diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
index f025be0e0..055852013 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextView/CPTextView.j
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ var kDelegateRespondsTo_textShouldBeginEditing
 
     [[_window platformWindow] _propagateCurrentDOMEvent:YES];  // for the _CPNativeInputManager (necessary at least on FF and chrome)
 
-    if ([event charactersIgnoringModifiers].charCodeAt(0) != 229) // filter out 229 because this would be inserted in chrome on each deadkey
+    if (![_CPNativeInputManager isNativeInputFieldActive] && [event charactersIgnoringModifiers].charCodeAt(0) != 229) // filter out 229 because this would be inserted in chrome on each deadkey
         [self interpretKeyEvents:[event]];
 
     [_caret setPermanentlyVisible:YES];