diff --git a/.changeset/sour-nails-double.md b/.changeset/sour-nails-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfceac36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sour-nails-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug where text was typed backwards within nested editor
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index 4bece19a1..872bec892 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
     // If the DOM selection is in the editor and the editor selection is already correct, we're done.
     if (hasDomSelection && hasDomSelectionInEditor && selection) {
       const slateRange = ReactEditor.toSlateRange(editor, domSelection, {
-        exactMatch: true,
+        exactMatch: false,
       })
       if (slateRange && Range.equals(slateRange, selection)) {
         return