diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
index f7b923b5b976f4..2373f85ea58156 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export default class PlainText extends Component {
 		}
 	}
 
+	componentDidUpdate( prevProps ) {
+		if ( ! this.props.isSelected && prevProps.isSelected ) {
+			this._input.blur();
+		}
+	}
+
 	focus() {
 		this._input.focus();
 	}
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index fa1a391e28dbba..9ca46d027e2e40 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 	componentDidUpdate( prevProps ) {
 		if ( this.props.isSelected && ! prevProps.isSelected ) {
 			this._editor.focus();
+		} else if ( ! this.props.isSelected && prevProps.isSelected ) {
+			this._editor.blur();
 		}
 	}