(VLC 4.0, Windows 10 64b) Spacebar doesn't always trigger pause, rather it repeats the last control

What I noticed is that on the new VLC 4.0, spacebar seems to only repeat last pressed controll, similar to browsers.

When a file list is opened, pressing spacebar doesn't seem to do anything. When playback is paused using the button, only then can it be continued and paused again with spacebar. This however resets when another control is used, such as the next track control, after which the spacebar doesn't trigger play/pause but rather the last used control.

This is really annoying, and I would prefer it worked just like on VLC 3.0, where spacebar was pause/play, regardless which controls were used last.