diff --git a/gui/widgets/editable.cpp b/gui/widgets/editable.cpp
index 4efa5a007c2..0dc11f7ac9e 100644
--- a/gui/widgets/editable.cpp
+++ b/gui/widgets/editable.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,10 @@ bool EditableWidget::handleKeyDown(Common::KeyState state) {
 			}
 			clearSelection();
 			break;
+		} else {
+			defaultKeyDownHandler(state, dirty, forcecaret, handled);
 		}
+		break;
 #endif
 
 	default: