diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
index 68761fab99..11a4a29882 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       'c': '_handleCKey',
       '[': '_handleLeftBracketKey',
       ']': '_handleRightBracketKey',
-      'o enter': '_handleOKey',
+      'o': '_handleOKey',
       'n': '_handleNKey',
       'p': '_handlePKey',
       'r': '_handleRKey',
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@
       'esc': '_handleEscKey',
     },
 
+    listeners: {
+      keydown: '_scopedKeydownHandler',
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Iron-a11y-keys-behavior catches keyboard events globally. Some keyboard
+     * events must be scoped to a component level (e.g. `enter`) in order to not
+     * override native browser functionality.
+     *
+     * Context: Issue 7277
+     */
+    _scopedKeydownHandler(e) {
+      if (e.keyCode === 13) {
+        // Enter.
+        this._handleOKey(e);
+      }
+    },
+
     reload() {
       if (!this.changeNum || !this.patchRange.patchNum) {
         return Promise.resolve();