diff --git a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
index 536bb64f9c..e8d83fed0a 100644
--- a/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/datavgen.cpp
@@ -3527,6 +3527,7 @@ void wxDataViewMainWindow::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &event )
     switch ( event.GetKeyCode() )
     {
         case WXK_RETURN:
+            if ( !event.HasModifiers() )
             {
                 // Enter activates the item, i.e. sends wxEVT_COMMAND_DATAVIEW_ITEM_ACTIVATED to
                 // it. Only if that event is not handled do we activate column renderer (which
@@ -3546,6 +3547,7 @@ void wxDataViewMainWindow::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &event )
             }
 
         case WXK_SPACE:
+            if ( !event.HasModifiers() )
             {
                 // Space toggles activatable items or -- if not activatable --
                 // starts inline editing (this is normally done using F2 on
@@ -3575,6 +3577,7 @@ void wxDataViewMainWindow::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &event )
             }
 
         case WXK_F2:
+            if ( !event.HasModifiers() )
             {
                 if( !m_selection.empty() )
                 {