diff --git a/src/reducer.ts b/src/reducer.ts
index b9cc59c2..21a87eb9 100644
--- a/src/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/reducer.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ export default function reducer(
         return state;
       }
       if (state.mode === "view" && state.active) {
+        const selectedRange = state.selected.toRange(state.model.data);
+        if (selectedRange?.size() === 1) {
+          return edit(clear(state));
+        }
         return edit(state);
       }
       return state;