diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index ef28be79a70..6b80d9b06e4 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ export class Wysiwyg extends Component {
             selectedTab: 'theme-colors',
             withGradients: true,
             onColorLeave: () => {
-                this.odooEditor.historyRevertCurrentStep();
+                // We need to prevent rollback in case the seclection is in unremovable
+                this.odooEditor.withoutRollback(() => this.odooEditor.historyRevertCurrentStep());
                 // Compute the selection to ensure it's preserved between
                 // selectionchange events in case this gets triggered multiple
                 // times quickly.