diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/overlays/umboverlay.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/overlays/umboverlay.directive.js
index 6e705da52d..5a757f3a29 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/overlays/umboverlay.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/overlays/umboverlay.directive.js
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ Opens an overlay to show a custom YSOD. </br>
                      var activeElementType = document.activeElement.tagName;
                      var clickableElements = ["A", "BUTTON"];
                      var submitOnEnter = document.activeElement.hasAttribute("overlay-submit-on-enter");
+                     var submitOnEnterValue = submitOnEnter ? document.activeElement.getAttribute("overlay-submit-on-enter") : "";
 
                      if(clickableElements.indexOf(activeElementType) === 0) {
                         document.activeElement.click();
@@ -502,7 +503,9 @@ Opens an overlay to show a custom YSOD. </br>
                      } else if(activeElementType === "TEXTAREA" && !submitOnEnter) {
 
 
-                     } else {
+                     } else if (submitOnEnter && submitOnEnterValue === "false") {
+                         // don't do anything
+                     }else {
                         scope.$apply(function () {
                            scope.submitForm(scope.model);
                         });