diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
index 8f179d08570ad1..968ad637db49a7 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ export function RichTextWrapper(
 				aria-multiline={ ! disableLineBreaks }
 				aria-readonly={ shouldDisableEditing }
 				{ ...props }
+				// Unset draggable for contentEditable elements because it will
+				// interfere with multi block selection when the contentEditable
+				// and draggable elements are the same element.
+				draggable={ undefined }
 				aria-label={
 					bindingsLabel || props[ 'aria-label' ] || placeholder
 				}