diff --git a/src/display/editor/tools.js b/src/display/editor/tools.js
index 819081046..ea6a66229 100644
--- a/src/display/editor/tools.js
+++ b/src/display/editor/tools.js
@@ -711,7 +711,9 @@ class AnnotationEditorUIManager {
             // Those shortcuts can be used in the toolbar for some other actions
             // like zooming, hence we need to check if the container has the
             // focus.
-            checker: self => self.#container.contains(document.activeElement),
+            checker: (self, { target: el }) =>
+              !(el instanceof HTMLButtonElement) &&
+              self.#container.contains(document.activeElement),
           },
         ],
         [["Escape", "mac+Escape"], proto.unselectAll],
diff --git a/test/integration/highlight_editor_spec.mjs b/test/integration/highlight_editor_spec.mjs
index e67a35eaa..786e1fb35 100644
--- a/test/integration/highlight_editor_spec.mjs
+++ b/test/integration/highlight_editor_spec.mjs
@@ -1231,4 +1231,39 @@ describe("Highlight Editor", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Editor must be removed in using the space key on the delete button", () => {
+    let pages;
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      pages = await loadAndWait("tracemonkey.pdf", ".annotationEditorLayer");
+    });
+
+    afterAll(async () => {
+      await closePages(pages);
+    });
+
+    it("must check that the highlight has been deleted", async () => {
+      await Promise.all(
+        pages.map(async ([browserName, page]) => {
+          await page.click("#editorHighlight");
+          await page.waitForSelector(".annotationEditorLayer.highlightEditing");
+
+          const rect = await getSpanRectFromText(page, 1, "Abstract");
+          const x = rect.x + rect.width / 2;
+          const y = rect.y + rect.height / 2;
+          await page.mouse.click(x, y, { count: 2, delay: 100 });
+
+          await page.waitForSelector(getEditorSelector(0));
+          await waitForSerialized(page, 1);
+          await page.waitForSelector(`${getEditorSelector(0)} button.delete`);
+
+          await page.focus(`${getEditorSelector(0)} button.delete`);
+          await page.keyboard.press(" ");
+
+          await waitForSerialized(page, 0);
+        })
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });