diff --git a/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js b/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
index d4b12867e08b6f..5bb2cee5499c63 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import { forEach } from 'lodash';
  */
 import { Component, Children } from '@wordpress/element';
 
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { isAppleOS } from './platform';
+
 class KeyboardShortcuts extends Component {
 	constructor() {
 		super( ...arguments );
@@ -30,8 +35,10 @@ class KeyboardShortcuts extends Component {
 				const hasShift = modifiers.has( 'shift' );
 
 				if (
-					( modifiers.size === 1 && hasAlt ) ||
-					( modifiers.size === 2 && hasAlt && hasShift )
+					isAppleOS() && (
+						( modifiers.size === 1 && hasAlt ) ||
+						( modifiers.size === 2 && hasAlt && hasShift )
+					)
 				) {
 					throw new Error( `Cannot bind ${ key }. Alt and Shift+Alt modifiers are reserved for character input.` );
 				}
diff --git a/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/platform.js b/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/platform.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..386f0d7fb173f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/keyboard-shortcuts/platform.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { includes } from 'lodash';
+
+/**
+ * Return true if platform is MacOS.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} _window   window object by default; used for DI testing.
+ *
+ * @return {boolean}         True if MacOS; false otherwise.
+ */
+export function isAppleOS( _window = window ) {
+	const { platform } = _window.navigator;
+
+	return platform.indexOf( 'Mac' ) !== -1 ||
+		includes( [ 'iPad', 'iPhone' ], platform );
+}