diff --git a/src/ImageRunModal.jsx b/src/ImageRunModal.jsx
index e6806de3..94d83517 100644
--- a/src/ImageRunModal.jsx
+++ b/src/ImageRunModal.jsx
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ export class ImageRunModal extends React.Component {
         );
 
         const defaultBody = (
-            <Form>
+            <Form onKeyDown={e => e.key === 'Enter' && e.preventDefault()}>
                 {this.state.dialogError && <ErrorNotification errorMessage={this.state.dialogError} errorDetail={this.state.dialogErrorDetail} />}
                 <FormGroup id="image-name-group" fieldId='run-image-dialog-name' label={_("Name")} className="ct-m-horizontal">
                     <TextInput id='run-image-dialog-name'
diff --git a/test/check-application b/test/check-application
index f6bdeacc..a0635e9b 100755
--- a/test/check-application
+++ b/test/check-application
@@ -1738,9 +1738,16 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
 
         # Local registry
         b.click('button.pf-v5-c-toggle-group__button:contains("localhost:5000")')
-        b.set_input_text("#create-image-image-select-typeahead", "my-busybox")
+        b.set_input_text("#create-image-image-select-typeahead", "my-busybox", blur=False)
         b.wait_text("button.pf-v5-c-select__menu-item:not(.pf-m-disabled)", "localhost:5000/my-busybox")
 
+        # pressing Enter does not disturb the dialog or open popup help
+        b.wait_val("#create-image-image-select-typeahead", "my-busybox")
+        b.key("Enter")
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+        self.assertFalse(b.is_present(".pf-v5-c-popover"))
+        b.wait_val("#create-image-image-select-typeahead", "my-busybox")
+
         # Select image
         b.click('button.pf-v5-c-select__menu-item:contains("localhost:5000/my-busybox")')