diff --git a/packages/text-editor/src/components/StyledTextBox.svelte b/packages/text-editor/src/components/StyledTextBox.svelte
index 3ba5c04df2..9c9899c46c 100644
--- a/packages/text-editor/src/components/StyledTextBox.svelte
+++ b/packages/text-editor/src/components/StyledTextBox.svelte
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
       on:attach
       on:focus={() => {
         focused = true
+        dispatch('focus')
       }}
       on:blur={() => {
         focused = false