diff --git a/widget/editor.go b/widget/editor.go
index 023bd9d60..dbf5a345f 100644
--- a/widget/editor.go
+++ b/widget/editor.go
@@ -653,21 +653,25 @@ func (e *Editor) layout(gtx layout.Context, content layout.Widget) layout.Dimens
 
 	defer clip.Rect(image.Rectangle{Max: e.viewSize}).Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
 	pointer.CursorText.Add(gtx.Ops)
-	const keyFilterNoLeftUp = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[→,↓]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
-	const keyFilterNoRightDown = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[←,↑]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
-	const keyFilterNoArrows = "(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
-	const keyFilterAllArrows = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[←,→,↑,↓]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
-	caret := e.closestPosition(combinedPos{runes: e.caret.start})
-	switch {
-	case caret.runes == 0 && caret.runes == e.Len():
-		key.InputOp{Tag: &e.eventKey, Hint: e.InputHint, Keys: keyFilterNoArrows}.Add(gtx.Ops)
-	case caret.runes == 0:
-		key.InputOp{Tag: &e.eventKey, Hint: e.InputHint, Keys: keyFilterNoLeftUp}.Add(gtx.Ops)
-	case caret.runes == e.Len():
-		key.InputOp{Tag: &e.eventKey, Hint: e.InputHint, Keys: keyFilterNoRightDown}.Add(gtx.Ops)
-	default:
-		key.InputOp{Tag: &e.eventKey, Hint: e.InputHint, Keys: keyFilterAllArrows}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+	var keys key.Set
+	if e.focused {
+		const keyFilterNoLeftUp = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[→,↓]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
+		const keyFilterNoRightDown = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[←,↑]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
+		const keyFilterNoArrows = "(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
+		const keyFilterAllArrows = "(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[←,→,↑,↓]|(Shift)-[⏎,⌤]|(ShortAlt)-(Shift)-[⌫,⌦]|(Shift)-[⇞,⇟,⇱,⇲]|Short-[C,V,X,A]|Short-(Shift)-Z"
+		caret := e.closestPosition(combinedPos{runes: e.caret.start})
+		switch {
+		case caret.runes == 0 && caret.runes == e.Len():
+			keys = keyFilterNoArrows
+		case caret.runes == 0:
+			keys = keyFilterNoLeftUp
+		case caret.runes == e.Len():
+			keys = keyFilterNoRightDown
+		default:
+			keys = keyFilterAllArrows
+		}
 	}
+	key.InputOp{Tag: &e.eventKey, Hint: e.InputHint, Keys: keys}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 	if e.requestFocus {
 		key.FocusOp{Tag: &e.eventKey}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 		key.SoftKeyboardOp{Show: true}.Add(gtx.Ops)