diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/JBTable.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/JBTable.java
index bda230eb767e..cd430c07a4e4 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/JBTable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/table/JBTable.java
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public class JBTable extends JTable implements ComponentWithEmptyText, Component
 
     if (e instanceof KeyEvent) {
       // do not start editing in autoStartsEdit mode on Ctrl-Z and other non-typed events
-      if (!UIUtil.isReallyTypedEvent((KeyEvent)e)) return false;
+      if (!UIUtil.isReallyTypedEvent((KeyEvent)e) || ((KeyEvent)e).getKeyChar() == KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED) return false;
 
       SpeedSearchSupply supply = SpeedSearchSupply.getSupply(this);
       if (supply != null && supply.isPopupActive()) {