diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 9c57508d..0d364d7e 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class EditBar(sat_widgets.ModalEdit):
         else:
             if (self._mode == C.MODE_INSERTION
                 and isinstance(self.host.selected_widget, quick_chat.QuickChat)
-                and key not in sat_widgets.FOCUS_KEYS):
+                and key not in sat_widgets.FOCUS_KEYS
+                and key not in (a_key['HISTORY_PREV'], a_key['HISTORY_NEXT'])):
                 self.host.bridge.chatStateComposing(self.host.selected_widget.target, self.host.selected_widget.profile)
 
         return super(EditBar, self).keypress(size, key)