diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
index c793cb4d0a1135..f9534487cfdaa2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 		return (
 			<RichText
 				tagName={ 'p' }
+				rootTagsToEliminate={ [ 'strong' ] }
 				onFocus={ this.onSelect }
 				onBlur={ this.props.onBlur } // always assign onBlur as a props
 				multiline={ false }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index c52f31cbc96ed3..ac1f8593d73c91 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -170,8 +170,19 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 	 */
 
 	removeRootTagsProduceByAztec( html ) {
-		const openingTagRegexp = RegExp( '^<' + this.props.tagName + '>', 'gim' );
-		const closingTagRegexp = RegExp( '</' + this.props.tagName + '>$', 'gim' );
+		let result = this.removeRootTag( this.props.tagName, html );
+		// Temporary workaround for https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/13763
+		if ( this.props.rootTagsToEliminate ) {
+			this.props.rootTagsToEliminate.forEach( ( element ) => {
+				result = this.removeRootTag( element, result );
+			} );
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	removeRootTag( tag, html ) {
+		const openingTagRegexp = RegExp( '^<' + tag + '>', 'gim' );
+		const closingTagRegexp = RegExp( '</' + tag + '>$', 'gim' );
 		return html.replace( openingTagRegexp, '' ).replace( closingTagRegexp, '' );
 	}