diff --git a/lib/widgets/text_line.dart b/lib/widgets/text_line.dart
index ffe7ee93..a9260e8f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/text_line.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/text_line.dart
@@ -785,6 +785,11 @@ class RenderEditableTextLine extends RenderEditableBox {
     );
     _cursorPainter.paint(context.canvas, effectiveOffset, position);
   }
+
+  @override
+  bool hitTestChildren(BoxHitTestResult result, {Offset position}) {
+    return this._children.first.hitTest(result, position: position);
+  }
 }
 
 class _TextLineElement extends RenderObjectElement {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/text_selection.dart b/lib/widgets/text_selection.dart
index e74318ac..0790cbd0 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/text_selection.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/text_selection.dart
@@ -670,10 +670,10 @@ class _EditorTextSelectionGestureDetectorState
     final Map<Type, GestureRecognizerFactory> gestures =
         <Type, GestureRecognizerFactory>{};
 
-    gestures[_TransparentTapGestureRecognizer] =
-        GestureRecognizerFactoryWithHandlers<_TransparentTapGestureRecognizer>(
-      () => _TransparentTapGestureRecognizer(debugOwner: this),
-      (_TransparentTapGestureRecognizer instance) {
+    gestures[TapGestureRecognizer] =
+        GestureRecognizerFactoryWithHandlers<TapGestureRecognizer>(
+      () => TapGestureRecognizer(debugOwner: this),
+      (TapGestureRecognizer instance) {
         instance
           ..onTapDown = _handleTapDown
           ..onTapUp = _handleTapUp
@@ -735,18 +735,3 @@ class _EditorTextSelectionGestureDetectorState
     );
   }
 }
-
-class _TransparentTapGestureRecognizer extends TapGestureRecognizer {
-  _TransparentTapGestureRecognizer({
-    Object debugOwner,
-  }) : super(debugOwner: debugOwner);
-
-  @override
-  void rejectGesture(int pointer) {
-    if (state == GestureRecognizerState.ready) {
-      acceptGesture(pointer);
-    } else {
-      super.rejectGesture(pointer);
-    }
-  }
-}