diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8555e996f4..91fefdfad3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue        Fix failure if relational display field value is NULL - "Display column for relationships"
 - issue #16033 Remove vendor bin files from non source version of phpMyAdmin
 - issue #15898 [security] Fix escape tbl_storage_engine argument used on tbl_create.php
+- issue #15224 Don't fire keyboard shortcuts while SQL query area is focused (on a mobile for example)
 
 5.0.1 (2020-01-07)
 - issue #15719 Fixed error 500 when browsing a table when $cfg['LimitChars'] used a string and not an int value
diff --git a/js/shortcuts_handler.js b/js/shortcuts_handler.js
index 272a781ac6..49db60f13c 100644
--- a/js/shortcuts_handler.js
+++ b/js/shortcuts_handler.js
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ $(function () {
     var keyC = 67;
     var keyBackSpace = 8;
     $(document).on('keyup', function (e) {
+        // is a string but is also a boolean according to https://api.jquery.com/prop/
+        if ($(e.target).prop('contenteditable') === 'true' || $(e.target).prop('contenteditable') === true) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (e.target.nodeName === 'INPUT' || e.target.nodeName === 'TEXTAREA' || e.target.nodeName === 'SELECT') {
             return;
         }
@@ -39,6 +44,11 @@ $(function () {
         }
     });
     $(document).on('keydown', function (e) {
+        // is a string but is also a boolean according to https://api.jquery.com/prop/
+        if ($(e.target).prop('contenteditable') === 'true' || $(e.target).prop('contenteditable') === true) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // disable the shortcuts when session has timed out.
         if ($('#modalOverlay').length > 0) {
             return;