diff --git a/.changeset/clever-moose-exist.md b/.changeset/clever-moose-exist.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ffbb8c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clever-moose-exist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate': patch
+---
+
+fix: correct dirty path update for Text nodes
diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms-node/insert-nodes.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms-node/insert-nodes.ts
index 56cda9906..84e559c90 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms-node/insert-nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms-node/insert-nodes.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const insertNodes: NodeTransforms['insertNodes'] = (
             at = Path.next(at as Path)
 
             batchedOps.push(op)
-            if (!Text.isText) {
+            if (Text.isText(node)) {
               newDirtyPaths.push(path)
             } else {
               newDirtyPaths.push(