diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/react-editor.ts b/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/react-editor.ts
index c1e15483da..1d77d16a7f 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/react-editor.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/react-editor.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export const ReactEditor: ReactEditorInterface = {
     IS_FOCUSED.set(editor, true)
 
     if (root.activeElement !== el) {
-      if (root instanceof Document) {
+      if (editor.selection && root instanceof Document) {
         const domSelection = root.getSelection()
         const domRange = ReactEditor.toDOMRange(editor, editor.selection)
         domSelection?.removeAllRanges()