diff --git a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
index 4dd0018f68..33c5b20c01 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Cangjie
 CANRENAME
 CAPTUREBLT
 CAPTURECHANGED
+CARETBLINKING
 CAtl
 cch
 CCHDEVICENAME
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Helpers/FileExplorerHelper.cs b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Helpers/FileExplorerHelper.cs
index 2c3931c218..763ba94532 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Helpers/FileExplorerHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Helpers/FileExplorerHelper.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Peek.Common.Models;
 using Peek.UI.Extensions;
 using SHDocVw;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 using IServiceProvider = Peek.Common.Models.IServiceProvider;
 
 namespace Peek.UI.Helpers
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ namespace Peek.UI.Helpers
 
         private static IShellItemArray? GetItemsInternal(HWND foregroundWindowHandle, bool onlySelectedFiles)
         {
-            if (foregroundWindowHandle.IsDesktopWindow())
+            // If the caret is visible, we assume the user is typing and we don't want to interfere with that
+            if (CaretVisible(foregroundWindowHandle))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            else if (foregroundWindowHandle.IsDesktopWindow())
             {
                 return GetItemsFromDesktop(foregroundWindowHandle, onlySelectedFiles);
             }
@@ -104,5 +111,21 @@ namespace Peek.UI.Helpers
 
             return null;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns whether the caret is visible in the specified window.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static bool CaretVisible(HWND hwnd)
+        {
+            GUITHREADINFO guiThreadInfo = new() { cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<GUITHREADINFO>() };
+
+            // Get information for the foreground thread
+            if (PInvoke.GetGUIThreadInfo(0, ref guiThreadInfo))
+            {
+                return guiThreadInfo.hwndActive == hwnd && (guiThreadInfo.flags & GUITHREADINFO_FLAGS.GUI_CARETBLINKING) != 0;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeMethods.txt b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeMethods.txt
index e65e72c12f..102eaa1ebd 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ GetWindowRect
 SET_WINDOW_POS_FLAGS
 SetWindowPos
 GetWindowPlacement
-SetWindowPlacement
\ No newline at end of file
+SetWindowPlacement
+GetGUIThreadInfo
\ No newline at end of file