In the meantime, use the following workaround: <script type="text/javascript"> var designMode = Telerik.Web.UI.EditModes.Design; var editorPrototype = Telerik.Web.UI.RadEditor.prototype; var keypress = editorPrototype._keyPressHandler; editorPrototype._keyPressHandler = function (ev) { if (this.get_mode() == designMode) { keypress.call(this, ev); } } var keyDownOverride = editorPrototype._keyDownHandlerEnableTrackChangesOverride; editorPrototype._keyDownHandlerEnableTrackChangesOverride = function (ev) { if (this.get_mode() == designMode) { keyDownOverride.call(this, ev); } } var keydown = editorPrototype._keyDownHandler; editorPrototype._keyDownHandler = function (ev) { if (this.get_mode() == designMode) { keydown.call(this, ev); } } </script>