diff --git a/blocks/components/editable/index.js b/blocks/components/editable/index.js
index fc86bc2edd342a..072615f44564fc 100644
--- a/blocks/components/editable/index.js
+++ b/blocks/components/editable/index.js
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ export default class Editable extends wp.element.Component {
 	}
 
 	toggleFormat( format ) {
+		this.editor.focus();
+
 		if ( this.isFormatActive( format ) ) {
 			this.editor.formatter.remove( format );
 		} else {