diff --git a/packages/docsearch-react/src/useDocSearchKeyboardEvents.ts b/packages/docsearch-react/src/useDocSearchKeyboardEvents.ts
index a23aab1cd..6b3c44a5e 100644
--- a/packages/docsearch-react/src/useDocSearchKeyboardEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/docsearch-react/src/useDocSearchKeyboardEvents.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface UseDocSearchKeyboardEventsProps {
 }
 
 function isEditingContent(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
-  const element = event.target as HTMLElement;
+  const element = event.composedPath()[0] as HTMLElement;
   const tagName = element.tagName;
 
   return (