diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_emscripten.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_emscripten.cpp
index 127027a26..e1d199e6d 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_emscripten.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_emscripten.cpp
@@ -448,8 +448,18 @@ void ImGui_ImplEmscripten_Init() {
     nullptr,                                                                    // userData
     false,                                                                      // useCapture
     [](int /*event_type*/, EmscriptenKeyboardEvent const *key_event, void */*data*/){ // callback, event_type == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_KEYDOWN
-      ImGui::GetIO().AddKeyEvent(translate_key(key_event->code), true);
-      return false;                                                             // the event was not consumed
+      auto const key{translate_key(key_event->code)};
+      auto &imgui_io{ImGui::GetIO()};
+      imgui_io.AddKeyEvent(key, true);
+
+      switch(key) {                                                             // special cases for certain key events that need to be consumed to prevent unwanted behaviour
+      case ImGuiKey_Tab:                                                        // consuming tab prevents the user tabbing to other parts of the browser interface outside the window content
+        return imgui_io.WantCaptureKeyboard;                                    // the event was consumed only if imgui wants to capture the keyboard
+      case ImGuiKey_Enter:                                                      // consuming enter prevents the word "Enter" appearing in text input via the keypress callback
+        return imgui_io.WantTextInput;                                          // the event was consumed only if we're currently accepting text input
+      default:
+        return false;                                                           // the event was not consumed
+      }
     }
   );
   emscripten_set_keyup_callback(
@@ -467,15 +477,15 @@ void ImGui_ImplEmscripten_Init() {
     false,                                                                      // useCapture
     [](int /*event_type*/, EmscriptenKeyboardEvent const *key_event, void */*data*/){ // callback, event_type == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_KEYPRESS
       auto &imgui_io{ImGui::GetIO()};
-      ImGui::GetIO().AddInputCharactersUTF8(key_event->key);
-      return true;                                                              // the event was consumed
+      imgui_io.AddInputCharactersUTF8(key_event->key);
+      return imgui_io.WantCaptureKeyboard;                                      // the event was consumed only if imgui wants to capture the keyboard
     }
   );
   emscripten_set_resize_callback(
     EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TARGET_WINDOW,                                             // target
     nullptr,                                                                    // userData
     false,                                                                      // useCapture
-    [](int /*event_type*/, EmscriptenUiEvent const *event, void */*data*/) {   // event_type == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_RESIZE
+    [](int /*event_type*/, EmscriptenUiEvent const *event, void */*data*/) {    // event_type == EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_RESIZE
       auto &imgui_io{ImGui::GetIO()};
       imgui_io.DisplaySize.x = static_cast<float>(event->windowInnerWidth);
       imgui_io.DisplaySize.y = static_cast<float>(event->windowInnerHeight);