diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index a1462c4886a0b..d8139b89c084c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -1474,7 +1474,12 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                         }
                     }
                 }
+            } else if (mText instanceof Spannable) {
+                // Reset the selection.
+                stopTextActionMode();
+                Selection.setSelection((Spannable) mText, getSelectionStart(), getSelectionEnd());
             }
+
             if (mEditor.hasSelectionController()) {
                 mEditor.startSelectionActionMode();
             }