diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-editor.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-editor.js.es6
index f96eac84b52..0898b2cd1dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-editor.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-editor.js.es6
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
   _selectText(from, length) {
     Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', () => {
       const textarea = this.$('textarea.d-editor-input')[0];
+      if (!this.capabilities.isIOS) {
+        textarea.focus();
+      }
       textarea.selectionStart = from;
       textarea.selectionEnd = textarea.selectionStart + length;
     });