diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Input/KeyGesture.cs b/src/Avalonia.Input/KeyGesture.cs
index aa6fcc8bff..e155666631 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Input/KeyGesture.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Input/KeyGesture.cs
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Input
             return s.ToString();
         }
 
-        public bool Matches(KeyEventArgs keyEvent) => ResolveNumPadOperationKey(keyEvent.Key) == Key && keyEvent.KeyModifiers == KeyModifiers;
+        public bool Matches(KeyEventArgs keyEvent) =>
+            keyEvent != null &&
+            keyEvent.KeyModifiers == KeyModifiers &&
+            ResolveNumPadOperationKey(keyEvent.Key) == ResolveNumPadOperationKey(Key);
 
         // TODO: Move that to external key parser
         private static Key ParseKey(string key)