From 88a8be3544d0983da5c31d7fd9fa6dfc579aa4a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei Draganescu <me@andreidraganescu.info>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:52:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] focus block selection button only in navigation mode (#60207)

---
 .../src/components/block-tools/block-selection-button.js | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/block-selection-button.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/block-selection-button.js
index e8fad9a62a5f1..47a7001d2ef69 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/block-selection-button.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-tools/block-selection-button.js
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ function BlockSelectionButton( { clientId, rootClientId } ) {
 
 	// Focus the breadcrumb in navigation mode.
 	useEffect( () => {
-		ref.current.focus();
-
-		speak( label );
-	}, [ label ] );
+		if ( editorMode === 'navigation' ) {
+			ref.current.focus();
+			speak( label );
+		}
+	}, [ label, editorMode ] );
 	const blockElement = useBlockElement( clientId );
 
 	const {