diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/shortcuts.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/shortcuts.dart
index 9fdbe43deb..a40263c020 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/shortcuts.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/shortcuts.dart
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ abstract class ShortcutActivator {
   ///    modifier key is pressed when the side variation is not important.
   bool accepts(RawKeyEvent event, RawKeyboard state);
 
+  /// Returns true if the event and keyboard state would cause this
+  /// [ShortcutActivator] to be activated.
+  ///
+  /// If the keyboard `state` isn't supplied, then it defaults to using
+  /// [RawKeyboard.instance].
+  static bool isActivatedBy(ShortcutActivator activator, RawKeyEvent event) {
+    return (activator.triggers?.contains(event.logicalKey) ?? true)
+        && activator.accepts(event, RawKeyboard.instance);
+  }
+
   /// Returns a description of the key set that is short and readable.
   ///
   /// Intended to be used in debug mode for logging purposes.
@@ -1016,11 +1026,9 @@ class CallbackShortcuts extends StatelessWidget {
   // throws, by providing the activator and event as arguments that will appear
   // in the stack trace.
   bool _applyKeyBinding(ShortcutActivator activator, RawKeyEvent event) {
-    if (activator.triggers?.contains(event.logicalKey) ?? true) {
-      if (activator.accepts(event, RawKeyboard.instance)) {
-        bindings[activator]!.call();
-        return true;
-      }
+    if (ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(activator, event)) {
+      bindings[activator]!.call();
+      return true;
     }
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/shortcuts_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/shortcuts_test.dart
index 39f5090571..16b8787b97 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/shortcuts_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/shortcuts_test.dart
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ Widget activatorTester(
       if (hasSecond)
         TestIntent2: TestAction(onInvoke: (Intent intent) {
           onInvoke2(intent);
-	  return null;
-        }),
+        return null;
+      }),
     },
     child: Shortcuts(
       shortcuts: <ShortcutActivator, Intent>{
@@ -321,6 +321,30 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
+    testWidgets('isActivatedBy works as expected', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      // Collect some key events to use for testing.
+      final List<RawKeyEvent> events = <RawKeyEvent>[];
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        Focus(
+          autofocus: true,
+          onKey: (FocusNode node, RawKeyEvent event) {
+            events.add(event);
+            return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+          },
+          child: const SizedBox(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      final LogicalKeySet set = LogicalKeySet(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA, LogicalKeyboardKey.control);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyDownEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.controlLeft);
+      await tester.sendKeyDownEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      expect(ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(set, events[0]), isTrue);
+      await tester.sendKeyUpEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      await tester.sendKeyUpEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.controlLeft);
+      expect(ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(set, events[0]), isFalse);
+    });
+
     test('LogicalKeySet diagnostics work.', () {
       final DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder builder = DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder();
 
@@ -541,6 +565,30 @@ void main() {
       expect(RawKeyboard.instance.keysPressed, isEmpty);
     });
 
+    testWidgets('isActivatedBy works as expected', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      // Collect some key events to use for testing.
+      final List<RawKeyEvent> events = <RawKeyEvent>[];
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        Focus(
+          autofocus: true,
+          onKey: (FocusNode node, RawKeyEvent event) {
+            events.add(event);
+            return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+          },
+          child: const SizedBox(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const SingleActivator singleActivator = SingleActivator(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA, control: true);
+
+      await tester.sendKeyDownEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.controlLeft);
+      await tester.sendKeyDownEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      await tester.sendKeyUpEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      expect(ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(singleActivator, events[1]), isTrue);
+      await tester.sendKeyUpEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.controlLeft);
+      expect(ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(singleActivator, events[1]), isFalse);
+    });
+
     group('diagnostics.', () {
       test('single key', () {
         final DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder builder = DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder();
@@ -1167,6 +1215,28 @@ void main() {
       expect(invoked, 2);
       invoked = 0;
     }, variant: KeySimulatorTransitModeVariant.all());
+
+
+    testWidgets('isActivatedBy works as expected', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      // Collect some key events to use for testing.
+      final List<RawKeyEvent> events = <RawKeyEvent>[];
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        Focus(
+          autofocus: true,
+          onKey: (FocusNode node, RawKeyEvent event) {
+            events.add(event);
+            return KeyEventResult.ignored;
+          },
+          child: const SizedBox(),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const CharacterActivator characterActivator = CharacterActivator('a');
+
+      await tester.sendKeyDownEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      await tester.sendKeyUpEvent(LogicalKeyboardKey.keyA);
+      expect(ShortcutActivator.isActivatedBy(characterActivator, events[0]), isTrue);
+    });
   });
 
   group('CallbackShortcuts', () {