diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/user_organization_autocompletion.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/user_organization_autocompletion.js.coffee
index 4c13dc901..c870df54a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/user_organization_autocompletion.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/lib/app_post/user_organization_autocompletion.js.coffee
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class App.UserOrganizationAutocompletion extends App.Controller
           item = ''
           @close()
 
+        # if tab / close recipientList
+        if e.keyCode is 9
+          @close()
+
         # ignore arrow keys
         if e.keyCode is 37
           return