diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.cpp
index 0dc381e28..8214cad2d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "../../../interface/widgets/tabs/tab_game.h"
 #include "../../board/card_item.h"
+#include "../../game_meta_info.h"
 #include "../../zones/hand_zone.h"
 #include "../../zones/pile_zone.h"
 #include "../../zones/table_zone.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ PlayerMenu::PlayerMenu(Player *_player) : QObject(_player), player(_player)
 
     connect(&SettingsCache::instance().shortcuts(), &ShortcutsSettings::shortCutChanged, this,
             &PlayerMenu::refreshShortcuts);
+
+    // Monitor game state to re-evaluate shortcuts when game starts/stops
+    if (player->getGame() && player->getGame()->getGameMetaInfo()) {
+        connect(player->getGame()->getGameMetaInfo(), &GameMetaInfo::startedChanged, this,
+                &PlayerMenu::onGameStartedChanged);
+    }
+
     refreshShortcuts();
 
     retranslateUi();
@@ -117,10 +125,40 @@ void PlayerMenu::refreshShortcuts()
     }
 }
 
+void PlayerMenu::onGameStartedChanged(bool started)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(started);
+    // Re-evaluate shortcuts when game state transitions
+    if (shortcutsActive) {
+        setShortcutsActive();
+    }
+}
+
 void PlayerMenu::setShortcutsActive()
 {
     shortcutsActive = true;
 
+    // Null-safety checks
+    if (!player->getGame() || !player->getGame()->getGameMetaInfo()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!player->getGame()->getGameMetaInfo()->started()) {
+        for (auto *component : managedComponents) {
+            component->setShortcutsInactive();
+        }
+
+        QMapIterator<int, AbstractCounter *> counterIterator(player->getCounters());
+        while (counterIterator.hasNext()) {
+            counterIterator.next().value()->setShortcutsInactive();
+        }
+
+        if (utilityMenu) {
+            utilityMenu->setLobbyShortcutsActive();
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     for (auto *component : managedComponents) {
         component->setShortcutsActive();
     }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.h b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.h
index 104c5a930..1ea86a580 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/player_menu.h
@@ -69,10 +69,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     /// Delegates to all managedComponents, plus counters separately.
+    /// Stop full activation until game has started; only roll-die shortcut is active in lobby.
     void setShortcutsActive();
     /// Delegates to all managedComponents, plus counters separately.
     void setShortcutsInactive();
 
+private slots:
+    /// Re-evaluate shortcut state when game started/stopped state changes.
+    void onGameStartedChanged(bool started);
+
 private:
     Player *player;
     TearOffMenu *playerMenu;
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.cpp
index 37bdcbbaf..42c040b94 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.cpp
@@ -117,4 +117,14 @@ void UtilityMenu::setShortcutsInactive()
         aCreateAnotherToken->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
         aIncrementAllCardCounters->setShortcut(QKeySequence());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void UtilityMenu::setLobbyShortcutsActive()
+{
+    if (!player->getPlayerInfo()->getLocalOrJudge()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ShortcutsSettings &shortcuts = SettingsCache::instance().shortcuts();
+    aRollDie->setShortcuts(shortcuts.getShortcut("Player/aRollDie"));
+}
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.h b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.h
index f6577d7d1..715d929c8 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/player/menu/utility_menu.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public slots:
 
 public:
     explicit UtilityMenu(Player *player, QMenu *playerMenu);
+    void setLobbyShortcutsActive();
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool createAnotherTokenActionExists() const
     {