diff --git a/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.cpp b/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.cpp
index 5aff8d3f5d..0da1a8e920 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/HexEditor/HexEditor.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,10 @@ void HexEditor::keydown_event(GUI::KeyEvent& event)
         } else {
             text_mode_keydown_event(event);
         }
+        return;
     }
+
+    event.ignore();
 }
 
 void HexEditor::hex_mode_keydown_event(GUI::KeyEvent& event)