diff --git a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/Action.kt b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/Action.kt
index 1572fa8a17..6cf4d66149 100644
--- a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/Action.kt
+++ b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/Action.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.KeyEvent
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.LayoutCoordinates
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
@@ -149,6 +150,14 @@ abstract class ActionWindow {
     open fun close(): CloseResult {
         return CloseResult.Default
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Called for a hardware key event while this window is open, before the event reaches focused
+     * composables in the window. This lets a window respond to e.g. a TV remote's D-pad center /
+     * Enter, where there is no touchscreen to tap the window. Return true to consume the event;
+     * the default implementation ignores all key events.
+     */
+    open fun onKeyEvent(event: KeyEvent): Boolean = false
 }
 
 interface PersistentActionState {
diff --git a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/UixManager.kt b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/UixManager.kt
index 6191a1e09c..74b92ff61b 100644
--- a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/UixManager.kt
+++ b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/UixManager.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Shape
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.SolidColor
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.drawscope.scale
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.drawscope.translate
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.LayoutCoordinates
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
@@ -808,7 +809,7 @@ class UixManager(private val latinIME: LatinIME) {
         }
 
         val showingAboveKeyboard = !mainKeyboardHidden.value
-        Column {
+        Column(Modifier.onPreviewKeyEvent { windowImpl.onKeyEvent(it) }) {
             Column(
                 Modifier.background(
                     if (showingAboveKeyboard) {
diff --git a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/actions/VoiceInputAction.kt b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/actions/VoiceInputAction.kt
index 560e4dad18..b854e6e373 100644
--- a/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/actions/VoiceInputAction.kt
+++ b/java/src/org/futo/inputmethod/latin/uix/actions/VoiceInputAction.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.KeyEvent
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.KeyEventType
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.key
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.type
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
@@ -236,6 +241,22 @@ private class VoiceInputActionWindow(
         return CloseResult.Default
     }
 
+    override fun onKeyEvent(event: KeyEvent): Boolean {
+        // On a device driven by a D-pad / remote (e.g. Android TV) there is no touchscreen to tap
+        // the window to finish, and the D-pad center would otherwise activate the focused "back"
+        // button in the action bar and cancel dictation. Treat center/enter as a tap on the
+        // window: finish recognition and submit the result.
+        return when (event.key) {
+            Key.DirectionCenter, Key.Enter, Key.NumPadEnter -> {
+                if (event.type == KeyEventType.KeyUp) {
+                    recognizerView.value?.finish()
+                }
+                true
+            }
+            else -> false
+        }
+    }
+
     private var wasFinished = false
     private var cancelPlayed = false
     override fun cancelled() {