diff --git a/.changeset/big-keys-grab.md b/.changeset/big-keys-grab.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..852931825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-keys-grab.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Call keyDown handler while composing
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index 322e8807b..bcd958405 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -1064,9 +1064,9 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
             (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
               if (
                 !readOnly &&
-                !state.isComposing &&
                 hasEditableTarget(editor, event.target) &&
-                !isEventHandled(event, attributes.onKeyDown)
+                !isEventHandled(event, attributes.onKeyDown) &&
+                !state.isComposing
               ) {
                 const { nativeEvent } = event
                 const { selection } = editor