diff --git a/src/features/search/__tests__/searchKeys.test.ts b/src/features/search/__tests__/searchKeys.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daab78cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/search/__tests__/searchKeys.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { registerAction } from "@/platform/actions";
+import { setContext } from "@/platform/context";
+import { installKeyboardDispatcher, useKeymap } from "@/platform/keymap";
+import { claimSearchKeys } from "../everywhere/SearchEverywhere";
+
+const disposers: Array<() => void> = [];
+afterEach(() => {
+  disposers.splice(0).forEach((d) => d());
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+});
+
+describe("Search Everywhere's query field", () => {
+  it("keeps ⌥↵ and the navigation keys from the editor's actions behind the popup", () => {
+    const intentions = vi.fn();
+    const extend = vi.fn();
+    useKeymap.setState({ overrides: { "t.intentions": ["Alt+Enter"], "t.extend": ["Alt+ArrowUp"] } } as never);
+    setContext("textEditorActive", true);
+    const input = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("input"));
+    const other = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("input"));
+    disposers.push(
+      registerAction({ id: "t.intentions", title: "Show Context Actions", run: intentions }),
+      registerAction({ id: "t.extend", title: "Extend Selection", run: extend }),
+      installKeyboardDispatcher(window),
+      claimSearchKeys(() => input),
+    );
+    const press = (target: HTMLElement, key: string) =>
+      target.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key, altKey: true, bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
+    press(input, "Enter");
+    press(input, "ArrowUp");
+    expect(intentions).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(extend).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    press(other, "Enter");
+    expect(intentions).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/features/search/everywhere/SearchEverywhere.tsx b/src/features/search/everywhere/SearchEverywhere.tsx
index 650182818..b991625f4 100644
--- a/src/features/search/everywhere/SearchEverywhere.tsx
+++ b/src/features/search/everywhere/SearchEverywhere.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import clsx from "clsx";
 import { actionToggled, executeAction, executeActionFrom, getAction } from "@/platform/actions";
 import type { ProjectFileSet } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { tx as translate, useTx } from "@/platform/i18n";
-import { hasPrimaryModifier, shortcutLabel } from "@/platform/keymap";
+import { hasPrimaryModifier, registerKeyClaim, shortcutLabel } from "@/platform/keymap";
 import {
   Checkbox,
   Dialog,
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ const SE_SCOPES: Array<{ value: SeScope; label: string }> = [
   { value: "test", label: "Project Test Files" },
 ];
 
+/** Keys the query field handles itself (`onKeyDown`), in every modifier combination. */
+const SEARCH_KEYS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(["Enter", "Tab", "ArrowUp", "ArrowDown", "PageUp", "PageDown"]);
+
+/** Keeps the global keymap off the keys the query field handles while it has focus. */
+export function claimSearchKeys(input: () => HTMLElement | null): () => void {
+  return registerKeyClaim((e) => e.target === input() && SEARCH_KEYS.has(e.key));
+}
 const ROW = 24;
 const MAX_LIST = 672;
 const MIN_LIST = 10 * ROW;
@@ -313,6 +320,10 @@ function SearchEverywhereDialog() {
     activateSelection(pending.side);
   });
 
+  // The keys the input handles below are its own: with an editor open, the global keymap would
+  // otherwise run editor actions on them (⌥↵ Show Context Actions, ⌥↑ Extend Selection…).
+  useEffect(() => claimSearchKeys(() => inputRef.current), []);
+
   /** IDEA's ⌥↵ on an action: record a shortcut for it (written to the active keymap). */
   const assignShortcut = (id: string) => closeThen(() => void executeAction("settings.assignShortcut", id));