diff --git a/.changeset/calm-readers-brake.md b/.changeset/calm-readers-brake.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7ebf19d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-readers-brake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Fix editor selection out of sync in readonly mode
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index a55e35c16..84f2f559e 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
             }
           }
         }
+
+        // Deselect the editor if the dom selection is not selectable in readonly mode
+        if (readOnly && (!anchorNodeSelectable || !focusNodeSelectable)) {
+          Transforms.deselect(editor)
+        }
       }
     }, 100),
     [readOnly]