diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 67805e33f2a8e9be0a770d2268791656e4108001..1897bbd6f01d9c355df37bbc86e3185042f530ec 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -2805,6 +2805,9 @@ impl EditorElement {
         em_width: Pixels,
         cx: &mut WindowContext,
     ) {
+        if !self.editor.focus_handle(cx).is_focused(cx) {
+            return;
+        }
         let Some(newest_selection_head) = newest_selection_head else {
             return;
         };