diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index 7e90096..24a8438 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,8 @@ ME_KeyDown(ME_TextEditor *editor, WORD nKey)
   BOOL ctrl_is_down = GetKeyState(VK_CONTROL) & 0x8000;
   BOOL shift_is_down = GetKeyState(VK_SHIFT) & 0x8000;
 
+  if (GetCapture() == editor->hWnd)
+      return TRUE;
   if (nKey != VK_SHIFT && nKey != VK_CONTROL && nKey != VK_MENU)
       editor->nSelectionType = stPosition;
 
@@ -3174,9 +3176,10 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
       SendMessageW(editor->hWnd, EM_UNDO, 0, 0);
       return 0;
     }
-    if (((unsigned)wstr)>=' '
-        || (wstr=='\r' && (GetWindowLongW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & ES_MULTILINE))
-        || wstr=='\t') {
+    if ((((unsigned)wstr)>=' '
+         || (wstr=='\r' && (GetWindowLongW(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) & ES_MULTILINE))
+         || wstr=='\t')
+        && GetCapture() != editor->hWnd) {
       /* FIXME maybe it would make sense to call EM_REPLACESEL instead ? */
       /* WM_CHAR is restricted to nTextLimit */
       int from, to;