diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 23a2c7e2..1f0df35a 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
         this.highlighted = 0
       }
     },
+    onKeydown (e) {
+      e.stopPropagation()
+    },
     setCaret ({target: {selectionStart}}) {
       this.caret = selectionStart
     },
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 0ddde4ea..3d1df91b 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         ref="textarea"
         @click="setCaret"
         @keyup="setCaret" v-model="newStatus.status" :placeholder="$t('post_status.default')" rows="1" class="form-control"
+        @keydown="onKeydown"
         @keydown.down="cycleForward"
         @keydown.up="cycleBackward"
         @keydown.shift.tab="cycleBackward"