diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/core.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/core.cljs
index 79b2a80ceb..2da082f2f7 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/core.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/core.cljs
@@ -1053,10 +1053,13 @@
       (util/stop e))
 
     (cond
-      (and meta? enter?)
-      (let [repo (state/get-current-repo)]
-        (shui/dialog-close! :ls-dialog-cmdk)
-        (state/sidebar-add-block! repo input :search))
+      (cmdk-state/consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown!
+       e
+       (fn []
+         (let [repo (state/get-current-repo)]
+           (shui/dialog-close! :ls-dialog-cmdk)
+           (state/sidebar-add-block! repo input :search))))
+      nil
       as-keydown? (if meta?
                     (show-more)
                     (do
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/state.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/state.cljs
index cc68e816ae..f24f62da4f 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/state.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/cmdk/state.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns frontend.components.cmdk.state
-  "Persist query and filter group from the last cmdk query"
-  (:require [frontend.storage :as storage]))
+  "State helpers for command palette search."
+  (:require [frontend.storage :as storage]
+            [frontend.util :as util]))
 
 (def cmdk-last-search-storage-key :ls-cmdk-last-search)
 (def cmdk-empty-repo-key "__no-repo__")
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@
     (catch :default _e
       nil)))
 
+(defn consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown!
+  [event open-search!]
+  (when (and (util/meta-key? event)
+             (= "Enter" (.-key event)))
+    (util/stop event)
+    (open-search!)
+    true))
+
 (defn- explicit-mode-filter-group
   [opts search-mode]
   (when (and search-mode
diff --git a/src/test/frontend/components/cmdk/state_test.cljs b/src/test/frontend/components/cmdk/state_test.cljs
index cd30e3fff7..91df69aaa7 100644
--- a/src/test/frontend/components/cmdk/state_test.cljs
+++ b/src/test/frontend/components/cmdk/state_test.cljs
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 (ns frontend.components.cmdk.state-test
   (:require [cljs.test :refer [deftest is testing]]
             [frontend.components.cmdk.state :as state]
+            [frontend.util :as util]
+            [goog.object :as gobj]
             [frontend.storage :as storage]))
 
+(defn- key-event
+  [{:keys [key ctrl? meta?]}]
+  (let [prevented? (atom false)
+        stopped? (atom false)
+        event (js-obj)]
+    (gobj/set event "key" key)
+    (gobj/set event "ctrlKey" (boolean ctrl?))
+    (gobj/set event "metaKey" (boolean meta?))
+    (gobj/set event "preventDefault" #(reset! prevented? true))
+    (gobj/set event "stopPropagation" #(reset! stopped? true))
+    {:event event
+     :prevented? prevented?
+     :stopped? stopped?}))
+
 (deftest default-cmdk-context?-true-for-global-open
   (testing "default cmdk context is true for global open"
     (is (true? (state/default-cmdk-context? {} :global nil)))
@@ -47,6 +63,33 @@
              (state/load-last-cmdk-search "repo-b")))
       (is (nil? (state/load-last-cmdk-search "repo-c"))))))
 
+(deftest consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown-stops-editor-shortcut
+  (testing "cmdk consumes mod+Enter before the focused editor can cycle todo"
+    (let [{:keys [event prevented? stopped?]} (key-event {:key "Enter" :ctrl? true})
+          opened? (atom false)]
+      (with-redefs [util/meta-key? (constantly true)]
+        (is (true? (state/consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown! event #(reset! opened? true))))
+        (is (true? @opened?))
+        (is (true? @prevented?))
+        (is (true? @stopped?))))))
+
+(deftest consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown-ignores-other-keys
+  (testing "cmdk leaves non-shortcut keydowns available to normal handling"
+    (let [{plain-enter :event plain-prevented? :prevented? plain-stopped? :stopped?}
+          (key-event {:key "Enter"})
+          {mod-n :event mod-n-prevented? :prevented? mod-n-stopped? :stopped?}
+          (key-event {:key "n" :ctrl? true})
+          opened* (atom 0)]
+      (with-redefs [util/meta-key? (constantly false)]
+        (is (nil? (state/consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown! plain-enter #(swap! opened* inc)))))
+      (with-redefs [util/meta-key? (constantly true)]
+        (is (nil? (state/consume-open-search-sidebar-keydown! mod-n #(swap! opened* inc)))))
+      (is (= 0 @opened*))
+      (is (false? @plain-prevented?))
+      (is (false? @plain-stopped?))
+      (is (false? @mod-n-prevented?))
+      (is (false? @mod-n-stopped?)))))
+
 (deftest init-prioritizes-initial-input-over-saved-query
   (testing "initial-input wins over persisted query when both exist"
     (with-redefs [storage/get (fn [_]