diff --git a/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h b/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h
index 0da90ef59..3e7fb107e 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h
+++ b/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #import "EditorConfig.h"
 #import "EditorParser.h"
 #import "BaseStyleProtocol.h"
+#import "EditorTextView.h"
 
 #ifndef ReactNativeRichTextEditorViewNativeComponent_h
 #define ReactNativeRichTextEditorViewNativeComponent_h
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface ReactNativeRichTextEditorView : RCTViewComponentView {
-  @public UITextView *textView;
+  @public EditorTextView *textView;
   @public NSRange recentlyChangedRange;
   @public EditorConfig *config;
   @public EditorParser *parser;
diff --git a/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.mm b/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.mm
index 35fdcab30..8418bf336 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.mm
+++ b/ios/ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.mm
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #import "StyleHeaders.h"
 #import "WordsUtils.h"
 #import "LayoutManagerExtension.h"
-#import "EditorTextView.h"
 
 using namespace facebook::react;
 
@@ -137,6 +136,7 @@ - (void)setupTextView {
   textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 0, 0, 0);
   textView.textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0;
   textView.delegate = self;
+  textView.editor = self;
   textView.layoutManager.editor = self;
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.h b/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.h
index de46f287d..d51371643 100644
--- a/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.h
+++ b/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.h
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 #import <UIkit/UIKit.h>
 
 @interface EditorTextView : UITextView
+@property (nonatomic, weak) id editor;
 @end
diff --git a/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.mm b/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.mm
index 7760de16e..042e457c5 100644
--- a/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.mm
+++ b/ios/editorTextView/EditorTextView.mm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 @implementation EditorTextView
 
 - (void)copy:(id)sender {
-  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)self.delegate;
+  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)_editor;
   if(typedEditor == nullptr) { return; }
   
   NSString *plainText = [typedEditor->textView.textStorage.string substringWithRange:typedEditor->textView.selectedRange];
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ - (void)copy:(id)sender {
 }
 
 - (void)paste:(id)sender {
-  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)self.delegate;
+  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)_editor;
   if(typedEditor == nullptr) { return; }
 
   UIPasteboard *pasteboard = [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard];
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ - (void)paste:(id)sender {
       if([pasteboardTypes containsObject:UTTypePlainText.identifier]) {
         NSString *plainString = [pasteboard valueForPasteboardType:UTTypePlainText.identifier];
         currentRange.length > 0
-          ? [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr]
-          : [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+        ? [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:typedEditor]
+        : [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:typedEditor];
       }
     }
   } else if([pasteboardTypes containsObject:UTTypePlainText.identifier]) {
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ - (void)paste:(id)sender {
   
     NSString *plainString = [pasteboard valueForPasteboardType:UTTypePlainText.identifier];
     currentRange.length > 0
-      ? [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr]
-      : [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+    ? [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:typedEditor]
+    : [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainString inView:typedEditor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:typedEditor];
   }
 }
 
 - (void)cut:(id)sender {
-  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)self.delegate;
+  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)_editor;
   if(typedEditor == nullptr) { return; }
   
   [self copy:sender];
-  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:typedEditor->textView at:typedEditor->textView.selectedRange additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:typedEditor->textView at:typedEditor->textView.selectedRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:typedEditor];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/parser/EditorParser.mm b/ios/parser/EditorParser.mm
index e0bff1035..573a8a561 100644
--- a/ios/parser/EditorParser.mm
+++ b/ios/parser/EditorParser.mm
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ - (void)replaceFromHtml:(NSString * _Nonnull)html range:(NSRange)range {
   NSArray *stylesInfo = (NSArray *)processingResult[1];
   
   // we can use ready replace util
-  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainText inView:_editor->textView at:range additionalAttributes:nil];
+  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:plainText inView:_editor->textView at:range additionalAttributes:nil editor:_editor];
   
   [self applyProcessedStyles:stylesInfo offsetFromBeginning:range.location];
   [_editor anyTextMayHaveBeenModified];
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ - (void)insertFromHtml:(NSString * _Nonnull)html location:(NSInteger)location {
   NSArray *stylesInfo = (NSArray *)processingResult[1];
   
