diff --git a/platform/remote-driver/test-sdk/src/com/intellij/driver/sdk/ui/components/UiComponent.kt b/platform/remote-driver/test-sdk/src/com/intellij/driver/sdk/ui/components/UiComponent.kt
index 14c0f33f8ab1..dfcad76e7565 100644
--- a/platform/remote-driver/test-sdk/src/com/intellij/driver/sdk/ui/components/UiComponent.kt
+++ b/platform/remote-driver/test-sdk/src/com/intellij/driver/sdk/ui/components/UiComponent.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.Finder
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.SearchContext
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.UiText
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.UiText.Companion.asString
+import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.keyboard.RemoteKeyboard
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.keyboard.WithKeyboard
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.remote.Component
 import com.intellij.driver.sdk.ui.remote.Robot
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ open class UiComponent(private val data: ComponentData) : Finder, WithKeyboard {
     }
   }
 
+  override fun keyboard(keyboardActions: RemoteKeyboard.() -> Unit) {
+    component // making sure the component is found
+    super.keyboard(keyboardActions)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Waits until the element specified is not found within the parent search context.
    *