diff --git a/src/frontend/src/modals/fileManagerModal/components/recentFilesComponent/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/modals/fileManagerModal/components/recentFilesComponent/index.tsx
index 03645ac32..5385d9608 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/modals/fileManagerModal/components/recentFilesComponent/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/modals/fileManagerModal/components/recentFilesComponent/index.tsx
@@ -79,12 +79,23 @@ export default function RecentFilesComponent({
       }
     };
 
+    // Reset key states when window loses focus
+    const handleBlur = () => {
+      setIsShiftPressed(false);
+    };
+
     document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
     document.addEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+    window.addEventListener("blur", handleBlur);
 
+    // Clean up event listeners when component unmounts
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
       document.removeEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+      window.removeEventListener("blur", handleBlur);
+
+      // Reset key state on unmount
+      setIsShiftPressed(false);
     };
   }, []);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/MainPage/pages/homePage/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/MainPage/pages/homePage/index.tsx
index 3dacb523b..db1efaee1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/MainPage/pages/homePage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/MainPage/pages/homePage/index.tsx
@@ -119,12 +119,25 @@ const HomePage = ({ type }: { type: "flows" | "components" | "mcp" }) => {
       }
     };
 
+    // Reset key states when window loses focus
+    const handleBlur = () => {
+      setIsShiftPressed(false);
+      setIsCtrlPressed(false);
+    };
+
     document.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
     document.addEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+    window.addEventListener("blur", handleBlur);
 
+    // Clean up event listeners when component unmounts
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
       document.removeEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+      window.removeEventListener("blur", handleBlur);
+
+      // Reset key states on unmount
+      setIsShiftPressed(false);
+      setIsCtrlPressed(false);
     };
   }, []);
 
@@ -170,6 +183,14 @@ const HomePage = ({ type }: { type: "flows" | "components" | "mcp" }) => {
     );
   }, [data.flows]);
 
+  // Reset key states when navigating away
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      setIsShiftPressed(false);
+      setIsCtrlPressed(false);
+    };
+  }, [folderId]);
+
   return (
     <CardsWrapComponent
       onFileDrop={handleFileDrop}