diff --git a/src/magic.cpp b/src/magic.cpp
index f727e3e07bf94..1d571de084c49 100644
--- a/src/magic.cpp
+++ b/src/magic.cpp
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ int known_magic::select_spell( Character &guy )
     }
     reflesh_favorite( &spell_menu, known_spells );
 
-    spell_menu.query();
+    spell_menu.query( true, -1, true );
 
     casting_ignore = static_cast<spellcasting_callback *>( spell_menu.callback )->casting_ignore;
 
diff --git a/src/ui.cpp b/src/ui.cpp
index b901cde3aefd7..8b51c5e708c57 100644
--- a/src/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/ui.cpp
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ uilist::handle_mouse_result_t uilist::handle_mouse( const input_context &ctxt,
  * Handle input and update display
  *
  */
-void uilist::query( bool loop, int timeout )
+void uilist::query( bool loop, int timeout, bool allow_unfiltered_hotkeys )
 {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
     bool auto_pos = w_x_setup.fun == nullptr && w_y_setup.fun == nullptr &&
@@ -1140,19 +1140,26 @@ void uilist::query( bool loop, int timeout )
             }
             filterlist();
         } else if( iter != keymap.end() ) {
-            const auto it = std::find( fentries.begin(), fentries.end(), iter->second );
-            if( it != fentries.end() ) {
-                const bool enabled = entries[*it].enabled;
-                if( enabled || allow_disabled || hilight_disabled ) {
-                    // Change the selection to display correctly when this function
-                    // is called again.
-                    fselected = std::distance( fentries.begin(), it );
-                    selected = *it;
-                    if( enabled || allow_disabled ) {
-                        ret = entries[selected].retval;
-                    }
-                    if( callback != nullptr ) {
-                        callback->select( this );
+            if( allow_unfiltered_hotkeys ) {
+                const bool enabled = entries[iter->second].enabled;
+                if( enabled || allow_disabled ) {
+                    ret = entries[iter->second].retval;
+                }
+            } else {
+                const auto it = std::find( fentries.begin(), fentries.end(), iter->second );
+                if( it != fentries.end() ) {
+                    const bool enabled = entries[*it].enabled;
+                    if( enabled || allow_disabled || hilight_disabled ) {
+                        // Change the selection to display correctly when this function
+                        // is called again.
+                        fselected = std::distance( fentries.begin(), it );
+                        selected = *it;
+                        if( enabled || allow_disabled ) {
+                            ret = entries[selected].retval;
+                        }
+                        if( callback != nullptr ) {
+                            callback->select( this );
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/ui.h b/src/ui.h
index ee77bdf282599..d05f2ae487b6e 100644
--- a/src/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class uilist // NOLINT(cata-xy)
         void reposition( ui_adaptor &ui );
         void show( ui_adaptor &ui );
         bool scrollby( int scrollby );
-        void query( bool loop = true, int timeout = -1 );
+        void query( bool loop = true, int timeout = -1, bool allow_unfiltered_hotkeys = false );
         void filterlist();
         // In add_entry/add_entry_desc/add_entry_col, int k only support letters
         // (a-z, A-Z) and digits (0-9), MENU_AUTOASSIGN, and 0 or ' ' (disable