diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
index 259ec2eb3a..9b1a03ce4a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/delegates.py
@@ -218,12 +218,15 @@ class StyledItemDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.table_widget = args[0]
+        # Set this to True here. It is up the the subclasses to set it to False if needed.
+        self.is_editable_with_tab = True
 
     def createEditor(self, parent, option, index):
-        if self.table_widget.currentIndex().row() != index.row():
-            print(f'createEditor row error: delegate: {self.__class__.__name__}. '
-                  f'row: {self.table_widget.currentIndex().row()}, '
-                  f'index row: {index.row()}, index column:{index.column()}')
+        if self.table_widget.currentIndex() != index:
+            idx = self.table_widget.currentIndex()
+            print(f'createEditor idx err: delegate={self.__class__.__name__}. '
+                  f'cur idx=({idx.row()}, {idx.column()}), '
+                  f'given idx=({index.row()}, {index.column()})')
             return None
         return self.create_editor(parent, option, index)
 
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ class CcLongTextDelegate(StyledItemDelegate):  # {{{
         StyledItemDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
         self.table_widget = parent
         self.document = QTextDocument()
+        self.is_editable_with_tab = False
 
     def create_editor(self, parent, option, index):
         m = index.model()
@@ -607,6 +611,7 @@ class CcMarkdownDelegate(StyledItemDelegate):  # {{{
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.table_widget = parent
         self.document = QTextDocument()
+        self.is_editable_with_tab = False
 
     def paint(self, painter, option, index):
         self.initStyleOption(option, index)
@@ -760,6 +765,7 @@ class CcCommentsDelegate(StyledItemDelegate):  # {{{
         StyledItemDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
         self.table_widget = parent
         self.document = QTextDocument()
+        self.is_editable_with_tab = False
 
     def paint(self, painter, option, index):
         self.initStyleOption(option, index)
@@ -886,6 +892,7 @@ class CcTemplateDelegate(StyledItemDelegate):  # {{{
         StyledItemDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
         self.table_widget = parent
         self.disallow_edit = gprefs['edit_metadata_templates_only_F2_on_booklist']
+        self.is_editable_with_tab = False
 
     def create_editor(self, parent, option, index):
         if self.disallow_edit:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
index bdd7f6e2c7..de13f3b0b7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/views.py
@@ -1652,7 +1652,22 @@ class BooksView(QTableView):  # {{{
             hint = QAbstractItemDelegate.EndEditHint.NoHint
         ans = super().closeEditor(editor, hint)
         if move_by is not None and self.currentIndex() == orig and self.state() is not QAbstractItemView.State.EditingState:
-            index = self.moveCursor(move_by, Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier)
+            # Skip over columns that aren't editable or are implemented by a dialog
+            while True:
+                index = self.moveCursor(move_by, Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier)
+                if not index.isValid():
+                    break
+                self.setCurrentIndex(index)
+                m = self._model
+                col = m.column_map[index.column()]
+                if m.is_custom_column(col):
+                    # Don't try to open editors implemented by dialogs such as
+                    # markdown, composites and comments
+                    if self.itemDelegateForIndex(index).is_editable_with_tab:
+                        break
+                elif m.flags(index) & Qt.ItemFlag.ItemIsEditable:
+                    # Standard editable column
+                    break
             if index.isValid():
                 def edit():
                     if index.isValid():