diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text/editor.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text/editor.cljs
index d279c16fa4..c628651463 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text/editor.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/shapes/text/editor.cljs
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@
         (fn [event]
           (dwt/editor-select-all! editor))
 
+        on-composition-start
+        (mf/use-callback
+         (fn []
+           (.insertText slate/Editor editor "")))
+
         on-change
         (mf/use-callback
          (fn [val]
@@ -263,6 +268,7 @@
                    (dom/stop-propagation event)
                    ;; WARN: monky patch
                    (obj/set! slate/Transforms "deselect" (constantly nil)))
+        :on-composition-start on-composition-start
         :placeholder (when (= :fixed grow-type) "Type some text here...")}]]]))
 
 (mf/defc text-shape-edit