From 6868c12d733f35d0d78a153f5e9c7cef7ca4bebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ivan Minchev <IMinchev@infragistics.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:38:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(grid-cell): enhance keyboard activation handling and
 notify grid changes

---
 projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
index dba01a886aa..44cb6ff61b1 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import {
     IgxTextSelectionDirective,
     IgxFocusDirective,
     IgxTextHighlightDirective
- } from 'igniteui-angular/directives';
+} from 'igniteui-angular/directives';
 import { fadeOut, scaleInCenter } from 'igniteui-angular/animations';
 import { IgxChipComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/chips';
 import { IgxInputDirective, IgxInputGroupComponent, IgxPrefixDirective, IgxSuffixDirective } from 'igniteui-angular/input-group';
@@ -1181,6 +1181,11 @@ export class IgxGridCellComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy, CellT
         if (this.grid.isCellSelectable && shouldEmitSelection) {
             this.zone.run(() => this.grid.selected.emit({ cell: this.getCellType(), event }));
         }
+
+        const isKeyboardActivation = event?.type === 'keydown';
+        if (isKeyboardActivation) {
+            this.grid.notifyChanges();
+        }
     }
 
     /**