diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
index 0b7cd42ec6..0eef218b1c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block-rte/components/block-rte-entry/block-rte-entry.element.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ export class UmbBlockRteEntryElement extends UmbLitElement implements UmbPropert
 		this.classList.add('uui-font');
 		// eslint-disable-next-line wc/no-self-class
 		this.classList.add('uui-text');
+
+		this.setAttribute('contenteditable', 'false');
 	}
 
 	#renderRefBlock() {