diff --git a/examples/js/controls/FirstPersonControls.js b/examples/js/controls/FirstPersonControls.js
index c0a632bb7afd43a46ef2ce62535ab394aad608ab..2cceb2de2d6a9909aac6aaeb5ae84529ddd97dd8 100644
--- a/examples/js/controls/FirstPersonControls.js
+++ b/examples/js/controls/FirstPersonControls.js
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ THREE.FirstPersonControls = function ( object, domElement ) {
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mousemove', bind( this, this.onMouseMove ), false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', bind( this, this.onMouseDown ), false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mouseup', bind( this, this.onMouseUp ), false );
-	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'keydown', bind( this, this.onKeyDown ), false );
-	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'keyup', bind( this, this.onKeyUp ), false );
+	
+	window.addEventListener( 'keydown', bind( this, this.onKeyDown ), false );
+	window.addEventListener( 'keyup', bind( this, this.onKeyUp ), false );
 
 	function bind( scope, fn ) {
 
diff --git a/examples/js/controls/FlyControls.js b/examples/js/controls/FlyControls.js
index 4536bdf870d349af6147a82821a3c740fdbd5cd4..2a033ad18b6bea286fee5863813ef44997cb8f25 100644
--- a/examples/js/controls/FlyControls.js
+++ b/examples/js/controls/FlyControls.js
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ THREE.FlyControls = function ( object, domElement ) {
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mousedown', bind( this, this.mousedown ), false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mouseup',   bind( this, this.mouseup ), false );
 
-	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'keydown', bind( this, this.keydown ), false );
-	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'keyup',   bind( this, this.keyup ), false );
+	window.addEventListener( 'keydown', bind( this, this.keydown ), false );
+	window.addEventListener( 'keyup',   bind( this, this.keyup ), false );
 
 	this.updateMovementVector();
 	this.updateRotationVector();
diff --git a/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js b/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js
index e9aa770e8e58d4f0eca4dfc6b8a03a76909c72f5..c0251fc8cea3bc20dbb864998eb59a08c7efe0ec 100644
--- a/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js
+++ b/examples/js/controls/OrbitControls.js
@@ -570,12 +570,12 @@ THREE.OrbitControls = function ( object, domElement ) {
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'mousewheel', onMouseWheel, false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'DOMMouseScroll', onMouseWheel, false ); // firefox
 
-	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'keydown', onKeyDown, false );
-
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'touchstart', touchstart, false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'touchend', touchend, false );
 	this.domElement.addEventListener( 'touchmove', touchmove, false );
 
+	window.addEventListener( 'keydown', onKeyDown, false );
+
 };
 
 THREE.OrbitControls.prototype = Object.create( THREE.EventDispatcher.prototype );