diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
index 173b36c4e..69d1f42d8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export function GridSuggestionMenuWrapper<Item>(props: {
     items,
     columns,
     onItemClickCloseMenu,
+    items.length > 0
   );
 
   // set basic aria attributes when the menu is open
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/hooks/useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/hooks/useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
index 9f435158a..a246edc2c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/hooks/useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/GridSuggestionMenu/hooks/useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export function useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation<Item>(
   items: Item[],
   columns: number,
   onItemClick?: (item: Item) => void,
+  isMenuVisible?: boolean,
 ) {
   const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number>(0);
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ export function useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation<Item>(
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleMenuNavigationKeys = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (isMenuVisible === false) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
       if (event.key === "ArrowLeft") {
         event.preventDefault();
         if (items.length) {
@@ -53,12 +58,24 @@ export function useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation<Item>(
       }
 
       if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.isComposing) {
+        
+        if (!items.length || selectedIndex < 0 || selectedIndex >= items.length) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        const suggestionMenuElement = document.querySelector('#bn-grid-suggestion-menu, .bn-grid-suggestion-menu');
+        const isMenuInDOM = !!suggestionMenuElement;
+        
+        if (!isMenuVisible || !isMenuInDOM) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
         event.stopPropagation();
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        if (items.length) {
-          onItemClick?.(items[selectedIndex]);
-        }
+        if (onItemClick) {
+          onItemClick(items[selectedIndex]);
+        } 
 
         return true;
       }
@@ -79,7 +96,7 @@ export function useGridSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation<Item>(
         true,
       );
     };
-  }, [editor.domElement, items, selectedIndex, onItemClick, columns, isGrid]);
+  }, [editor.domElement, items, selectedIndex, onItemClick, columns, isGrid, isMenuVisible]);
 
   // Resets index when items change
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
index 391bcb1b3..5b36fb2f9 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/SuggestionMenuWrapper.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function SuggestionMenuWrapper<Item>(props: {
     query,
     items,
     onItemClickCloseMenu,
+    items.length > 0
   );
 
   // set basic aria attributes when the menu is open
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler.ts b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler.ts
index 8d367ffdc..76537d60b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import React, { useState } from "react";
 // & down arrow keys are used to select an item, enter is used to execute it.
 export function useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler<Item>(
   items: Item[],
-  onItemClick?: (item: Item) => void
+  onItemClick?: (item: Item) => void,
+  isMenuVisible?: boolean | undefined 
 ) {
   const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number>(0);
 
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ export function useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler<Item>(
     selectedIndex,
     setSelectedIndex,
     handler: (event: KeyboardEvent | React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (isMenuVisible === false) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
       if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
         event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -37,12 +42,24 @@ export function useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler<Item>(
         ? event.nativeEvent.isComposing
         : event.isComposing;
       if (event.key === "Enter" && !isComposing) {
+        
+        if (!items.length || selectedIndex < 0 || selectedIndex >= items.length) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        
+        const suggestionMenuElement = document.querySelector('#bn-suggestion-menu, .bn-suggestion-menu, #ai-suggestion-menu');
+        const isMenuInDOM = !!suggestionMenuElement;
+        
+        if (!isMenuVisible || !isMenuInDOM) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        
         event.preventDefault();
         event.stopPropagation();
 
-        if (items.length) {
-          onItemClick?.(items[selectedIndex]);
-        }
+        if (onItemClick) {
+          onItemClick(items[selectedIndex]);
+        } 
 
         return true;
       }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
index 99c72a8b6..8c2b837db 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/SuggestionMenu/hooks/useSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation.ts
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ export function useSuggestionMenuKeyboardNavigation<Item>(
   query: string,
   items: Item[],
   onItemClick?: (item: Item) => void,
-  element?: HTMLElement,
+  isMenuVisible?: boolean,
 ) {
   const { selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex, handler } =
-    useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler(items, onItemClick);
+    useSuggestionMenuKeyboardHandler(items, onItemClick, isMenuVisible);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    (element || editor.domElement)?.addEventListener("keydown", handler, true);
+    editor.domElement?.addEventListener("keydown", handler, true);
 
     return () => {
-      (element || editor.domElement)?.removeEventListener(
+      editor.domElement?.removeEventListener(
         "keydown",
         handler,
         true,
       );
     };
-  }, [editor.domElement, items, selectedIndex, onItemClick, element, handler]);
+  }, [editor.domElement, items, selectedIndex, onItemClick, handler]);
 
   // Resets index when items change
   useEffect(() => {