diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/whiteboard/whiteboard-overlay/text-draw-listener/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/whiteboard/whiteboard-overlay/text-draw-listener/component.jsx
index eeab965f88f7142609d78e1f208eb7b23eb08ee3..1b6105e055ba7280a9a220e67f479215cb165a28 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/whiteboard/whiteboard-overlay/text-draw-listener/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/whiteboard/whiteboard-overlay/text-draw-listener/component.jsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default class TextDrawListener extends Component {
     const textarea = document.getElementById(getCurrentShapeId());
 
     if (textarea) {
-      if (document.activeElement === textarea) {
+      if (document.activeElement === textarea && document.activeElement.value.length > 0) {
         return true;
       }
       textarea.focus();