diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
index d238f565a..588be1a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ private void handleShift(boolean isShifted) {
                     mKeyboardView.setKeyboard(mCurrentKeyboard.getAlphabeticCapKeyboard());
                 }
 
-            } else {
+            } else if (mKeyboardView.getKeyboard() != mCurrentKeyboard.getAlphabeticKeyboard()) {
                 mKeyboardView.setKeyboard(mCurrentKeyboard.getAlphabeticKeyboard());
             }
         }