diff --git a/editor/js/keymap.json b/editor/js/keymap.json
index 10f209769..38b3aa482 100644
--- a/editor/js/keymap.json
+++ b/editor/js/keymap.json
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
         "ctrl-escape": "core:cancel-edit-tray",
         "ctrl-g i": "core:show-info-tab",
         "ctrl-g d": "core:show-debug-tab",
-        "ctrl-g c": "core:show-config-tab"
-    },
-    "workspace": {
+        "ctrl-g c": "core:show-config-tab",
         "ctrl-e": "core:show-export-dialog",
         "ctrl-i": "core:show-import-dialog",
+        "ctrl-space": "core:toggle-sidebar"
+    },
+    "workspace": {
         "backspace": "core:delete-selection",
         "delete": "core:delete-selection",
         "enter": "core:edit-selected-node",
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
         "ctrl-z": "core:undo",
         "ctrl-a": "core:select-all-nodes",
         "shift-?": "core:show-help",
-        "ctrl-space": "core:toggle-sidebar",
         "up": "core:move-selection-up",
         "right": "core:move-selection-right",
         "down": "core:move-selection-down",
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js b/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
index 30db22bd8..dcf45ddc5 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/clipboard.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
     var dialogContainer;
     var exportNodesDialog;
     var importNodesDialog;
+    var disabled = false;
 
     function setupDialogs() {
         dialog = $('<div id="clipboard-dialog" class="hide node-red-dialog"><form class="dialog-form form-horizontal"></form></div>')
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
     }
 
     function importNodes() {
+        if (disabled) {
+            return;
+        }
         dialogContainer.empty();
         dialogContainer.append($(importNodesDialog));
         dialogContainer.i18n();
@@ -153,6 +157,10 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
     }
 
     function exportNodes() {
+        if (disabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         dialogContainer.empty();
         dialogContainer.append($(exportNodesDialog));
         dialogContainer.i18n();
@@ -279,6 +287,16 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
             RED.actions.add("core:show-import-dialog",importNodes);
 
 
+            RED.events.on("editor:open",function() { disabled = true; });
+            RED.events.on("editor:close",function() { disabled = false; });
+            RED.events.on("search:open",function() { disabled = true; });
+            RED.events.on("search:close",function() { disabled = false; });
+            RED.events.on("type-search:open",function() { disabled = true; });
+            RED.events.on("type-search:close",function() { disabled = false; });
+            RED.events.on("palette-editor:open",function() { disabled = true; });
+            RED.events.on("palette-editor:close",function() { disabled = false; });
+
+
             $('#chart').on("dragenter",function(event) {
                 if ($.inArray("text/plain",event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.types) != -1) {
                     $("#dropTarget").css({display:'table'});