diff --git a/src/actions/move.ts b/src/actions/move.ts
index 415fe40c..cc13ce23 100644
--- a/src/actions/move.ts
+++ b/src/actions/move.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import {
   BlockSvg,
   ContextMenuRegistry,
+  FocusManager,
   Msg,
   ShortcutRegistry,
   utils,
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ const createSerializedKey = ShortcutRegistry.registry.createSerializedKey.bind(
  * Actions for moving blocks with keyboard shortcuts.
  */
 export class MoveActions {
+  /**
+   * Stored to enable us to restore monkey patch.
+   */
+  private oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown:
+    | typeof ShortcutRegistry.registry.onKeyDown
+    | null = null;
+
   constructor(private mover: Mover) {}
 
   private shortcutNames: string[] = [];
@@ -189,6 +197,42 @@ export class MoveActions {
   install() {
     this.registerShortcuts();
     this.registerMenuItems();
+
+    // Monkey patch shortcut registry to: finish any in-progress move for all
+    // non-move-related actions and bail on actions other than "escape" during
+    // ephemeral focus.
+    this.oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown = ShortcutRegistry.registry.onKeyDown;
+    ShortcutRegistry.registry.onKeyDown = (workspace, e) => {
+      if (!this.oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown) return false;
+      // @ts-expect-error private method
+      const key = ShortcutRegistry.registry.serializeKeyEvent(e);
+      const shortcutNamesForKey =
+        ShortcutRegistry.registry.getShortcutNamesByKeyCode(key);
+      if (
+        !this.shortcutNames.some((moveShortcutName) =>
+          shortcutNamesForKey?.includes(moveShortcutName),
+        )
+      ) {
+        if (this.mover.isMoving(workspace)) {
+          this.mover.finishMove(workspace);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // @ts-expect-error private method
+      const {currentlyHoldsEphemeralFocus} = FocusManager.getFocusManager();
+      if (
+        currentlyHoldsEphemeralFocus &&
+        !shortcutNamesForKey?.includes('escape')
+      ) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return this.oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown.call(
+        ShortcutRegistry.registry,
+        workspace,
+        e,
+      );
+    };
   }
 
   /**
@@ -201,6 +245,10 @@ export class MoveActions {
     for (const menuItem of this.menuItemNames) {
       ContextMenuRegistry.registry.unregister(menuItem);
     }
+
+    if (this.oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown) {
+      ShortcutRegistry.registry.onKeyDown = this.oldShortcutRegistryOnKeyDown;
+    }
   }
 
   /**