diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index 3d60b3eed..3f2f16a0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -1473,10 +1473,16 @@ $("#wordsInput").on("select selectstart", (event) => {
 });
 
 $("#wordsInput").on("selectionchange", (event) => {
-  event.preventDefault();
   const target = event.target as HTMLInputElement;
   const value = target.value;
-  target.setSelectionRange(value.length, value.length);
+
+  const hasSelectedText = target.selectionStart !== target.selectionEnd;
+  const isCursorAtEnd = target.selectionStart === value.length;
+
+  if (hasSelectedText || !isCursorAtEnd) {
+    // force caret at end of input
+    target.setSelectionRange(value.length, value.length);
+  }
 });
 
 $("#wordsInput").on("keydown", (event) => {