diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
index a30ecc5042..b8c0c2ec68 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Input/Input.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{
 				return Button.GetHashCode() ^ Modifiers.GetHashCode();
 			}
-			public static bool operator==(LogicalButton lhs, LogicalButton rhs)
+			public static bool operator ==(LogicalButton lhs, LogicalButton rhs)
 			{
 				return lhs.Button == rhs.Button && lhs.Modifiers == rhs.Modifiers;
 			}
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		WorkingDictionary<string, object> ModifierState = new WorkingDictionary<string, object>();
 		WorkingDictionary<string, bool> LastState = new WorkingDictionary<string, bool>();
+		WorkingDictionary<string, bool> UnpressState = new WorkingDictionary<string, bool>();
 
 		HashSet<string> IgnoreKeys = new HashSet<string>(new[] { "LeftShift", "RightShift", "LeftControl", "RightControl", "LeftAlt", "RightAlt" });
 		void HandleButton(string button, bool newState)
@@ -137,11 +138,28 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (EnableIgnoreModifiers && IgnoreKeys.Contains(button)) return;
 			if (LastState[button] && newState) return;
 			if (!LastState[button] && !newState) return;
+			
+			if (UnpressState.ContainsKey(button))
+			{
+				if (newState) return;
+				Console.WriteLine("Removing Unpress {0} with newState {1}", button, newState);
+				UnpressState.Remove(button);
+				LastState[button] = false;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			//dont generate events for things like Ctrl+LeftControl
+			ModifierKey mods = _Modifiers;
+			if (button == "LeftShift") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Shift;
+			if (button == "RightShift") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Shift;
+			if (button == "LeftControl") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Control;
+			if (button == "RightControl") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Control;
+			if (button == "LeftAlt") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Alt;
+			if (button == "RightAlt") mods &= ~ModifierKey.Alt;
 
 			var ie = new InputEvent();
 			ie.EventType = newState ? InputEventType.Press : InputEventType.Release;
-			ie.LogicalButton = new LogicalButton(button, _Modifiers);
-			_NewEvents.Add(ie);
+			ie.LogicalButton = new LogicalButton(button, mods);
 			LastState[button] = newState;
 
 			//track the pressed events with modifiers that we send so that we can send corresponding unpresses with modifiers
@@ -153,21 +171,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//so, i am adding it as of 11-sep-2011
 			if (newState)
 			{
-			    ModifierState[button] = ie.LogicalButton;
+				ModifierState[button] = ie.LogicalButton;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-			    if (ModifierState[button] != null)
-			    {
-			        LogicalButton alreadyReleased = ie.LogicalButton;
-			        ie = new InputEvent();
-			        ie.LogicalButton = (LogicalButton)ModifierState[button];
-			        ie.EventType = InputEventType.Release;
-			        if(ie.LogicalButton != alreadyReleased)
-			            _NewEvents.Add(ie);
-			    }
-			    ModifierState[button] = null;
+				if (ModifierState[button] != null)
+				{
+					LogicalButton alreadyReleased = ie.LogicalButton;
+					var ieModified = new InputEvent();
+					ieModified.LogicalButton = (LogicalButton)ModifierState[button];
+					ieModified.EventType = InputEventType.Release;
+					if (ieModified.LogicalButton != alreadyReleased)
+						_NewEvents.Add(ieModified);
+				}
+				ModifierState[button] = null;
 			}
+
+			_NewEvents.Add(ie);
 		}
 
 		ModifierKey _Modifiers;
@@ -182,7 +202,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 		}
 
-		Queue<InputEvent> InputEvents = new Queue<InputEvent>(); 
+		Queue<InputEvent> InputEvents = new Queue<InputEvent>();
 		public InputEvent DequeueEvent()
 		{
 			lock (this)
@@ -205,15 +225,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			for (; ; )
 			{
 				KeyInput.Update();
-                GamePad.UpdateAll();
-                GamePad360.UpdateAll();                
+				GamePad.UpdateAll();
+				GamePad360.UpdateAll();
 
 				_Modifiers = KeyInput.GetModifierKeysAsKeys();
 				_NewEvents.Clear();
 
 				//analyze keys
 				var bleh = new HashSet<Key>();
-				foreach(var k in KeyInput.State.PressedKeys)
+				foreach (var k in KeyInput.State.PressedKeys)
 					bleh.Add(k);
 				foreach (var k in KeyInput.State.AllKeys)
 					if (bleh.Contains(k))
@@ -221,22 +241,22 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					else
 						HandleButton(k.ToString(), false);
 
