diff --git a/libs/game-state/src/hotkeys.ts b/libs/game-state/src/hotkeys.ts
index fe1c702..96e2ace 100644
--- a/libs/game-state/src/hotkeys.ts
+++ b/libs/game-state/src/hotkeys.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export function setupGlobalHotKeys(): void {
 export function setupCustomHotKeys(map: Record<string, string>): void {
   for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(map)) {
     Mousetrap.bind(key, () => {
+      if (isPaused$.value) return;
       qspApi$.value?.execLoc(value);
       return false;
     });
diff --git a/libs/game-state/src/input.ts b/libs/game-state/src/input.ts
index 3ce4ac1..c4ff363 100644
--- a/libs/game-state/src/input.ts
+++ b/libs/game-state/src/input.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { create } from 'xoid';
+import { isPaused$ } from './counter';
 
 interface InputAtom {
   isOpen: boolean;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const input$ = create<InputAtom, InputAtomActions>(
     const entered$ = atom.focus((s) => s.entered);
     return {
       open(content: string, onfinished: (result: string) => void): void {
+        isPaused$.set(true);
         atom.set({
           isOpen: true,
           content,
@@ -39,17 +41,22 @@ export const input$ = create<InputAtom, InputAtomActions>(
       finish(): void {
         if (isOpen$.value) {
           isOpen$.set(false);
+          isPaused$.set(false);
           atom.value.onfinished?.(entered$.value);
         }
       },
       close(): void {
         if (isOpen$.value) {
           isOpen$.set(false);
+          isPaused$.set(false);
           atom.value.onfinished?.('');
         }
       },
       clear(): void {
-        if (isOpen$.value) atom.value.onfinished?.('');
+        if (isOpen$.value) {
+          atom.value.onfinished?.('');
+          isPaused$.set(false);
+        }
         atom.set({
           isOpen: false,
           content: '',
diff --git a/libs/game-state/src/msg.ts b/libs/game-state/src/msg.ts
index 4371383..efeba15 100644
--- a/libs/game-state/src/msg.ts
+++ b/libs/game-state/src/msg.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { create } from 'xoid';
+import { isPaused$ } from './counter';
 
 interface MsgAtom {
   isOpen: boolean;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export const msg$ = create<MsgAtom, MsgAtomAction>(
     const isOpen$ = atom.focus((s) => s.isOpen);
     return {
       open(content: string, onclosed: () => void): void {
+        isPaused$.set(true);
         atom.set({
           isOpen: true,
           content,
@@ -29,12 +31,16 @@ export const msg$ = create<MsgAtom, MsgAtomAction>(
       },
       close(): void {
         if (isOpen$.value) {
+          isPaused$.set(false);
           isOpen$.set(false);
           atom.value.onclosed?.();
         }
       },
       clear(): void {
-        if (isOpen$.value) atom.value.onclosed?.();
+        if (isOpen$.value) {
+          isPaused$.set(false);
+          atom.value.onclosed?.();
+        }
         atom.set({
           isOpen: false,
           content: '',