diff --git a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
index dd1dd3755..3536f6fa3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/activity/MessageView.java
@@ -1205,6 +1205,11 @@ public class MessageView extends Activity
 
     class MessageWebViewClient extends WebViewClient
     {
+
+        public boolean shouldOverrideKeyEvent (WebView view, KeyEvent event) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         public void onReceivedError(WebView view, int errorCode, String description, String failingUrl)
         {
             Log.e(Email.LOG_TAG,  "WebView: url '"+failingUrl+"' error "+description);