diff --git a/modules/modes/select.js b/modules/modes/select.js
index add5b6479..ff6e93191 100644
--- a/modules/modes/select.js
+++ b/modules/modes/select.js
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ export function modeSelect(context, selectedIDs) {
 
 
         function esc() {
+            if (d3_select('.combobox').size()) return;
             context.enter(modeBrowse(context));
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/modes/select_data.js b/modules/modes/select_data.js
index fa1e413c7..de9b6513e 100644
--- a/modules/modes/select_data.js
+++ b/modules/modes/select_data.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export function modeSelectData(context, selectedDatum) {
 
 
     function esc() {
+        if (d3_select('.combobox').size()) return;
         context.enter(modeBrowse(context));
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/modes/select_note.js b/modules/modes/select_note.js
index f2dcc3835..4e5fd5d15 100644
--- a/modules/modes/select_note.js
+++ b/modules/modes/select_note.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function modeSelectNote(context, selectedNoteID) {
 
 
     function esc() {
+        if (d3_select('.combobox').size()) return;
         context.enter(modeBrowse(context));
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/init.js b/modules/ui/init.js
index cbea59be1..29d4defaa 100644
--- a/modules/ui/init.js
+++ b/modules/ui/init.js
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ export function uiInit(context) {
 
         function pan(d) {
             return function() {
+                if (d3_select('.combobox').size()) return;
                 d3_event.preventDefault();
                 context.pan(d, 100);
             };