diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-list.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-list.html
index a1fd952482..241e8b0407 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-list.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-list.html
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ limitations under the License.
       },
 
       _handleKey: function(e) {
+        if (util.shouldSupressKeyboardShortcut(e)) { return; }
+
         var len = (this.changes && this.changes.length) || 0;
         switch(e.detail.combo) {
           case 'j':
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-view.html
index b2bc133f01..afadaeee10 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-change-view.html
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ limitations under the License.
       },
 
       _handleKey: function(e) {
+        if (util.shouldSupressKeyboardShortcut(e)) { return; }
+
         switch(e.detail.combo) {
           case 'a':
             this._showReplyField();
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-diff-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-diff-view.html
index 87d4a9942d..c3654d199d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-diff-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-diff-view.html
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ limitations under the License.
       },
 
       _handleKey: function(e) {
+        if (util.shouldSupressKeyboardShortcut(e)) { return; }
+
         switch(e.detail.combo) {
           case '[':
             this._navToFile(this._fileList, -1);
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/util.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/util.js
index 400ed8667f..2f5ecafd05 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/util.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/util.js
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ util.escapeHTML = function(str) {
     return util.htmlEntityMap[s];
   });
 };
+
+util.shouldSupressKeyboardShortcut = function(e) {
+  var target = e.detail.keyboardEvent.target;
+  return target.tagName == 'INPUT' ||
+         target.tagName == 'TEXTAREA' ||
+         target.tagName == 'SELECT' ||
+         target.tagName == 'BUTTON' ||
+         target.tagName == 'A';
+};
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-list-test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-list-test.html
index 01b297cb86..afbd32ac87 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-list-test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-list-test.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 <script src="../../bower_components/web-component-tester/browser.js"></script>
 <script src="../../bower_components/page/page.js"></script>
 <script src="../scripts/fake-app.js"></script>
+<script src="../scripts/util.js"></script>
 
 <link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-test-helpers/iron-test-helpers.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../elements/gr-change-list.html">
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-view-test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-view-test.html
index c016c6a551..3e332bf74c 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-view-test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/test/gr-change-view-test.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 <script src="../../bower_components/web-component-tester/browser.js"></script>
 <script src="../../bower_components/page/page.js"></script>
 <script src="../scripts/changes.js"></script>
+<script src="../scripts/util.js"></script>
 
 <link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-test-helpers/iron-test-helpers.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../elements/gr-change-view.html">