diff --git a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
index 5e75b5d32..d275f09cf 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
@@ -673,6 +673,11 @@ void CGameConsole::ConchainConsoleOutputLevelUpdate(IConsole::IResult *pResult,
 	}
 }
 
+bool CGameConsole::IsConsoleActive()
+{
+	return m_ConsoleState != CONSOLE_CLOSED;
+}
+
 void CGameConsole::PrintLine(int Type, const char *pLine)
 {
 	if(Type == CONSOLETYPE_LOCAL)
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/console.h b/src/game/client/components/console.h
index 786ce1480..e5e4906cf 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/console.h
+++ b/src/game/client/components/console.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
 
 	CGameConsole();
 
+	bool IsConsoleActive();
 	void PrintLine(int Type, const char *pLine);
 
 	virtual void OnStateChange(int NewState, int OldState);
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
index f459123b0..fff71013e 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <generated/client_data.h>
 #include <game/client/components/camera.h>
+#include <game/client/components/console.h>
 #include <game/client/components/sounds.h>
 #include <game/client/gameclient.h>
 #include <game/client/lineinput.h>
@@ -447,11 +448,14 @@ int CMenus::DoEditBox(void *pID, const CUIRect *pRect, char *pStr, unsigned StrS
 			}
 		}
 
-		for(int i = 0; i < Input()->NumEvents(); i++)
+		if(!m_pClient->m_pGameConsole->IsConsoleActive())
 		{
-			Len = str_length(pStr);
-			int NumChars = Len;
-			ReturnValue |= CLineInput::Manipulate(Input()->GetEvent(i), pStr, StrSize, StrSize, &Len, &s_AtIndex, &NumChars);
+			for(int i = 0; i < Input()->NumEvents(); i++)
+			{
+				Len = str_length(pStr);
+				int NumChars = Len;
+				ReturnValue |= CLineInput::Manipulate(Input()->GetEvent(i), pStr, StrSize, StrSize, &Len, &s_AtIndex, &NumChars);
+			}
 		}
 	}