diff --git a/core/src/components/app/app.scss b/core/src/components/app/app.scss
index 22d3de19c50..e703dacc3ed 100644
--- a/core/src/components/app/app.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/app/app.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ html.plt-mobile ion-app {
   user-select: none;
 }
 
+/**
+ * This works around a WebKit issue
+ * where user-select: none was causing
+ * contenteditable to not be selectable,
+ * even though inputs and textareas are selectable.
+ */
+html.plt-mobile ion-app [contenteditable] {
+  user-select: text;
+}
+
 ion-app.force-statusbar-padding {
   --ion-safe-area-top: 20px;
 }