diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
index 0b2a0648fb6..7d4356d06aa 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
@@ -354,10 +354,13 @@ export class HtmlField extends Component {
     async commitChanges({ urgent } = {}) {
         if (this._isDirty() || urgent) {
             if (this.wysiwyg) {
+                // Avoid listening to changes made during the _toInline process.
+                this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerUnactive('commitChanges');
                 await this.wysiwyg.saveModifiedImages();
                 if (this.props.isInlineStyle) {
                     await this._toInline();
                 }
+                this.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerActive('commitChanges');
             }
             await this.updateValue();
         }