diff --git a/core/input/input_event.cpp b/core/input/input_event.cpp
index a6c1bb168cc..9d5d84a5080 100644
--- a/core/input/input_event.cpp
+++ b/core/input/input_event.cpp
@@ -474,10 +474,15 @@ String InputEventKey::to_string() {
 	return vformat("InputEventKey: keycode=%s, mods=%s, physical=%s, pressed=%s, echo=%s", kc, mods, physical, p, e);
 }
 
-Ref<InputEventKey> InputEventKey::create_reference(Key p_keycode) {
+Ref<InputEventKey> InputEventKey::create_reference(Key p_keycode, bool p_physical) {
 	Ref<InputEventKey> ie;
 	ie.instantiate();
-	ie->set_keycode(p_keycode & KeyModifierMask::CODE_MASK);
+	if (p_physical) {
+		ie->set_physical_keycode(p_keycode & KeyModifierMask::CODE_MASK);
+	} else {
+		ie->set_keycode(p_keycode & KeyModifierMask::CODE_MASK);
+	}
+
 	ie->set_unicode(char32_t(p_keycode & KeyModifierMask::CODE_MASK));
 
 	if ((p_keycode & KeyModifierMask::SHIFT) != Key::NONE) {
diff --git a/core/input/input_event.h b/core/input/input_event.h
index eff8d479dbf..4be42d0bd20 100644
--- a/core/input/input_event.h
+++ b/core/input/input_event.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String as_text() const override;
 	virtual String to_string() override;
 
-	static Ref<InputEventKey> create_reference(Key p_keycode_with_modifier_masks);
+	static Ref<InputEventKey> create_reference(Key p_keycode_with_modifier_masks, bool p_physical = false);
 
 	InputEventKey() {}
 };
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 037bfbfd996..25c84e74475 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ Ref<Shortcut> ED_GET_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path) {
 	return sc;
 }
 
-void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, Key p_keycode) {
+void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, Key p_keycode, bool p_physical) {
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(EditorSettings::get_singleton(), "EditorSettings not instantiated yet.");
 
 	Ref<Shortcut> sc = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_shortcut(p_path);
@@ -1477,10 +1477,10 @@ void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, Key p_k
 	PackedInt32Array arr;
 	arr.push_back((int32_t)p_keycode);
 
-	ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(p_path, p_feature, arr);
+	ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(p_path, p_feature, arr, p_physical);
 }
 
-void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes) {
+void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes, bool p_physical) {
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(EditorSettings::get_singleton(), "EditorSettings not instantiated yet.");
 
 	Ref<Shortcut> sc = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_shortcut(p_path);
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, c
 
 		Ref<InputEventKey> ie;
 		if (keycode != Key::NONE) {
-			ie = InputEventKey::create_reference(keycode);
+			ie = InputEventKey::create_reference(keycode, p_physical);
 			events.push_back(ie);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1518,13 +1518,13 @@ void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, c
 	sc->set_meta("original", events.duplicate(true));
 }
 
-Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode) {
+Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode, bool p_physical) {
 	PackedInt32Array arr;
 	arr.push_back((int32_t)p_keycode);
-	return ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(p_path, p_name, arr);
+	return ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(p_path, p_name, arr, p_physical);
 }
 
-Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes) {
+Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes, bool p_physical) {
 	Array events;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < p_keycodes.size(); i++) {
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, cons
 
 		Ref<InputEventKey> ie;
 		if (keycode != Key::NONE) {
-			ie = InputEventKey::create_reference(keycode);
+			ie = InputEventKey::create_reference(keycode, p_physical);
 			events.push_back(ie);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.h b/editor/editor_settings.h
index e1d3e757e09..a21fb9fdfb3 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.h
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.h
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ Variant _EDITOR_DEF(const String &p_setting, const Variant &p_default, bool p_re
 Variant _EDITOR_GET(const String &p_setting);
 
 #define ED_IS_SHORTCUT(p_name, p_ev) (EditorSettings::get_singleton()->is_shortcut(p_name, p_ev))
-Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode = Key::NONE);
-Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes);
-void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, Key p_keycode = Key::NONE);
-void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes);
+Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode = Key::NONE, bool p_physical = false);
+Ref<Shortcut> ED_SHORTCUT_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes, bool p_physical = false);
+void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, Key p_keycode = Key::NONE, bool p_physical = false);
+void ED_SHORTCUT_OVERRIDE_ARRAY(const String &p_path, const String &p_feature, const PackedInt32Array &p_keycodes, bool p_physical = false);
 Ref<Shortcut> ED_GET_SHORTCUT(const String &p_path);
 
 #endif // EDITOR_SETTINGS_H
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 7feb0146bc0..5628a6a1be6 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -4865,8 +4865,8 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::finish_transform() {
 }
 
 // Register a shortcut and also add it as an input action with the same events.
-void Node3DEditorViewport::register_shortcut_action(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode) {
-	Ref<Shortcut> sc = ED_SHORTCUT(p_path, p_name, p_keycode);
+void Node3DEditorViewport::register_shortcut_action(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode, bool p_physical) {
+	Ref<Shortcut> sc = ED_SHORTCUT(p_path, p_name, p_keycode, p_physical);
 	shortcut_changed_callback(sc, p_path);
 	// Connect to the change event on the shortcut so the input binding can be updated.
 	sc->connect("changed", callable_mp(this, &Node3DEditorViewport::shortcut_changed_callback).bind(sc, p_path));
@@ -5047,12 +5047,12 @@ Node3DEditorViewport::Node3DEditorViewport(Node3DEditor *p_spatial_editor, int p
 		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(shadeless_idx, unsupported_tooltip);
 	}
 
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_left", TTR("Freelook Left"), Key::A);
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_right", TTR("Freelook Right"), Key::D);
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_forward", TTR("Freelook Forward"), Key::W);
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_backwards", TTR("Freelook Backwards"), Key::S);
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_up", TTR("Freelook Up"), Key::E);
-	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_down", TTR("Freelook Down"), Key::Q);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_left", TTR("Freelook Left"), Key::A, true);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_right", TTR("Freelook Right"), Key::D, true);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_forward", TTR("Freelook Forward"), Key::W, true);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_backwards", TTR("Freelook Backwards"), Key::S, true);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_up", TTR("Freelook Up"), Key::E, true);
+	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_down", TTR("Freelook Down"), Key::Q, true);
 	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_speed_modifier", TTR("Freelook Speed Modifier"), Key::SHIFT);
 	register_shortcut_action("spatial_editor/freelook_slow_modifier", TTR("Freelook Slow Modifier"), Key::ALT);
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
index e5267e5fadb..c4193f0420d 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ private:
 	void update_transform(Point2 p_mousepos, bool p_shift);
 	void finish_transform();
 
-	void register_shortcut_action(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode);
+	void register_shortcut_action(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode, bool p_physical = false);
 	void shortcut_changed_callback(const Ref<Shortcut> p_shortcut, const String &p_shortcut_path);
 
 protected: