diff --git a/.changeset/ten-dryers-marry.md b/.changeset/ten-dryers-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbae333ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-dryers-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Fix Android caret placement regression when inputting into empty editor
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index 252bf94f0..7eb1b4f72 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
         selection && ReactEditor.toDOMRange(editor, selection)
 
       if (newDomRange) {
-        if (ReactEditor.isComposing(editor)) {
+        if (ReactEditor.isComposing(editor) && !IS_ANDROID) {
           domSelection.collapseToEnd()
         } else if (Range.isBackward(selection!)) {
           domSelection.setBaseAndExtent(