diff --git a/src/extensions/core/keybinds.ts b/src/extensions/core/keybinds.ts
index 980469bd0..6fe93e794 100644
--- a/src/extensions/core/keybinds.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/core/keybinds.ts
@@ -38,14 +38,13 @@ class KeyboardManager {
     if (!app.vueAppReady) return
 
     if (event.key === 'Escape' && this.modifiers.length === 0) {
+      event.preventDefault()
       this.handleEscapeKey()
       return
     }
 
     if (event.key === 'F12') return // prevent opening dev tools
 
-    this.setContext(event)
-
     const target = event.composedPath()[0] as HTMLElement
     const excludedTags = ['TEXTAREA', 'INPUT', 'SPAN']
 
@@ -58,6 +57,8 @@ class KeyboardManager {
       }
     }
 
+    this.setContext(event)
+
     const keyCombo = KeyComboImpl.fromEvent(event)
     if (keyCombo.isModifier) return
     const keybindingStore = useKeybindingStore()