diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
index 9465cb7d..143b78d0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export default {
     onPaste (e) {
       const text = (e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData).getData('text/plain')
 
-      const selection = window.getSelection()
+      const selection = this.$el.getRootNode().getSelection()
 
       if (selection.rangeCount) {
         selection.deleteFromDocument()
diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/contenteditable.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/contenteditable.vue
index 9b478694..44715c20 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/contenteditable.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/contenteditable.vue
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default {
     onPaste (e) {
       const text = (e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData).getData('text/plain')
 
-      const selection = window.getSelection()
+      const selection = this.$el.getRootNode().getSelection()
 
       if (selection.rangeCount) {
         selection.deleteFromDocument()