diff --git a/controller/input_router.go b/controller/input_router.go
index 38cf018..d72cf22 100644
--- a/controller/input_router.go
+++ b/controller/input_router.go
@@ -113,11 +113,12 @@ func (ir *InputRouter) HandleInput(event *tcell.EventKey, currentView *ViewEntry
 		}
 	}
 
-	// pre-gate: ActionOpenPalette (*) and ActionToggleHeader (F10) must fire before
-	// task-edit Prepare and before search/fullscreen/editor gates, so they stay truly
-	// global without triggering edit-session setup or focus churn.
+	// pre-gate: global actions that must fire before task-edit Prepare() and before
+	// search/fullscreen/editor gates. ActionOpenPalette is suppressed in TaskEditView
+	// because '*' is a typeable rune that should be inserted into fields.
 	if action := ir.globalActions.Match(event); action != nil {
-		if action.ID == ActionOpenPalette || action.ID == ActionToggleHeader {
+		isTaskEdit := currentView != nil && currentView.ViewID == model.TaskEditViewID
+		if action.ID == ActionToggleHeader || (action.ID == ActionOpenPalette && !isTaskEdit) {
 			return ir.handleGlobalAction(action.ID)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/integration/action_palette_test.go b/integration/action_palette_test.go
index 3948c4b..c4940b0 100644
--- a/integration/action_palette_test.go
+++ b/integration/action_palette_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/boolean-maybe/tiki/model"
+	taskpkg "github.com/boolean-maybe/tiki/task"
 	"github.com/boolean-maybe/tiki/testutil"
+	"github.com/boolean-maybe/tiki/view/taskdetail"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 )
@@ -93,3 +97,216 @@ func TestActionPalette_AsteriskFiltersInPalette(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyEscape, 0, tcell.ModNone)
 }
+
+// getEditView type-asserts the active view to *taskdetail.TaskEditView.
+func getEditView(t *testing.T, ta *testutil.TestApp) *taskdetail.TaskEditView {
+	t.Helper()
+	v := ta.NavController.GetActiveView()
+	ev, ok := v.(*taskdetail.TaskEditView)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *taskdetail.TaskEditView, got %T", v)
+	}
+	return ev
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_DraftFirstKey(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.MakePluginViewID("Kanban"), nil)
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	// press 'n' to create new task (draft path, title focused)
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, 'n', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	// very first key in edit view is '*'
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, '*', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is pressed in task edit (draft, first key)")
+	}
+	ev := getEditView(t, ta)
+	if got := ev.GetEditedTitle(); got != "*" {
+		t.Fatalf("title = %q, want %q", got, "*")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_ExistingFirstKey(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "Test", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// push task edit directly (non-draft path)
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.TaskEditViewID, model.EncodeTaskEditParams(model.TaskEditParams{
+		TaskID: "TIKI-1",
+		Focus:  model.EditFieldTitle,
+	}))
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	// first key is '*'
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, '*', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is pressed in task edit (existing, first key)")
+	}
+	ev := getEditView(t, ta)
+	if got := ev.GetEditedTitle(); got != "Test*" {
+		t.Fatalf("title = %q, want %q", got, "Test*")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_TitleMidText(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.MakePluginViewID("Kanban"), nil)
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, 'n', tcell.ModNone)
+	ta.SendText("ab*cd")
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is typed mid-title")
+	}
+	ev := getEditView(t, ta)
+	if got := ev.GetEditedTitle(); got != "ab*cd" {
+		t.Fatalf("title = %q, want %q", got, "ab*cd")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_Description(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "Test", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.TaskEditViewID, model.EncodeTaskEditParams(model.TaskEditParams{
+		TaskID:   "TIKI-1",
+		Focus:    model.EditFieldDescription,
+		DescOnly: true,
+	}))
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	ta.SendText("x*y")
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is typed in description")
+	}
+	ev := getEditView(t, ta)
+	desc := ev.GetEditedDescription()
+	if !strings.Contains(desc, "x*y") {
+		t.Fatalf("description = %q, should contain %q", desc, "x*y")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_Tags(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "Test", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.TaskEditViewID, model.EncodeTaskEditParams(model.TaskEditParams{
+		TaskID:   "TIKI-1",
+		TagsOnly: true,
+	}))
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	ta.SendText("tag*val")
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is typed in tags")
+	}
+	ev := getEditView(t, ta)
+	tags := ev.GetEditedTags()
+	if len(tags) != 1 || tags[0] != "tag*val" {
+		t.Fatalf("tags = %v, want [tag*val]", tags)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_Assignee(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "Test", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// push task edit (default title focus)
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.TaskEditViewID, model.EncodeTaskEditParams(model.TaskEditParams{
+		TaskID: "TIKI-1",
+		Focus:  model.EditFieldTitle,
+	}))
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	// tab 5× to Assignee: Title→Status→Type→Priority→Points→Assignee
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyTab, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+	}
+
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, '*', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is pressed on Assignee field")
+	}
+	editTask := ta.EditingTask()
+	if editTask == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected editing task to be non-nil")
+	}
+	if editTask.Assignee != "Unassigned*" {
+		t.Fatalf("assignee = %q, want %q ('*' appended to default value)", editTask.Assignee, "Unassigned*")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActionPalette_BlockedInTaskEdit_NonTypeableField(t *testing.T) {
+	ta := testutil.NewTestApp(t)
+	defer ta.Cleanup()
+
+	if err := testutil.CreateTestTask(ta.TaskDir, "TIKI-1", "Test", taskpkg.StatusReady, taskpkg.TypeStory); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create task: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ta.TaskStore.Reload(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reload: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// push task edit (default title focus)
+	ta.NavController.PushView(model.TaskEditViewID, model.EncodeTaskEditParams(model.TaskEditParams{
+		TaskID: "TIKI-1",
+		Focus:  model.EditFieldTitle,
+	}))
+	ta.Draw()
+
+	// tab 1× to Status (non-typeable field)
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyTab, 0, tcell.ModNone)
+
+	ta.SendKey(tcell.KeyRune, '*', tcell.ModNone)
+
+	if ta.GetPaletteConfig().IsVisible() {
+		t.Fatal("palette should NOT open when '*' is pressed on Status field")
+	}
+	editTask := ta.EditingTask()
+	if editTask == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected editing task to be non-nil")
+	}
+	if editTask.Status != taskpkg.StatusReady {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %v, want %v (rune should be silently ignored)", editTask.Status, taskpkg.StatusReady)
+	}
+}