diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js
index dd4f4ae14..7199e6898 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/bar_controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
 import { post } from "@rails/request.js"
+import { isInput } from "helpers/html_helpers"
 
 export default class extends Controller {
   static targets = [ "turboFrame" ]
@@ -41,8 +42,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     const activeElement = document.activeElement
 
     if (activeElement) {
-      const usingInput = activeElement.closest("input, textarea, lexical-editor")
-      return !usingInput
+      return !isInput(activeElement)
     } else {
       return true
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
index 1c85d69e8..6abfc45c0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/hotkey_controller.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+import { isInput } from "helpers/html_helpers"
 
 export default class extends Controller {
   click(event) {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   }
 
   #shouldIgnore(event) {
-    return event.defaultPrevented || event.target.closest("input, textarea, lexical-editor")
+    return event.defaultPrevented || isInput(event.target)
   }
 
   get #isClickable() {
diff --git a/app/javascript/helpers/html_helpers.js b/app/javascript/helpers/html_helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b4a4185b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/helpers/html_helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function isInput(element) {
+  return !!element.closest("input, textarea, lexical-editor")
+}