diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
index 1d777302b2db..60bac9b2f499 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import com.ichi2.anim.ActivityTransitionAnimation.Direction
 import com.ichi2.anim.ActivityTransitionAnimation.Direction.DEFAULT
 import com.ichi2.anim.ActivityTransitionAnimation.Direction.NONE
 import com.ichi2.anki.analytics.UsageAnalytics
+import com.ichi2.anki.android.input.Shortcut
 import com.ichi2.anki.android.input.ShortcutGroup
 import com.ichi2.anki.android.input.ShortcutGroupProvider
 import com.ichi2.anki.android.input.shortcut
@@ -690,8 +691,10 @@ open class AnkiActivity : AppCompatActivity, SimpleMessageDialogListener, Shortc
 
         val done = super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event)
 
-        // Show snackbar only if the current activity have shortcuts, a modifier key is pressed and the keyCode is an unmapped alphabet key
-        if (!done && shortcuts != null && (event.isCtrlPressed || event.isAltPressed || event.isMetaPressed) && (keyCode in KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A..KeyEvent.KEYCODE_Z) || (keyCode in KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_0..KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_9)) {
+        if (done || shortcuts == null) return false
+
+        // Show snackbar only if the current activity have shortcuts, a modifier key is pressed and the keyCode is an unmapped alphabet or num key
+        if (Shortcut.isPotentialShortcutCombination(event, keyCode)) {
             showSnackbar(R.string.show_shortcuts_message, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT)
             return true
         }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/android/input/Shortcut.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/android/input/Shortcut.kt
index b31254a1df19..7148fe9227e1 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/android/input/Shortcut.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/android/input/Shortcut.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.ichi2.anki.android.input
 
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.KeyboardShortcutInfo
+import androidx.annotation.CheckResult
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import com.ichi2.anki.AnkiActivityProvider
 import com.ichi2.anki.CollectionManager.TR
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ data class Shortcut(val shortcut: String, val label: String) {
             else -> KeyEvent.keyCodeFromString(key)
         }
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        @CheckResult
+        fun isPotentialShortcutCombination(event: KeyEvent, keyCode: Int): Boolean =
+            (event.isCtrlPressed || event.isAltPressed || event.isMetaPressed) && ((keyCode in KeyEvent.KEYCODE_A..KeyEvent.KEYCODE_Z) || (keyCode in KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_0..KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_9))
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ShortcutTest.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ShortcutTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0725470e5344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ShortcutTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024 David Allison <davidallisongithub@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ *  the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ *  Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ *  version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ *  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ *  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ *  this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.ichi2.anki
+
+import android.view.KeyEvent
+import com.ichi2.anki.android.input.Shortcut
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+
+class ShortcutTest {
+    val keyEventWithNoModifiers: KeyEvent = mock { }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `single number is not a shortcut hint`() {
+        assertFalse(
+            Shortcut.isPotentialShortcutCombination(keyEventWithNoModifiers, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_1)
+        )
+    }
+}