diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/keyboard_navigation_mixin.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/keyboard_navigation_mixin.js
index 6fec5795bee..5a9576b39cc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/keyboard_navigation_mixin.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome/keyboard_navigation_mixin.js
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ odoo.define('web.KeyboardNavigationMixin', function (require) {
                 });
                 this._addAccessKeyOverlays();
             }
+            // on mac, there are a number of keys that are only accessible though the usage of
+            // the ALT key (like the @ sign in most keyboards)
+            // for them we do not facilitate the access keys, so they will need to be activated classically
+            // though Control + Alt + key (case sensitive), see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/accesskey
+            if (this.BrowserDetection.isOsMac())
+                return;
+
             if (keyDownEvent.altKey && !keyDownEvent.ctrlKey && keyDownEvent.key.length === 1) { // we don't want to catch the Alt key down, only the characters A to Z and number keys
                 var elementWithAccessKey = [];
                 if (keyDownEvent.keyCode >= 65 && keyDownEvent.keyCode <= 90 || keyDownEvent.keyCode >= 97 && keyDownEvent.keyCode <= 122) {