diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
index 33b306752..32ba905af 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
                         }
                     }
                 ],
+                open: function( event, ui ) {
+                    RED.keyboard.disable();
+                },
                 close: function(e) {
+                    RED.keyboard.enable();
                     if (popover) {
                         popover.close(true);
                         currentPopoverError = null;
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/keyboard.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/keyboard.js
index 3e79f6eb1..a202957ae 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/keyboard.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/keyboard.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ RED.keyboard = (function() {
 
     var isMac = /Mac/i.test(window.navigator.platform);
 
+    var handlersActive = true;
+
     var handlers = {};
     var partialState;
 
@@ -225,6 +227,9 @@ RED.keyboard = (function() {
         }
     }
     d3.select(window).on("keydown",function() {
+        if (!handlersActive) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (metaKeyCodes[d3.event.keyCode]) {
             return;
         }
@@ -570,6 +575,13 @@ RED.keyboard = (function() {
         return pane;
     }
 
+    function enable() {
+        handlersActive = true;
+    }
+    function disable() {
+        handlersActive = false;
+    }
+
     return {
         init: init,
         add: addHandler,
@@ -579,7 +591,9 @@ RED.keyboard = (function() {
         },
         revertToDefault: revertToDefault,
         formatKey: formatKey,
-        validateKey: validateKey
+        validateKey: validateKey,
+        disable: disable,
+        enable: enable
     }
 
 })();
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
index f5e23d19d..54d73c022 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/library.js
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ RED.library = (function() {
                 autoOpen: false,
                 width: 800,
                 resizable: false,
+                open: function( event, ui ) { RED.keyboard.disable() },
+                close: function( event, ui ) { RED.keyboard.enable() },
                 classes: {
                     "ui-dialog": "red-ui-editor-dialog",
                     "ui-dialog-titlebar-close": "hide",
@@ -556,9 +558,11 @@ RED.library = (function() {
                     }
                 ],
                 open: function(e) {
+                    RED.keyboard.disable();
                     $(this).parent().find(".ui-dialog-titlebar-close").hide();
                 },
                 close: function(e) {
+                    RED.keyboard.enable();
                     if (libraryEditor) {
                         libraryEditor.destroy();
                         libraryEditor = null;
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index 39c9d81a9..13f9dcb02 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -2263,6 +2263,12 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                 autoOpen: false,
                 width: 600,
                 resizable: false,
+                open: function(e) {
+                    RED.keyboard.disable();
+                },
+                close: function(e) {
+                    RED.keyboard.enable();
+                },
                 classes: {
                     "ui-dialog": "red-ui-editor-dialog",
                     "ui-dialog-titlebar-close": "hide",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/user.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/user.js
index 485670e4f..dd0ff8f90 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/user.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/user.js
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ RED.user = (function() {
             closeOnEscape: !!opts.cancelable,
             width: 600,
             resizable: false,
-            draggable: false
+            draggable: false,
+            close: function( event, ui ) {
+                $("#node-dialog-login").dialog('destroy').remove();
+                RED.keyboard.enable()
+            }
         });
 
         $("#node-dialog-login-fields").empty();
@@ -98,10 +102,10 @@ RED.user = (function() {
                             data: body
                         }).done(function(data,textStatus,xhr) {
                             RED.settings.set("auth-tokens",data);
-                            $("#node-dialog-login").dialog('destroy').remove();
                             if (opts.updateMenu) {
                                 updateUserMenu();
                             }
+                            $("#node-dialog-login").dialog("close");
                             done();
                         }).fail(function(jqXHR,textStatus,errorThrown) {
                             RED.settings.remove("auth-tokens");
@@ -143,7 +147,8 @@ RED.user = (function() {
                 }
                 if (opts.cancelable) {
                     $("#node-dialog-login-cancel").button().on("click", function( event ) {
-                        $("#node-dialog-login").dialog('destroy').remove();
+                        $("#node-dialog-login").dialog('close');
+
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -152,8 +157,7 @@ RED.user = (function() {
                 $("#node-dialog-login-image").load(function() {
                     dialog.dialog("open");
                 }).attr("src",loginImageSrc);
-
-
+                RED.keyboard.disable();
             }
         });
     }