diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index ae9b735367c..79228163cc5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ bool TextEditorWidget::event(QEvent *e)
                            && (ke->key() < Qt::Key_Escape));
             d->m_maybeFakeTooltipEvent = false;
         }
-        break;
+        return true;
     }
     case QEvent::ApplicationPaletteChange: {
         // slight hack: ignore palette changes