   // same here, insertion utils got our back
-  [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainText inView:_editor->textView at:location additionalAttributes:nil];
+  [TextInsertionUtils insertText:plainText inView:_editor->textView at:location additionalAttributes:nil editor:_editor];
   
   [self applyProcessedStyles:stylesInfo offsetFromBeginning:location];
   [_editor anyTextMayHaveBeenModified];
diff --git a/ios/styles/LinkStyle.mm b/ios/styles/LinkStyle.mm
index ecd3620b7..ce12f064d 100644
--- a/ios/styles/LinkStyle.mm
+++ b/ios/styles/LinkStyle.mm
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ - (void)addLink:(NSString*)text url:(NSString*)url range:(NSRange)range manual:(
   
   if(range.length == 0) {
     // insert link
-    [TextInsertionUtils insertText:text inView:_editor->textView at:range.location additionalAttributes:newAttrs];
+    [TextInsertionUtils insertText:text inView:_editor->textView at:range.location additionalAttributes:newAttrs editor:_editor];
   } else if([currentText isEqualToString:text]) {
     // apply link attributes
     [_editor->textView.textStorage addAttributes:newAttrs range:range];
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ - (void)addLink:(NSString*)text url:(NSString*)url range:(NSRange)range manual:(
     }
   } else {
     // replace text with link
-    [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:text inView:_editor->textView at:range additionalAttributes:newAttrs];
+    [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:text inView:_editor->textView at:range additionalAttributes:newAttrs editor:_editor];
   }
   
   // mandatory connected links check
diff --git a/ios/styles/MentionStyle.mm b/ios/styles/MentionStyle.mm
index b1997e1a4..7f74f7fd8 100644
--- a/ios/styles/MentionStyle.mm
+++ b/ios/styles/MentionStyle.mm
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ - (void)addMention:(NSString *)indicator text:(NSString *)text attributes:(NSStr
   // add a single space after the mention
   NSString *newText = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ ", text];
   NSRange rangeToBeReplaced = [_activeMentionRange rangeValue];
-  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:newText inView: _editor->textView at:rangeToBeReplaced additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+  [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:newText inView: _editor->textView at:rangeToBeReplaced additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
   
   // THEN, add the attributes to not apply them on the space
   [_editor->textView.textStorage addAttributes:newAttrs range:NSMakeRange(rangeToBeReplaced.location, text.length)];
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ - (void)startMentionWithIndicator:(NSString *)indicator {
   NSRange newSelect = NSMakeRange(currentRange.location + finalString.length + (addSpaceAfter ? -1 : 0), 0);
   
   if(currentRange.length == 0) {
-    [TextInsertionUtils insertText:finalString inView:_editor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+    [TextInsertionUtils insertText:finalString inView:_editor->textView at:currentRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
   } else {
-    [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:finalString inView:_editor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+    [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:finalString inView:_editor->textView at:currentRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
   }
   
   [_editor->textView reactFocus];
diff --git a/ios/styles/OrderedListStyle.mm b/ios/styles/OrderedListStyle.mm
index 3af05aa75..b2740bec1 100644
--- a/ios/styles/OrderedListStyle.mm
+++ b/ios/styles/OrderedListStyle.mm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ - (void)addAttributes:(NSRange)range {
     NSRange fixedRange = NSMakeRange([value rangeValue].location + offset, [value rangeValue].length);
     
     if(fixedRange.length == 0) {
-      [TextInsertionUtils insertText:@" " inView:_editor->textView at:fixedRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+      [TextInsertionUtils insertText:@" " inView:_editor->textView at:fixedRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
       fixedRange = NSMakeRange(fixedRange.location, 1);
       offset += 1;
     }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ - (BOOL)handleBackspaceInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *)text {
     
     // if there is only a space left we should also remove it as it's apple's placholder for empty lists
     if([[_editor->textView.textStorage.string substringWithRange:paragraphRange] isEqualToString:@" "]) {
-      [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:paragraphRange additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+      [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:paragraphRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
       return YES;
     }
   }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ - (BOOL)tryHandlingListShorcutInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *
         }
         
