diff --git a/packages/lexical-selection/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalSelection.test.tsx b/packages/lexical-selection/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalSelection.test.tsx
index d48d1166297..d6a7b9a588a 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-selection/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalSelection.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/lexical-selection/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalSelection.test.tsx
@@ -1121,6 +1121,30 @@ describe('LexicalSelection tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('insert text one selected node element selection', async () => {
+    await ReactTestUtils.act(async () => {
+      await editor.update(() => {
+        const root = $getRoot();
+
+        const paragraph = root.getFirstChild<ParagraphNode>();
+
+        const elementNode = $createTestElementNode();
+        const text = $createTextNode('foo');
+
+        paragraph.append(elementNode);
+        elementNode.append(text);
+
+        const selection = $createRangeSelection();
+        selection.anchor.set(text.__key, 0, 'text');
+        selection.focus.set(paragraph.__key, 1, 'element');
+
+        selection.insertText('');
+
+        expect(root.getTextContent()).toBe('');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   test('getNodes resolves nested block nodes', async () => {
     await ReactTestUtils.act(async () => {
       await editor.update(() => {
diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
index ae3a68f1963..12067bad8e3 100644
--- a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
@@ -717,20 +717,26 @@ export class RangeSelection implements BaseSelection {
   insertText(text: string): void {
     const anchor = this.anchor;
     const focus = this.focus;
-    const isBefore = this.isCollapsed() || anchor.isBefore(focus);
     const format = this.format;
     const style = this.style;
-    if (isBefore && anchor.type === 'element') {
-      $transferStartingElementPointToTextPoint(anchor, focus, format, style);
-    } else if (!isBefore && focus.type === 'element') {
-      $transferStartingElementPointToTextPoint(focus, anchor, format, style);
+    let firstPoint = anchor;
+    let endPoint = focus;
+    if (!this.isCollapsed() && focus.isBefore(anchor)) {
+      firstPoint = focus;
+      endPoint = anchor;
+    }
+    if (firstPoint.type === 'element') {
+      $transferStartingElementPointToTextPoint(
+        firstPoint,
+        endPoint,
+        format,
+        style,
+      );
     }
+    const startOffset = firstPoint.offset;
+    let endOffset = endPoint.offset;
     const selectedNodes = this.getNodes();
     const selectedNodesLength = selectedNodes.length;
-    const firstPoint = isBefore ? anchor : focus;
-    const endPoint = isBefore ? focus : anchor;
-    const startOffset = firstPoint.offset;
-    const endOffset = endPoint.offset;
     let firstNode: TextNode = selectedNodes[0] as TextNode;
 
     if (!$isTextNode(firstNode)) {
@@ -742,6 +748,11 @@ export class RangeSelection implements BaseSelection {
     const lastIndex = selectedNodesLength - 1;
     let lastNode = selectedNodes[lastIndex];
 
+    if (selectedNodesLength === 1 && endPoint.type === 'element') {
+      endOffset = firstNodeTextLength;
+      endPoint.set(firstPoint.key, endOffset, 'text');
+    }
+
     if (
       this.isCollapsed() &&
       startOffset === firstNodeTextLength &&