diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/shared/interview-ui.ts b/src/resources/extensions/shared/interview-ui.ts
index 99a3501b8..f07112597 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/shared/interview-ui.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/shared/interview-ui.ts
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ export async function showInterviewRound(
 			// Auto-open the notes field when "None of the above" is selected
 			// so the user can immediately provide a free-text explanation
 			// instead of being trapped in a re-asking loop (bug #2715).
-			if (!isMultiSelect(currentIdx) && states[currentIdx].cursorIndex === noneOrDoneIdx(currentIdx)) {
+			// Only auto-open if the user hasn't already provided notes —
+			// otherwise Enter from notes mode loops back here endlessly.
+			if (!isMultiSelect(currentIdx) && states[currentIdx].cursorIndex === noneOrDoneIdx(currentIdx) && !states[currentIdx].notes) {
 				states[currentIdx].notesVisible = true;
 				focusNotes = true;
 				loadStateToEditor();