diff --git a/lib/src/editor/command/text_commands.dart b/lib/src/editor/command/text_commands.dart
index da05e17e6..8b3b77cb7 100644
--- a/lib/src/editor/command/text_commands.dart
+++ b/lib/src/editor/command/text_commands.dart
@@ -235,6 +235,38 @@ extension TextTransforms on EditorState {
     return apply(transaction);
   }
 
+  /// update the node attributes at the given selection.
+  ///
+  /// If the [Selection] is not passed in, use the current selection.
+  Future<void> updateNode(
+    Selection? selection,
+    Node Function(
+      Node node,
+    ) nodeBuilder,
+  ) async {
+    selection ??= this.selection;
+    selection = selection?.normalized;
+
+    if (selection == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final nodes = getNodesInSelection(selection);
+    if (nodes.isEmpty) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final transaction = this.transaction;
+
+    for (final node in nodes) {
+      transaction
+        ..updateNode(node, nodeBuilder(node).attributes)
+        ..afterSelection = transaction.beforeSelection;
+    }
+
+    return apply(transaction);
+  }
+
   /// Insert text at the given index of the given [Node] or the [Path].
   ///
   /// [Path] and [Node] are mutually exclusive.
diff --git a/lib/src/editor/toolbar/desktop/items/text_direction_toolbar_items.dart b/lib/src/editor/toolbar/desktop/items/text_direction_toolbar_items.dart
index 67317fd95..7017567be 100644
--- a/lib/src/editor/toolbar/desktop/items/text_direction_toolbar_items.dart
+++ b/lib/src/editor/toolbar/desktop/items/text_direction_toolbar_items.dart
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class _TextDirectionToolbarItem extends ToolbarItem {
               isHighlight: isHighlight,
               highlightColor: highlightColor,
               tooltip: tooltip,
-              onPressed: () => editorState.formatNode(
+              onPressed: () => editorState.updateNode(
                 selection,
                 (node) => node.copyWith(
                   attributes: {