diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DiscardChangesDialog.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DiscardChangesDialog.kt
index 33c5480de0dc..e989dd06e892 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DiscardChangesDialog.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DiscardChangesDialog.kt
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ object DiscardChangesDialog {
         positiveButtonText: String = context.getString(R.string.discard),
         negativeButtonText: String = CollectionManager.TR.addingKeepEditing(),
         message: String = CollectionManager.TR.addingDiscardCurrentInput(),
+        isCancellable: Boolean = true,
+        negativeMethod: () -> Unit = {},
         positiveMethod: () -> Unit,
     ) = AlertDialog.Builder(context).show {
+        setCancelable(isCancellable)
         Timber.i("showing 'discard changes' dialog")
         message(text = message)
         positiveButton(text = positiveButtonText) { positiveMethod() }
-        negativeButton(text = negativeButtonText)
+        negativeButton(text = negativeButtonText) { negativeMethod() }
     }
 }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/instantnoteeditor/InstantNoteEditorActivity.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/instantnoteeditor/InstantNoteEditorActivity.kt
index 063320fcdc04..a3841f7cdc1f 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/instantnoteeditor/InstantNoteEditorActivity.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/instantnoteeditor/InstantNoteEditorActivity.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class InstantNoteEditorActivity :
     private lateinit var singleTapLayout: LinearLayout
     private lateinit var singleTapLayoutTitle: FixedTextView
 
+    private var isDialogShowing = false
+
     /** Gets the actual cloze field text value **/
     private val clozeFieldText: String?
         get() = viewModel.actualClozeFieldText.value
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ class InstantNoteEditorActivity :
     private val dialogBackCallback =
         object : OnBackPressedCallback(false) {
             override fun handleOnBackPressed() {
+                if (isDialogShowing) return
                 showDiscardChangesDialog()
             }
         }
@@ -600,7 +603,11 @@ class InstantNoteEditorActivity :
     }
 
     private fun showDiscardChangesDialog() {
-        DiscardChangesDialog.showDialog(this) {
+        isDialogShowing = true
+        DiscardChangesDialog.showDialog(this, isCancellable = false, negativeMethod = {
+            isDialogShowing = false
+        }) {
+            isDialogShowing = false
             Timber.i("InstantNoteEditorActivity:: OK button pressed to confirm discard changes")
             finish()
         }