diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index 19682df7b65..bf6f6843808 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -2449,6 +2449,9 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
      */
     _applyRawCommand(method, ...args) {
         const sel = this.document.getSelection();
+        if (sel.anchorNode && isProtected(sel.anchorNode)) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (
             !(SELECTIONLESS_COMMANDS.includes(method) && args.length) && (
                 !this.editable.contains(sel.anchorNode) ||
@@ -3553,6 +3556,9 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
     _onInput(ev) {
         // See if the Powerbox should be opened. If so, it will open at the end.
         const newSelection = this.document.getSelection();
+        if (newSelection.anchorNode && isProtected(newSelection.anchorNode)) {
+            return;
+        }
         const shouldOpenPowerbox = newSelection.isCollapsed && newSelection.rangeCount &&
             ev.data === '/' && this.powerbox && !this.powerbox.isOpen &&
             (!this.options.getPowerboxElement || !!this.options.getPowerboxElement());
@@ -3792,6 +3798,10 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
      * @private
      */
     _onKeyDown(ev) {
+        const selection = this.document.getSelection();
+        if (selection.anchorNode && isProtected(selection.anchorNode)) {
+            return;
+        }
         this.keyboardType =
             ev.key === 'Unidentified' ? KEYBOARD_TYPES.VIRTUAL : KEYBOARD_TYPES.PHYSICAL;
         this._currentKeyPress = ev.key;
@@ -4702,8 +4712,11 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
      * Handle safe pasting of html or plain text into the editor.
      */
     _onPaste(ev) {
-        ev.preventDefault();
         const sel = this.document.getSelection();
+        if (sel.anchorNode && isProtected(sel.anchorNode)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ev.preventDefault();
         const files = getImageFiles(ev.clipboardData);
         const odooEditorHtml = ev.clipboardData.getData('text/odoo-editor');
         const clipboardHtml = ev.clipboardData.getData('text/html');
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/collab.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/collab.test.js
index ba36f1cb66e..5f37df4b2b6 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/collab.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/collab.test.js
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@ describe('Collaboration', () => {
                     clientInfos.c1.editor.historyStep();
                     const pTrue = clientInfos.c1.editor.editable.querySelector('#true');
                     setSelection(pTrue, 0);
-                    clientInfos.c1.editor.execCommand('insert', 'a');
+                    pTrue.prepend(clientInfos.c1.editor.document.createTextNode('a'));
+                    clientInfos.c1.editor.historyStep();
                     const pFalse = clientInfos.c1.editor.editable.querySelector('#false');
                     setSelection(pFalse, 0);
                     clientInfos.c1.editor.execCommand('insert', 'a');
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
index 5982d011243..0ce0060db0d 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
@@ -6739,8 +6739,8 @@ X[]
                     stepFunction: async editor => {
                         await insertText(editor, 'bc');
                         const protectedParagraph = editor.editable.querySelector('[data-oe-protected="true"] > p');
-                        setSelection(protectedParagraph, 1);
-                        await insertText(editor, 'b');
+                        protectedParagraph.append(document.createTextNode('b'));
+                        editor.historyStep();
                         editor.historyUndo();
                     },
                     contentAfterEdit: unformat(`