows proper customization
+        # of the shortcuts
+        if ev in (QKeySequence.Copy, QKeySequence.Cut, QKeySequence.Paste, QKeySequence.Undo, QKeySequence.Redo):
+            ev.ignore()
             return True
-        if ev.type() == ev.ShortcutOverride:
-            # Let the global cut/copy/paste/undo/redo shortcuts work, this avoids the nbsp
-            # problem as well, since they use the overridden copy() method
-            # instead of the one from Qt, and allows proper customization
-            # of the shortcuts
-            if ev in (QKeySequence.Copy, QKeySequence.Cut, QKeySequence.Paste, QKeySequence.Undo, QKeySequence.Redo):
-                ev.ignore()
-                return True
-            # This is used to convert typed hex codes into unicode
-            # characters
-            if ev.key() == Qt.Key_X and ev.modifiers() == Qt.AltModifier:
-                ev.accept()
-                return True
-        return QPlainTextEdit.event(self, ev)
+        # This is used to convert typed hex codes into unicode
+        # characters
+        if ev.key() == Qt.Key_X and ev.modifiers() == Qt.AltModifier:
+            ev.accept()
+            return True
+        return PlainTextEdit.override_shortcut(self, ev)
 
     def text_for_range(self, block, r):
         c = self.textCursor()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/widgets.py
index ff86d0b3e1..6df74312c7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/widgets.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from PyQt5.Qt import (
     QPixmap, QRect, QPlainTextEdit, QMimeData)
 
 from calibre import prepare_string_for_xml, human_readable
+from calibre.constants import iswindows
 from calibre.ebooks.oeb.polish.utils import lead_text, guess_type
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, choose_files, choose_save_file, info_dialog, choose_images
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import tprefs, current_container
@@ -1118,7 +1119,7 @@ class AddCover(Dialog):
 class PlainTextEdit(QPlainTextEdit):  # {{{
 
     ''' A class that overrides some methods from QPlainTextEdit to fix handling
-    of the nbsp unicode character. '''
+    of the nbsp unicode character and AltGr input method on windows. '''
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         QPlainTextEdit.__init__(self, parent)
@@ -1148,6 +1149,31 @@ class PlainTextEdit(QPlainTextEdit):  # {{{
         ans = QMimeData()
         ans.setText(self.selected_text)
         return ans
+
+    def show_tooltip(self, ev):
+        pass
+
+    def override_shortcut(self, ev):
+        if iswindows and self.windows_ignore_altgr_shortcut(ev):
+            ev.accept()
+            return True
+
+    def windows_ignore_altgr_shortcut(self, ev):
+        import win32api, win32con
+        s = win32api.GetAsyncKeyState(win32con.VK_RMENU) & 0xffff  # VK_RMENU == R_ALT
+        return s & 0x8000
+
+    def event(self, ev):
+        et = ev.type()
+        if et == ev.ToolTip:
+            self.show_tooltip(ev)
+            return True
+        if et == ev.ShortcutOverride:
+            ret = self.override_shortcut(ev)
+            if ret:
+                return True
+        return QPlainTextEdit.event(self, ev)
+
 # }}}
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':