diff --git a/kernal/editor.2 b/kernal/editor.2
index ed46d65..707ca89 100644
--- a/kernal/editor.2
+++ b/kernal/editor.2
@@ -241,7 +241,13 @@ SCNKEY	LDA #$00
 	BEQ SCNOUT      ;BRANCH IF NONE
 	LDA #0
 	STA STKEY	; clear stop key
-	TAY  
+	IFCONST HELPRESET
+	LDX KBCODE
+	CPX #$11
+	BNE NOHELPRESET
+	JMP TIMB
+NOHELPRESET
+	ENDIF
 	; there is a key.  do shift/ctrl keys
 	BIT KBCODE
 	BPL NOCTRL
diff --git a/kernal/editor.3 b/kernal/editor.3
index 6e37ce8..4be17c2 100644
--- a/kernal/editor.3
+++ b/kernal/editor.3
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ F3KEY = $FF
 F4KEY = $FF
 ; keys that don't really map well to C64
 HELPKEY = $FF
+HELPCODE = $11
 LOGOKEY = $7E ; pi
 TABKEY = $5F ; left arrow
 CAPSKEY = $FF