diff --git a/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.spec.ts b/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.spec.ts
index 99f1950..5cd9bae 100644
--- a/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.spec.ts
@@ -181,4 +181,32 @@ describe('Editable Component', () => {
 
         expect(component.scrollSelectionIntoView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     }));
+
+    it('should not steal focus from an external control while native selection sync is pending', fakeAsync(() => {
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        flush();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        const editor = component.editor;
+        const editorElement = AngularEditor.toDOMNode(editor, editor) as HTMLElement;
+        const externalInput = document.createElement('input');
+        document.body.appendChild(externalInput);
+
+        try {
+            editorElement.focus();
+            Transforms.select(editor, Editor.start(editor, [0]));
+            flush();
+
+            const end = Editor.end(editor, [0]);
+            editor.selection = { anchor: end, focus: end };
+            component.editableComponent.toNativeSelection(false);
+
+            externalInput.focus();
+            flush();
+
+            expect(document.activeElement).toBe(externalInput);
+        } finally {
+            externalInput.remove();
+        }
+    }));
 });
diff --git a/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.ts b/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.ts
index d1c067c..54b9575 100644
--- a/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.ts
+++ b/packages/src/components/editable/editable.component.ts
@@ -1039,7 +1039,12 @@ export class SlateEditable implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy, AfterViewChe
                     newDomRange && autoScroll && this.scrollSelectionIntoView(this.editor, newDomRange);
                     // COMPAT: In Firefox, it's not enough to create a range, you also need
                     // to focus the contenteditable element too. (2016/11/16)
-                    if (newDomRange && IS_FIREFOX) {
+                    // Don't steal focus if another control was focused while this callback was queued.
+                    const currentActiveElement = root.activeElement;
+                    const documentBody = (root as Document).body;
+                    const hasAnotherFocusedElement =
+                        !!currentActiveElement && currentActiveElement !== el && currentActiveElement !== documentBody;
+                    if (newDomRange && IS_FIREFOX && !hasAnotherFocusedElement) {
                         el.focus();
                     }
                 }