diff --git a/Sources/OpenWisprLib/HotkeyManager.swift b/Sources/OpenWisprLib/HotkeyManager.swift
index 1e31b3a..77c67ab 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenWisprLib/HotkeyManager.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenWisprLib/HotkeyManager.swift
@@ -2,16 +2,36 @@ import AppKit
 import Foundation
 
 class HotkeyManager {
+    typealias GlobalMonitorInstaller = (NSEvent.EventTypeMask, @escaping (NSEvent) -> Void) -> Any?
+    typealias LocalMonitorInstaller = (NSEvent.EventTypeMask, @escaping (NSEvent) -> NSEvent?) -> Any?
+
     private var globalMonitor: Any?
+    private var localMonitor: Any?
     private let keyCode: UInt16
     private let requiredModifiers: UInt64
+    private let addGlobalMonitor: GlobalMonitorInstaller
+    private let addLocalMonitor: LocalMonitorInstaller
+    private let removeMonitor: (Any) -> Void
     private var onKeyDown: (() -> Void)?
     private var onKeyUp: (() -> Void)?
     private var modifierPressed = false
 
-    init(keyCode: UInt16, modifiers: UInt64 = 0) {
+    init(
+        keyCode: UInt16,
+        modifiers: UInt64 = 0,
+        addGlobalMonitor: @escaping GlobalMonitorInstaller = { mask, handler in
+            NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEvents(matching: mask, handler: handler)
+        },
+        addLocalMonitor: @escaping LocalMonitorInstaller = { mask, handler in
+            NSEvent.addLocalMonitorForEvents(matching: mask, handler: handler)
+        },
+        removeMonitor: @escaping (Any) -> Void = { NSEvent.removeMonitor($0) }
+    ) {
         self.keyCode = keyCode
         self.requiredModifiers = modifiers
+        self.addGlobalMonitor = addGlobalMonitor
+        self.addLocalMonitor = addLocalMonitor
+        self.removeMonitor = removeMonitor
     }
 
     func start(onKeyDown: @escaping () -> Void, onKeyUp: @escaping () -> Void) {
@@ -20,16 +40,24 @@ class HotkeyManager {
 
         let mask: NSEvent.EventTypeMask = [.keyDown, .keyUp, .flagsChanged]
 
-        globalMonitor = NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEvents(matching: mask) { [weak self] event in
+        globalMonitor = addGlobalMonitor(mask) { [weak self] event in
+            self?.handleEvent(event)
+        }
+        localMonitor = addLocalMonitor(mask) { [weak self] event in
             self?.handleEvent(event)
+            return event
         }
     }
 
     func stop() {
         if let monitor = globalMonitor {
-            NSEvent.removeMonitor(monitor)
+            removeMonitor(monitor)
+        }
+        if let monitor = localMonitor {
+            removeMonitor(monitor)
         }
         globalMonitor = nil
+        localMonitor = nil
     }
 
     private func handleEvent(_ event: NSEvent) {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenWisprTests/HotkeyManagerTests.swift b/Tests/OpenWisprTests/HotkeyManagerTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d3c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/OpenWisprTests/HotkeyManagerTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import AppKit
+import XCTest
+@testable import OpenWisprLib
+
+final class HotkeyManagerTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testMonitorsHotkeyEventsFromOtherAppsAndOpenWisprItself() throws {
+        let globalToken = NSObject()
+        let localToken = NSObject()
+        var globalHandler: ((NSEvent) -> Void)?
+        var localHandler: ((NSEvent) -> NSEvent?)?
+        var removedTokens: [AnyObject] = []
+        var keyDownCount = 0
+        var keyUpCount = 0
+
+        let manager = HotkeyManager(
+            keyCode: 49,
+            addGlobalMonitor: { mask, handler in
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.keyDown))
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.keyUp))
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.flagsChanged))
+                globalHandler = handler
+                return globalToken
+            },
+            addLocalMonitor: { mask, handler in
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.keyDown))
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.keyUp))
+                XCTAssertTrue(mask.contains(.flagsChanged))
+                localHandler = handler
+                return localToken
+            },
+            removeMonitor: { removedTokens.append($0 as AnyObject) }
+        )
+
+        manager.start(
+            onKeyDown: { keyDownCount += 1 },
+            onKeyUp: { keyUpCount += 1 }
+        )
+
+        let keyDown = try XCTUnwrap(makeKeyEvent(type: .keyDown, keyCode: 49))
+        let keyUp = try XCTUnwrap(makeKeyEvent(type: .keyUp, keyCode: 49))
+        globalHandler?(keyDown)
+        let returnedEvent = localHandler?(keyUp)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyDownCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyUpCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertTrue(returnedEvent === keyUp)
+
+        manager.stop()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(removedTokens.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue(removedTokens.contains { $0 === globalToken })
+        XCTAssertTrue(removedTokens.contains { $0 === localToken })
+    }
+
+    private func makeKeyEvent(type: NSEvent.EventType, keyCode: UInt16) -> NSEvent? {
+        NSEvent.keyEvent(
+            with: type,
+            location: .zero,
+            modifierFlags: [],
+            timestamp: 0,
+            windowNumber: 0,
+            context: nil,
+            characters: " ",
+            charactersIgnoringModifiers: " ",
+            isARepeat: false,
+            keyCode: keyCode
+        )
+    }
+}