-                //analyze xinput
-                for (int i = 0; i < GamePad360.Devices.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    var pad = GamePad360.Devices[i];
-                    string xname = "X" + (i + 1) + " ";
-                    for (int b = 0; b < pad.NumButtons; b++)
-                        HandleButton(xname + pad.ButtonName(b), pad.Pressed(b));
-                }
+				//analyze xinput
+				for (int i = 0; i < GamePad360.Devices.Count; i++)
+				{
+					var pad = GamePad360.Devices[i];
+					string xname = "X" + (i + 1) + " ";
+					for (int b = 0; b < pad.NumButtons; b++)
+						HandleButton(xname + pad.ButtonName(b), pad.Pressed(b));
+				}
 
 				//analyze joysticks
 				for (int i = 0; i < GamePad.Devices.Count; i++)
 				{
 					var pad = GamePad.Devices[i];
 					string jname = "J" + (i + 1) + " ";
-					
-                    for (int b = 0; b < pad.NumButtons; b++)
+
+					for (int b = 0; b < pad.NumButtons; b++)
 						HandleButton(jname + pad.ButtonName(b), pad.Pressed(b));
 				}
 
@@ -264,12 +284,41 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		}
 
 		//returns the next Press event, if available. should be useful
-		public string GetNextPressedButtonOrNull()
+		public string GetNextBindEvent()
 		{
-			InputEvent ie = DequeueEvent();
-			if (ie == null) return null;
-			if (ie.EventType == InputEventType.Release) return null;
-			return ie.LogicalButton.ToString();
+			if (InputEvents.Count == 0) return null;
+
+			//we only listen to releases for input binding, because we need to distinguish releases of pure modifierkeys from modified keys
+			//if you just pressed ctrl, wanting to bind ctrl, we'd see: pressed:ctrl, unpressed:ctrl
+			//if you just pressed ctrl+c, wanting to bind ctrl+c, we'd see: pressed:ctrl, pressed:ctrl+c, unpressed:ctrl+c, unpressed:ctrl
+			//so its the first unpress we need to listen for
+
+			while (InputEvents.Count != 0)
+			{
+				var ie = DequeueEvent();
+				
+				//as a special perk, we'll accept escape immediately
+				if (ie.EventType == InputEventType.Press && ie.LogicalButton.Button == "Escape")
+					goto ACCEPT;
+					
+				if (ie.EventType == InputEventType.Press) continue;
+
+			ACCEPT:
+				Console.WriteLine("Bind Event: {0} ", ie);
+
+				foreach (var kvp in LastState)
+					if (kvp.Value)
+					{
+						Console.WriteLine("Unpressing " + kvp.Key);
+						UnpressState[kvp.Key] = true;
+					}
+				
+				InputEvents.Clear();
+
+				return ie.LogicalButton.ToString();
+			}
+
+			return null;
 		}
 
 		//controls whether modifier keys will be ignored as key press events
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/ControllerConfig.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/ControllerConfig.cs
index 89a9c391d7..c936fa3c7a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/ControllerConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/ControllerConfig.cs
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
 		{
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
 			base.OnShown(e);
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnClosed(EventArgs e)
 		{
 			base.OnClosed(e);
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
 		}
 
 		private void SetAutoTab(bool setting)
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/HotkeyWindow.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/HotkeyWindow.cs
index fb81eaf2c3..35f1eaee35 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/HotkeyWindow.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/HotkeyWindow.cs
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
 		{
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
 			base.OnShown(e);
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnClosed(EventArgs e)
 		{
 			base.OnClosed(e);
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
 		}
 
 		private void IDB_SAVE_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputConfig.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputConfig.cs
index 98d2206160..3b95274488 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputConfig.cs
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
 		{
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = true;
 			base.OnShown(e);
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnClosed(EventArgs e)
 		{
 			base.OnClosed(e);
-			Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
+			//Input.Instance.EnableIgnoreModifiers = false;
 		}
 
 		private void Do(string platform)
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputWidget.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputWidget.cs
index ca4136341a..bc5d3beb91 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputWidget.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/InputWidget.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//Input.Update();
 
 			//zero: ??? what is this all about ???
-			wasPressed = Input.Instance.GetNextPressedButtonOrNull();
+			wasPressed = Input.Instance.GetNextBindEvent();
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnLeave(EventArgs e)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private void ReadKeys()
 		{
 			Input.Instance.Update();
-			string TempBindingStr = Input.Instance.GetNextPressedButtonOrNull();
+			string TempBindingStr = Input.Instance.GetNextBindEvent();
 			if (wasPressed != "" && TempBindingStr == wasPressed)
 			{
 				return;