diff --git a/packages/extension-floating-menu/src/floating-menu-plugin.ts b/packages/extension-floating-menu/src/floating-menu-plugin.ts
index 07797f8bc..af88bb3b0 100644
--- a/packages/extension-floating-menu/src/floating-menu-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-floating-menu/src/floating-menu-plugin.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ export class FloatingMenuView {
     const { selection } = state
     const { $anchor, empty } = selection
     const isRootDepth = $anchor.depth === 1
-    const isEmptyTextBlock = $anchor.parent.isTextblock && !$anchor.parent.type.spec.code && !$anchor.parent.textContent
+
+    const isEmptyTextBlock = $anchor.parent.isTextblock && !$anchor.parent.type.spec.code && !$anchor.parent.textContent && $anchor.parent.childCount === 0
 
     if (
       !view.hasFocus()