diff --git a/src/app/features/room/Room.tsx b/src/app/features/room/Room.tsx
index ee3e70274..a4ec71651 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/Room.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/Room.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { useKeyDown } from '../../hooks/useKeyDown';
 import { markAsRead } from '../../../client/action/notifications';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { useRoomMembers } from '../../hooks/useRoomMembers';
+import { editableActiveElement } from '../../utils/dom';
 
 export function Room() {
   const { eventId } = useParams();
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export function Room() {
     window,
     useCallback(
       (evt) => {
-        if (isKeyHotkey('escape', evt)) {
+        if (isKeyHotkey('escape', evt) && !editableActiveElement()) {
           markAsRead(mx, room.roomId);
         }
       },
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
index 3eabd528a..250afc930 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomView.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const shouldFocusMessageField = (evt: KeyboardEvent): boolean => {
   if (evt.metaKey || evt.altKey || evt.ctrlKey) {
     return false;
   }
+
   // do not focus on F keys
   if (/^F\d+$/.test(code)) return false;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ const shouldFocusMessageField = (evt: KeyboardEvent): boolean => {
     code.startsWith('Alt') ||
     code.startsWith('Control') ||
     code.startsWith('Arrow') ||
+    code.startsWith('Page') ||
+    code.startsWith('End') ||
+    code.startsWith('Home') ||
     code === 'Tab' ||
     code === 'Space' ||
     code === 'Enter' ||