diff --git a/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp b/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
index 3396ca8cc3..3cec76ed7c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/QuantitySpinBox.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ void Gui::QuantitySpinBox::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
     const auto isEnter = event->key() == Qt::Key_Enter || event->key() == Qt::Key_Return;
 
     if (d->normalize && isEnter && !isNormalized()) {
+        // ensure that input is up to date
+        handlePendingEmit();
+
         normalize();
         return;
     }