diff --git a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/input/InputHandler.java b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/input/InputHandler.java
index 8d7cb0541..527bad004 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mezz/jei/input/InputHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mezz/jei/input/InputHandler.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ private boolean handleMouseClickedFocus(int mouseButton, @Nonnull Focus<?> focus
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (Config.isCheatItemsEnabled() && focus.allowsCheating()) {
+		if (Config.isCheatItemsEnabled() && focus.allowsCheating() && !recipesGui.isOpen()) {
 			Object focusValue = focus.getValue();
 			if (focusValue instanceof ItemStack) {
 				ItemStack itemStack = (ItemStack) focusValue;