diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f9ad382..ecc94631 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - added new global hot key to bring sandman in fron as top most ALT+Break [#3320](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3320)
 - added Exclude specific boxes from 'Terminate all processes' [#3108](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3108)
   - Note: press the panic button hot key 3 times with less then 1 second between clicks to Terminate All with NO exceptions
+- added Customizable global hotkey that toggles the state of "pause forced programs" [#2441](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/2441)
 
 ### Changed
 - improved suspend process ahndling [#3375](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3375)
diff --git a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/SandMan.cpp b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/SandMan.cpp
index 8f981f69..b7103b32 100644
--- a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/SandMan.cpp
+++ b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/SandMan.cpp
@@ -2560,6 +2560,7 @@ void CSandMan::CheckSupport()
 
 #define HK_PANIC	1
 #define HK_TOP		2
+#define HK_FORCE	3
 
 void CSandMan::SetupHotKeys()
 {
@@ -2569,7 +2570,10 @@ void CSandMan::SetupHotKeys()
 		m_pHotkeyManager->registerHotkey(theConf->GetString("Options/PanicKeySequence", "Shift+Pause"), HK_PANIC);
 
 	if (theConf->GetBool("Options/EnableTopMostKey", false))
-		m_pHotkeyManager->registerHotkey(theConf->GetString("Options/PanicTopMostSequence", "Alt+Pause"), HK_TOP);
+		m_pHotkeyManager->registerHotkey(theConf->GetString("Options/TopMostSequence", "Alt+Pause"), HK_TOP);
+
+	if (theConf->GetBool("Options/EnablePauseForceKey", false))
+		m_pHotkeyManager->registerHotkey(theConf->GetString("Options/PauseForceKeySequence", "Ctrl+Alt+F"), HK_FORCE);
 }
 
 void CSandMan::OnHotKey(size_t id)
@@ -2595,7 +2599,6 @@ void CSandMan::OnHotKey(size_t id)
 			m_bOnTop = false;
 		else {
 			m_bOnTop = true;
-			
 			QTimer::singleShot(100, [this]() {
 				this->setWindowState((this->windowState() & ~Qt::WindowMinimized) | Qt::WindowActive);
 				SetForegroundWindow(MainWndHandle);
@@ -2604,6 +2607,10 @@ void CSandMan::OnHotKey(size_t id)
 		this->setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint, m_bOnTop);
 		SafeShow(this);
 		break;
+
+	case HK_FORCE:
+		theAPI->DisableForceProcess(!theAPI->AreForceProcessDisabled());
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Windows/SettingsWindow.cpp b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Windows/SettingsWindow.cpp
index dda77144..7f74fbd9 100644
--- a/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Windows/SettingsWindow.cpp
+++ b/SandboxiePlus/SandMan/Windows/SettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ CSettingsWindow::CSettingsWindow(QWidget* parent)
 	connect(ui.keyPanic, SIGNAL(keySequenceChanged(const QKeySequence &)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
 	connect(ui.chkTop, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
 	connect(ui.keyTop, SIGNAL(keySequenceChanged(const QKeySequence &)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
+	connect(ui.chkPauseForce, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
+	connect(ui.keyPauseForce, SIGNAL(keySequenceChanged(const QKeySequence &)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
 	connect(ui.chkAsyncBoxOps, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
 
 	connect(ui.chkSilentMode, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(OnOptChanged()));
@@ -913,6 +915,9 @@ void CSettingsWindow::LoadSettings()
 	ui.chkTop->setChecked(theConf->GetBool("Options/EnableTopMostKey", false));
 	ui.keyTop->setKeySequence(QKeySequence(theConf->GetString("Options/TopMostKeySequence", "Alt+Pause")));
 
+	ui.chkPauseForce->setChecked(theConf->GetBool("Options/EnablePauseForceKey", false));
+	ui.keyPauseForce->setKeySequence(QKeySequence(theConf->GetString("Options/PauseForceKeySequence", "Ctrl+Alt+F")));
+
 	ui.chkMonitorSize->setChecked(theConf->GetBool("Options/WatchBoxSize", false));
 
 	ui.chkWatchConfig->setChecked(theConf->GetBool("Options/WatchIni", true));
@@ -1509,6 +1514,9 @@ void CSettingsWindow::SaveSettings()
 
 	theConf->SetValue("Options/EnableTopMostKey", ui.chkTop->isChecked());
 	theConf->SetValue("Options/TopMostKeySequence", ui.keyTop->keySequence().toString());
+
+	theConf->SetValue("Options/EnablePauseForceKey", ui.chkPauseForce->isChecked());
+	theConf->SetValue("Options/PauseForceKeySequence", ui.keyPauseForce->keySequence().toString());
 	
 	theConf->SetValue("Options/WatchBoxSize", ui.chkMonitorSize->isChecked());