diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/keyboard.html b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/keyboard.html
index cb9f774d7f..466ef8822a 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/keyboard.html
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/keyboard.html
@@ -240,9 +240,13 @@
     function updateKMSelectionRange(start, end) {
       var ta = document.getElementById('ta');
       var kmw = window['keyman'];
+      var resetContext == (ta.selectionStart != pos || ta.selectionEnd != pos + length);
       ta.selectionStart = ta._KeymanWebSelectionStart = start;
       ta.selectionEnd = ta._KeymanWebSelectionEnd = end;
       kmw['setActiveElement'](ta);
+      if(resetContext) {
+        kmw.resetContext();
+      }
     }
 
     function oskCreateKeyPreview(x,y,w,h,t) {
diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/resources/Keyman.bundle/Contents/Resources/keyboard.html b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/resources/Keyman.bundle/Contents/Resources/keyboard.html
index 19045e3b3a..c41aee5c28 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/resources/Keyman.bundle/Contents/Resources/keyboard.html
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/resources/Keyman.bundle/Contents/Resources/keyboard.html
@@ -262,9 +262,13 @@
             function setCursorRange(pos, length) {
                 var ta = document.getElementById('ta');
                 var kmw = window['keyman'];
+                var resetContext = (ta.selectionStart != pos || ta.selectionEnd != pos + length);
                 ta.selectionStart = ta._KeymanWebSelectionStart = pos;
                 ta.selectionEnd = ta._KeymanWebSelectionEnd = pos + length;
                 kmw['setActiveElement'](ta);
+                if(resetContext) {
+                  kmw.resetContext();
+                }
                 return ta.selectionEnd;
             }