diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
index db9ab8e82e5..8e3ea45f757 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/cell.component.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ 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';
@@ -1179,6 +1179,11 @@ 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();
+        }
     }
 
     /**