diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
index 82888c5d8a3..6d151dc1008 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
@@ -1924,9 +1924,10 @@
                     return false;
                 }
                 switch(m.type) {
-                case 'attributes': // ignore .cke_focus being added or removed
-                    // ignore id modification
-                    if (m.attributeName === 'id') { return false; }
+                case 'attributes':
+                    // ignore special attributes and .cke_focus class being added or removed
+                    var ignored_attrs = ['id', 'contenteditable', 'attributeeditable']
+                    if (_.contains(ignored_attrs, m.attributeName)) { return false; }
                     // if attribute is not a class, can't be .cke_focus change
                     if (m.attributeName !== 'class') { return true; }