diff --git a/src/lib/components/Keyboard.ts b/src/lib/components/Keyboard.ts
index 1bf7dece..fc6b773e 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Keyboard.ts
+++ b/src/lib/components/Keyboard.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class SimpleKeyboard {
      * @property {string} physicalKeyboardHighlightBgColor Define the background color that the physical keyboard highlighted key should have.
      * @property {boolean} physicalKeyboardHighlightPressUseClick Whether physicalKeyboardHighlightPress should use clicks to trigger buttons.
      * @property {boolean} physicalKeyboardHighlightPressUsePointerEvents Whether physicalKeyboardHighlightPress should use pointer events to trigger buttons.
+     * @property {boolean} physicalKeyboardHighlightPreventDefault Whether physicalKeyboardHighlight should use preventDefault to disable default browser actions.
      * @property {boolean} preventMouseDownDefault Calling preventDefault for the mousedown events keeps the focus on the input.
      * @property {boolean} preventMouseUpDefault Calling preventDefault for the mouseup events.
      * @property {boolean} stopMouseDownPropagation Stops pointer down events on simple-keyboard buttons from bubbling to parent elements.
diff --git a/src/lib/interfaces.ts b/src/lib/interfaces.ts
index 30871907..4a8c4dd0 100644
--- a/src/lib/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/lib/interfaces.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ export interface KeyboardOptions {
      */
     physicalKeyboardHighlightBgColor?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether physicalKeyboardHighlight should use preventDefault to disable default browser actions.
+     */
+    physicalKeyboardHighlightPreventDefault?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Calling preventDefault for the mousedown events keeps the focus on the input.
      */
diff --git a/src/lib/services/PhysicalKeyboard.ts b/src/lib/services/PhysicalKeyboard.ts
index 9b89c54d..9978ac34 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/PhysicalKeyboard.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/PhysicalKeyboard.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class PhysicalKeyboard {
 
   handleHighlightKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     const options = this.getOptions();
+
+    if(options.physicalKeyboardHighlightPreventDefault){
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
     const buttonPressed = this.getSimpleKeyboardLayoutKey(event);
 
     this.dispatch((instance: any) => {
@@ -86,6 +91,11 @@ class PhysicalKeyboard {
 
   handleHighlightKeyUp(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     const options = this.getOptions();
+
+    if(options.physicalKeyboardHighlightPreventDefault){
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+    
     const buttonPressed = this.getSimpleKeyboardLayoutKey(event);
 
     this.dispatch((instance: any) => {