diff --git a/src/domchange.ts b/src/domchange.ts
index 1aa80bf..a456dc2 100644
--- a/src/domchange.ts
+++ b/src/domchange.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ export class DOMChange {
   } | null = null
   text: string = ""
   newSel: EditorSelection | null
+  domChanged: boolean
 
   constructor(view: EditorView, start: number, end: number, readonly typeOver: boolean) {
+    this.domChanged = start > -1
     let {impreciseHead: iHead, impreciseAnchor: iAnchor} = view.docView
     if (view.state.readOnly && start > -1) {
       // Ignore changes when the editor is read-only
diff --git a/src/domobserver.ts b/src/domobserver.ts
index 4b4f065..92a3e7d 100644
--- a/src/domobserver.ts
+++ b/src/domobserver.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export class DOMObserver {
     let handled = applyDOMChange(this.view, domChange)
     // The view wasn't updated but DOM/selection changes were seen. Reset the view.
     if (this.view.state == startState &&
-        (domChange.bounds || domChange.newSel && !domChange.newSel.main.eq(this.view.state.selection.main)))
+        (domChange.domChanged || domChange.newSel && !domChange.newSel.main.eq(this.view.state.selection.main)))
       this.view.update([])
     return handled
   }