diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/menu/keys/MenuKeyProcessor.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/menu/keys/MenuKeyProcessor.java
index 27f9d43da1..041b7e605f 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/menu/keys/MenuKeyProcessor.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/menu/keys/MenuKeyProcessor.java
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ public class MenuKeyProcessor {
 
 		MenuSelectionManager manager = MenuSelectionManager.defaultManager();
 		MenuElement[] path = manager.getSelectedPath();
-		if (path == null || path.length == 0) {
-			return false; // no menu showing
+		if (!hasJPopupMenu(path)) {
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		KeyStroke eventStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStrokeForEvent(event);
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ public class MenuKeyProcessor {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean hasJPopupMenu(MenuElement[] path) {
+		if (path == null || path.length == 0) {
+			return false; // no menu showing
+		}
+
+		// Checking for the exact class seems to be good enough for now.  We can update later if
+		// we find this filters out too many use cases. At the time of writing, we do not want this
+		// code to apply to all popup windows, such as combo box popups.
+		for (MenuElement element : path) {
+			if (element.getClass().equals(JPopupMenu.class)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private static KeyStroke keyStroke(String s) {
 		return KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("pressed " + s);
 	}