1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
index 7ddd1a2c4..47833dd43 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class RichTextRules {
                     this.Document[DataSym][fieldKey] = value === 'true' ? true : value === 'false' ? false : num ? Number(value) : value;
                 }
                 const fieldView = state.schema.nodes.dashField.create({ fieldKey, docid });
-                return state.tr.deleteRange(start, end).insert(start, fieldView);
+                return state.tr.setSelection(new TextSelection(state.doc.resolve(start), state.doc.resolve(end))).replaceSelectionWith(fieldView, true);
             }),
 
             // create a text display of a metadata field on this or another document, or create a hyperlink portal to another document
@@ -336,7 +336,10 @@ export class RichTextRules {
                     this.Document[DataSym].tags = `${tags + '#' + tag + ':'}`;
                 }
                 const fieldView = state.schema.nodes.dashField.create({ fieldKey: '#' + tag });
-                return state.tr.deleteRange(start, end).insert(start, fieldView).insertText(' ');
+                return state.tr
+                    .setSelection(new TextSelection(state.doc.resolve(start), state.doc.resolve(end)))
+                    .replaceSelectionWith(fieldView, true)
+                    .insertText(' ');
             }),
 
             // # heading