         // remove the number
-        [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:NSMakeRange(paragraphRange.location, 1) additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+        [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:NSMakeRange(paragraphRange.location, 1) additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
         
         if(prevEmitHtml) {
           _editor->emitHtml = YES;
diff --git a/ios/styles/UnorderedListStyle.mm b/ios/styles/UnorderedListStyle.mm
index 7da7fc492..01057f89d 100644
--- a/ios/styles/UnorderedListStyle.mm
+++ b/ios/styles/UnorderedListStyle.mm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ - (void)addAttributes:(NSRange)range {
     NSRange fixedRange = NSMakeRange([value rangeValue].location + offset, [value rangeValue].length);
     
     if(fixedRange.length == 0) {
-      [TextInsertionUtils insertText:@" " inView:_editor->textView at:fixedRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+      [TextInsertionUtils insertText:@" " inView:_editor->textView at:fixedRange.location additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
       fixedRange = NSMakeRange(fixedRange.location, 1);
       offset += 1;
     }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ - (BOOL)handleBackspaceInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *)text {
     
     // if there is only a space left we should also remove it as it's apple's placholder for empty lists
     if([[_editor->textView.textStorage.string substringWithRange:paragraphRange] isEqualToString:@" "]) {
-      [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:paragraphRange additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+      [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:paragraphRange additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
       return YES;
     }
   }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ - (BOOL)tryHandlingListShorcutInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *
         }
         
         // remove the dash
-        [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:NSMakeRange(paragraphRange.location, 1) additionalAttributes:nullptr];
+        [TextInsertionUtils replaceText:@"" inView:_editor->textView at:NSMakeRange(paragraphRange.location, 1) additionalAttributes:nullptr editor:_editor];
         
         if(prevEmitHtml) {
           _editor->emitHtml = YES;
diff --git a/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.h b/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.h
index 0a5241942..d9f97914e 100644
--- a/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.h
+++ b/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#import "ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h"
 
 @interface TextInsertionUtils : NSObject
-+ (void)insertText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSInteger)index additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs;
-+ (void)replaceText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSRange)range additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs;
++ (void)insertText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSInteger)index additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs editor:(ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)editor;
++ (void)replaceText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSRange)range additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs editor:(ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)editor;
 @end
diff --git a/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.mm b/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.mm
index b6243561a..5fef5afbf 100644
--- a/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.mm
+++ b/ios/utils/TextInsertionUtils.mm
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #import "TextInsertionUtils.h"
 #import "UIView+React.h"
-#import "ReactNativeRichTextEditorView.h"
+
 
 @implementation TextInsertionUtils
-+ (void)insertText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSInteger)index additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs {
++ (void)insertText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSInteger)index additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs editor:(ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)editor {
   NSMutableDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id> *copiedAttrs = [textView.typingAttributes mutableCopy];
   if(additionalAttrs != nullptr) {
     [copiedAttrs addEntriesFromDictionary: additionalAttrs];
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ + (void)insertText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSInteger)in
   [textView reactFocus];
   textView.selectedRange = NSMakeRange(index + text.length, 0);
   
-  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)textView.delegate;
-  if(typedEditor != nullptr) {
-    typedEditor->recentlyChangedRange = NSMakeRange(index, text.length);
+  if(editor != nullptr) {
+    editor->recentlyChangedRange = NSMakeRange(index, text.length);
   }
 }
 
-+ (void)replaceText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSRange)range additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs {
++ (void)replaceText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSRange)range additionalAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id>*)additionalAttrs editor:(ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)editor {
   [textView.textStorage replaceCharactersInRange:range withString:text];
   if(additionalAttrs != nullptr) {
     [textView.textStorage addAttributes:additionalAttrs range:NSMakeRange(range.location, [text length])];
@@ -30,9 +29,8 @@ + (void)replaceText:(NSString*)text inView:(UITextView*)textView at:(NSRange)ran
   [textView reactFocus];
   textView.selectedRange = NSMakeRange(range.location + text.length, 0);
   
-  ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *typedEditor = (ReactNativeRichTextEditorView *)textView.delegate;
-  if(typedEditor != nullptr) {
-    typedEditor->recentlyChangedRange = NSMakeRange(range.location, text.length);
+  if(editor != nullptr) {
+    editor->recentlyChangedRange = NSMakeRange(range.location, text.length);
   }
 }
 @end