diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
index 2605226c0..9a82a2d1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
@@ -1179,6 +1179,7 @@ void WebView::_keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
         default:
             m_currentLinkMarkerLabel += event->text();
             qDebug() << "process letter" << m_currentLinkMarkerLabel;
+            event->accept();
             break;
         }
     } else {
@@ -1332,7 +1333,9 @@ bool WebView::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
         }
     }
 
-    if (obj == parentWidget()) {
+    if (obj == parentWidget()
+        || ((obj == m_rwhvqt) && (m_followLink)))
+{
         switch (event->type()) {
         case QEvent::KeyPress:
             HANDLE_EVENT(_keyPressEvent, QKeyEvent);