diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index a5b9988186..6521cf22e8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				if (Form.ActiveForm is InputConfig) return true;
 				if (Form.ActiveForm is HotkeyWindow) return true;
 				if (Form.ActiveForm is ControllerConfig) return true;
+				if (Form.ActiveForm is TAStudio) return true;
 				//if no form is active on this process, then the background input setting applies
 				if (Form.ActiveForm == null && Global.Config.AcceptBackgroundInput) return true;
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
index c7562291c3..6f1bb7bafb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.Designer.cs
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@
 			this.Name = "TAStudio";
 			this.Text = "TAStudio";
 			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.TAStudio_Load);
+			this.KeyPress += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventHandler(this.TAStudio_KeyPress);
 			this.menuStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
 			this.menuStrip1.PerformLayout();
 			this.contextMenuStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
index c78f124596..ecd2ca8b82 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
@@ -777,5 +777,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				Global.MainForm.TogglePause();
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void TAStudio_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
+		{
+			Global.MainForm.ProcessInput();
+		}
 	}
 }