1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index e354aedb7..624721d7c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FormattedTextB
     @action
     setupAnchorMenu = () => {
         AnchorMenu.Instance.Status = 'marquee';
-
         AnchorMenu.Instance.OnClick = () => {
             !this.layoutDoc.layout_showSidebar && this.toggleSidebar();
             setTimeout(() => this._sidebarRef.current?.anchorMenuClick(this.makeLinkAnchor(undefined, OpenWhere.addRight, undefined, 'Anchored Selection', true))); // give time for sidebarRef to be created
@@ -292,6 +291,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FormattedTextB
 
             DragManager.StartAnchorAnnoDrag([ele], new DragManager.AnchorAnnoDragData(this.DocumentView?.()!, () => this.getAnchor(true), targetCreator), e.pageX, e.pageY);
         });
+
+        AnchorMenu.Instance.setSelectedText(window.getSelection()?.toString() ?? '');
         const coordsB = this._editorView!.coordsAtPos(this._editorView!.state.selection.to);
         this._props.rootSelected?.() && AnchorMenu.Instance.jumpTo(coordsB.left, coordsB.bottom);
         let ele: Opt<HTMLDivElement>;