diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/files/file-viewer.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/files/file-viewer.spec.ts
index bee67c7d1..49fe1baa1 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/files/file-viewer.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/files/file-viewer.spec.ts
@@ -101,3 +101,56 @@ test("cmd+f opens text viewer search while prompt is focused", async ({ page, go
   await expect(findInput).toBeVisible()
   await expect(findInput).toBeFocused()
 })
+
+test("cmd+f opens text viewer search while prompt is not focused", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
+  await gotoSession()
+
+  await page.locator(promptSelector).click()
+  await page.keyboard.type("/open")
+
+  const command = page.locator('[data-slash-id="file.open"]').first()
+  await expect(command).toBeVisible()
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter")
+
+  const dialog = page
+    .getByRole("dialog")
+    .filter({ has: page.getByPlaceholder(/search files/i) })
+    .first()
+  await expect(dialog).toBeVisible()
+
+  const input = dialog.getByRole("textbox").first()
+  await input.fill("package.json")
+
+  const items = dialog.locator('[data-slot="list-item"][data-key^="file:"]')
+  let index = -1
+  await expect
+    .poll(
+      async () => {
+        const keys = await items.evaluateAll((nodes) => nodes.map((node) => node.getAttribute("data-key") ?? ""))
+        index = keys.findIndex((key) => /packages[\\/]+app[\\/]+package\.json$/i.test(key.replace(/^file:/, "")))
+        return index >= 0
+      },
+      { timeout: 30_000 },
+    )
+    .toBe(true)
+
+  const item = items.nth(index)
+  await expect(item).toBeVisible()
+  await item.click()
+
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+
+  const tab = page.getByRole("tab", { name: "package.json" })
+  await expect(tab).toBeVisible()
+  await tab.click()
+
+  const viewer = page.locator('[data-component="file"][data-mode="text"]').first()
+  await expect(viewer).toBeVisible()
+
+  await viewer.click()
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+f`)
+
+  const findInput = page.getByPlaceholder("Find")
+  await expect(findInput).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(findInput).toBeFocused()
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session/file-tabs.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session/file-tabs.tsx
index 93264353b..77643789d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session/file-tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session/file-tabs.tsx
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ export function FileTabContent(props: { tab: string }) {
     if (typeof window === "undefined") return
 
     const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (event.defaultPrevented) return
       if (tabs().active() !== props.tab) return
       if (!(event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) || event.altKey || event.shiftKey) return
       if (event.key.toLowerCase() !== "f") return
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
index c75baf921..ad9e5b2c3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session-review.tsx
@@ -355,8 +355,6 @@ export const SessionReview = (props: SessionReviewProps) => {
     if (typeof window === "undefined") return
 
     const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (event.defaultPrevented) return
-
       const mod = event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey
       if (!mod) return