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 04a62824843..45cce837350 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
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
     commonParentGet,
     containsUnremovable,
     DIRECTIONS,
-    endPos,
     ensureFocus,
     getCursorDirection,
     getFurthestUneditableParent,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import {
     preserveCursor,
     setCursorStart,
     setSelection,
-    startPos,
     toggleClass,
     closestElement,
     isVisible,
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ import {
     boundariesOut,
     getFontSizeDisplayValue,
     rightLeafOnlyNotBlockPath,
+    lastLeaf,
 } from './utils/utils.js';
 import { editorCommands } from './commands/commands.js';
 import { Powerbox } from './powerbox/Powerbox.js';
@@ -5069,7 +5068,7 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
         const cursorDestination =
             tds[tds.findIndex(td => closestTd === td) + (direction === DIRECTIONS.LEFT ? -1 : 1)];
         if (cursorDestination) {
-            setSelection(...startPos(cursorDestination), ...endPos(cursorDestination), true);
+            setCursorEnd(lastLeaf(cursorDestination));
         } else if (direction === DIRECTIONS.RIGHT) {
             this.execCommand('addRow', 'after');
             this._onTabulationInTable(ev);
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 ab464656114..2cf72ce7aad 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
@@ -5106,7 +5106,14 @@ X[]
                 await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                     contentBefore: '<table><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="width: 20px;">ab</td><td>cd</td><td>ef[]</td></tr></tbody></table>',
                     stepFunction: async editor => triggerEvent(editor.editable, 'keydown', { key: 'Tab'}),
-                    contentAfter: '<table><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="width: 20px;">ab</td><td>cd</td><td>ef</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td>[<p><br></p>]</td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table>',
+                    contentAfter: '<table><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="width: 20px;">ab</td><td>cd</td><td>ef</td></tr><tr style="height: 20px;"><td><p>[]<br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table>',
+                });
+            });
+            it('should not select whole text of the next cell', async () => {
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<table><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="width: 20px;">ab</td><td>[cd]</td><td>ef</td></tr></tbody></table>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => triggerEvent(editor.editable, 'keydown', { key: 'Tab'}),
+                    contentAfter: '<table><tbody><tr style="height: 20px;"><td style="width: 20px;">ab</td><td>cd</td><td>ef[]</td></tr></tbody></table>',
                 });
             });
         });