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 960927b6030..0b31d685568 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
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
     _handleSelectionInTable(ev=undefined) {
         const selection = this.document.getSelection();
         const anchorNode = selection.anchorNode;
-        if (anchorNode && closestElement(anchorNode, '[data-oe-protected="true"]')) {
+        if (anchorNode && (closestElement(anchorNode, '[data-oe-protected="true"]') || !ancestors(anchorNode).includes(this.editable))) {
             return false;
         }
         this.deselectTable();