diff --git a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
index c557465f..1660cebf 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-standard-view.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static void                 thunar_standard_view_scrolled                   (Gtk
                                                                              ThunarStandardView       *standard_view);
 static void                 thunar_standard_view_size_allocate              (ThunarStandardView       *standard_view,
                                                                              GtkAllocation            *allocation);
+static gboolean             thunar_standard_view_disable_actions            (ThunarStandardView       *standard_view);
 
 
 
@@ -834,6 +835,9 @@ thunar_standard_view_constructor (GType                  type,
   g_signal_connect (adjustment, "value-changed",
                     G_CALLBACK (thunar_standard_view_scrolled), object);
 
+  /* use focus-out-event signal to disable cut/copy/paste accelerators. workaround for bug #13680. */
+  g_signal_connect_swapped (G_OBJECT (view), "focus-out-event", G_CALLBACK (thunar_standard_view_disable_actions), standard_view);
+
   /* done, we have a working object */
   return object;
 }
@@ -4362,10 +4366,17 @@ void
 thunar_standard_view_context_menu (ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
 {
   GtkWidget *menu;
+  GtkWidget *view;
   GList     *selected_items;
 
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_STANDARD_VIEW (standard_view));
 
+  /* figure out the real view */
+  view = gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (standard_view));
+
+  /* disconnect the focus-out-event signal handler */
+  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (view, thunar_standard_view_disable_actions, standard_view);
+
   /* merge the custom menu actions for the selected items */
   selected_items = (*THUNAR_STANDARD_VIEW_GET_CLASS (standard_view)->get_selected_items) (standard_view);
   thunar_standard_view_merge_custom_actions (standard_view, selected_items);
@@ -4387,6 +4398,11 @@ G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   else
     thunar_gtk_menu_run (GTK_MENU (menu));
 
+  /* reconnect the focus-out-event signal handler */
+  g_signal_connect_swapped (G_OBJECT (view), "focus-out-event",
+                            G_CALLBACK (thunar_standard_view_disable_actions),
+                            standard_view);
+
   g_list_free_full (selected_items, (GDestroyNotify) gtk_tree_path_free);
 
   /* release the additional reference on the view */
@@ -4656,3 +4672,19 @@ thunar_standard_view_copy_history (ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
 
   return thunar_history_copy (standard_view->priv->history, NULL);
 }
+
+
+
+static gboolean
+thunar_standard_view_disable_actions (ThunarStandardView *standard_view)
+{
+  _thunar_return_val_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_STANDARD_VIEW (standard_view), FALSE);
+
+G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
+  gtk_action_set_sensitive (standard_view->priv->action_cut, FALSE);
+  gtk_action_set_sensitive (standard_view->priv->action_copy, FALSE);
+  gtk_action_set_sensitive (standard_view->priv->action_paste, FALSE);
+G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
+
+  return FALSE;
+}