diff --git a/src/app/editor.coffee b/src/app/editor.coffee
index 97af57427..35f5fc570 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/app/editor.coffee
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class Editor extends View
 
     @on "textInput", (e) =>
       @insertText(e.originalEvent.data)
+      false
 
     @scroller.on 'scroll', =>
       @gutter.scrollTop(@scroller.scrollTop())