diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/replNotebook/browser/repl.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/replNotebook/browser/repl.contribution.ts
index 2dcd24876fe5b..f06bc5a4193a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/replNotebook/browser/repl.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/replNotebook/browser/repl.contribution.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 			keybinding: [{
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
 					IS_COMPOSITE_NOTEBOOK,
-					ContextKeyExpr.equals('activeEditor', 'workbench.editor.repl')
+					ContextKeyExpr.equals('activeEditor', 'workbench.editor.repl'),
+					NOTEBOOK_CELL_LIST_FOCUSED.negate()
 				),
 				primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.Enter,
 				weight: NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_WIDGET_ACTION_WEIGHT
@@ -348,7 +349,8 @@ registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
 					IS_COMPOSITE_NOTEBOOK,
 					ContextKeyExpr.equals('activeEditor', 'workbench.editor.repl'),
-					ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.interactiveWindow.executeWithShiftEnter', true)
+					ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.interactiveWindow.executeWithShiftEnter', true),
+					NOTEBOOK_CELL_LIST_FOCUSED.negate()
 				),
 				primary: KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.Enter,
 				weight: NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_WIDGET_ACTION_WEIGHT
@@ -356,7 +358,8 @@ registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(
 					IS_COMPOSITE_NOTEBOOK,
 					ContextKeyExpr.equals('activeEditor', 'workbench.editor.repl'),
-					ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.interactiveWindow.executeWithShiftEnter', false)
+					ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.interactiveWindow.executeWithShiftEnter', false),
+					NOTEBOOK_CELL_LIST_FOCUSED.negate()
 				),
 				primary: KeyCode.Enter,
 				weight: NOTEBOOK_EDITOR_WIDGET_ACTION_WEIGHT