diff --git a/front/src/modules/ui/object/record-table/record-table-cell/components/RecordTableCellSoftFocusMode.tsx b/front/src/modules/ui/object/record-table/record-table-cell/components/RecordTableCellSoftFocusMode.tsx
index 932f7291f..bb5e6dbf4 100644
--- a/front/src/modules/ui/object/record-table/record-table-cell/components/RecordTableCellSoftFocusMode.tsx
+++ b/front/src/modules/ui/object/record-table/record-table-cell/components/RecordTableCellSoftFocusMode.tsx
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ export const TableCellSoftFocusMode = ({
     '*',
     (keyboardEvent) => {
       if (!isFieldInputOnly) {
-        keyboardEvent.preventDefault();
-        keyboardEvent.stopPropagation();
-        keyboardEvent.stopImmediatePropagation();
-
         const isWritingText =
           !isNonTextWritingKey(keyboardEvent.key) &&
           !keyboardEvent.ctrlKey &&
@@ -74,6 +70,10 @@ export const TableCellSoftFocusMode = ({
           return;
         }
 
+        keyboardEvent.preventDefault();
+        keyboardEvent.stopPropagation();
+        keyboardEvent.stopImmediatePropagation();
+
         openTableCell({
           initialValue: {
             value: keyboardEvent.key,