diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
index d2e09c0d69..d3e41f8e58 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ const SpacePanel = () => {
     }, []);
 
     const onKeyDown = (ev: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (ev.defaultPrevented) return;
+
         let handled = true;
 
         switch (ev.key) {