diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/monaco-enter-newline.spec.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/monaco-enter-newline.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d094e4a5a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/e2e/tests/notebook/monaco-enter-newline.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { NotebookKeyboardPage } from 'e2e/models/notebook-keyboard-page';
+import { addPageAnnotationBeforeEach, performLoginIfRequired, waitForZeppelinReady, PAGES } from '../../utils';
+
+test.describe('Monaco editor: Enter with a no-op exact-match suggestion (ZEPPELIN-6710)', () => {
+  addPageAnnotationBeforeEach(PAGES.WORKSPACE.NOTEBOOK_PARAGRAPH_CODE_EDITOR);
+
+  test('Enter inserts a newline instead of being swallowed by a completed-word suggestion', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/#/');
+    await waitForZeppelinReady(page);
+    await performLoginIfRequired(page);
+
+    const notePath = `E2E_TEST_FOLDER/MonacoEnterNewline_${Date.now()}`;
+    const createResponse = await page.request.post('/api/notebook', {
+      data: { notePath, defaultInterpreterGroup: 'python', addingEmptyParagraph: true }
+    });
+    expect(createResponse.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+    const noteId = (await createResponse.json()).body as string;
+
+    try {
+      await page.goto(`/#/notebook/${noteId}`);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/notebook/${noteId}`));
+
+      const keyboardPage = new NotebookKeyboardPage(page);
+      await expect(keyboardPage.paragraphContainer.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 });
+
+      await test.step('Given: a running python paragraph with a variable already bound in scope', async () => {
+        await keyboardPage.setCodeEditorContent('%python\nfoobar = 1\n');
+        await keyboardPage.pressRunParagraph();
+        await keyboardPage.waitForParagraphExecution(0);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('When: typing the bound variable in full so quickSuggestions auto-pops its exact, no-op match, then pressing Enter', async () => {
+        await keyboardPage.tryFocusCodeEditor();
+        await keyboardPage.pressSelectAll();
+        await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
+
+        await page.keyboard.type('foobar', { delay: 100 }); // delay lets quickSuggestions fire per keystroke
+        await expect(keyboardPage.autocompletePopup).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
+
+        await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+        await page.keyboard.type('baz');
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Then: the line break survives and the new text lands on its own line', async () => {
+        await expect
+          .poll(async () => keyboardPage.getParagraphTextByIndex(0), { timeout: 15000 })
+          .toBe('%python\nfoobar = 1\nfoobar\nbaz');
+      });
+
+      await test.step('And: Enter still accepts a genuine, non-no-op completion for a unique partial prefix (smart mode only skips no-ops)', async () => {
+        await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+        await page.keyboard.type('fooba', { delay: 100 }); // no python keyword shares this prefix, so "foobar" is the only candidate
+
+        await expect(keyboardPage.autocompletePopup).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
+        await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+
+        await expect
+          .poll(async () => keyboardPage.getParagraphTextByIndex(0), { timeout: 15000 })
+          .toBe('%python\nfoobar = 1\nfoobar\nbaz\nfoobar');
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await page.request.delete(`/api/notebook/${noteId}`);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/pages/workspace/notebook/paragraph/code-editor/code-editor.component.ts b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/pages/workspace/notebook/paragraph/code-editor/code-editor.component.ts
index d97ac3f6269..4c34acacba2 100644
--- a/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/pages/workspace/notebook/paragraph/code-editor/code-editor.component.ts
+++ b/zeppelin-web-angular/src/app/pages/workspace/notebook/paragraph/code-editor/code-editor.component.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ export class NotebookParagraphCodeEditorComponent
       matchBrackets: 'always',
       wordWrap: 'on',
       inlineSuggest: { enabled: true },
+      acceptSuggestionOnEnter: 'smart',
       scrollbar: {
         handleMouseWheel: false,
         alwaysConsumeMouseWheel: false