diff --git a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
index 256470854..d9cd89ff7 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
             "ctrl+return": node => {
                 noteDetailEl.focus();
             },
+            "return": node => {
+                noteDetailEl.focus();
+            },
             // code below shouldn't be necessary normally, however there's some problem with interaction with context menu plugin
             // after opening context menu, standard shortcuts don't work, but they are detected here
             // so we essentially takeover the standard handling with our implementation.