diff --git a/src/models/transform.js b/src/models/transform.js
index 856135c46..b7b62cf1a 100644
--- a/src/models/transform.js
+++ b/src/models/transform.js
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ class Transform {
    *   @property {Boolean} isNative
    *   @property {Boolean} merge
    *   @property {Boolean} save
+   *   @property {Boolean} normalize
    * @return {State} state
    */
 
   apply(options = {}) {
     let transform = this
+    let { merge, save, isNative = false, normalize = true } = options
 
     // Ensure that the state is normalized.
-    transform = transform.normalize()
+    if (normalize) transform = transform.normalize()
 
-    let { merge, save, isNative = false } = options
     let { state, operations } = transform
     let { history } = state
     let { undos, redos } = history
diff --git a/src/plugins/core.js b/src/plugins/core.js
index 5220818c8..b2a65082c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core.js
+++ b/src/plugins/core.js
@@ -681,7 +681,9 @@ function Plugin(options = {}) {
     return state
       .transform()
       .moveTo(selection)
-      .apply()
+      // Since the document has not changed, We only normalize the selection
+      .normalizeSelection()
+      .apply({ normalize: false })
   }
 
   /**