diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index e9662aeb760ef..94f1604b16e17 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -8928,6 +8928,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                 stopSelectionActionMode();
             } else {
                 selectCurrentWord();
+                getSelectionController().show();
             }
             handled = true;
         }