diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/text_selection.dart b/lib/src/widgets/text_selection.dart
index a8748de1..85362c7a 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/text_selection.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/text_selection.dart
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ class EditorTextSelectionOverlay {
         throw 'Invalid position';
     }
     selectionDelegate
-      ..textEditingValue =
-          value.copyWith(selection: newSelection, composing: TextRange.empty)
+      ..userUpdateTextEditingValue(
+          value.copyWith(selection: newSelection, composing: TextRange.empty),
+          SelectionChangedCause.drag)
       ..bringIntoView(textPosition);
   }