diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
index e02d3aafdb7..3c5c1f51ddf 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_events.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var BarcodeEvents = core.Class.extend(mixins.PropertiesMixin, {
             e.key === "ArrowUp" || e.key === "ArrowDown" ||
             e.key === "Escape" || e.key === "Tab" ||
             e.key === "Backspace" || e.key === "Delete" ||
-            /F\d\d?/.test(e.key)) {
+            e.key === "Unidentified" || /F\d\d?/.test(e.key)) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;