diff --git a/.changeset/swift-keys-collect.md b/.changeset/swift-keys-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9a6ebf45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-keys-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tiptap/core": patch
+---
+
+Improve handling of selections with `updateAttributes`. Should no longer modify parent nodes of the same type.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/commands/updateAttributes.ts b/packages/core/src/commands/updateAttributes.ts
index d6993b6d6..f01fb1a75 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/commands/updateAttributes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/commands/updateAttributes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { MarkType, NodeType } from '@tiptap/pm/model'
+import {
+  Mark, MarkType, Node, NodeType,
+} from '@tiptap/pm/model'
+import { SelectionRange } from '@tiptap/pm/state'
 
 import { getMarkType } from '../helpers/getMarkType.js'
 import { getNodeType } from '../helpers/getNodeType.js'
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ declare module '@tiptap/core' {
 }
 
 export const updateAttributes: RawCommands['updateAttributes'] = (typeOrName, attributes = {}) => ({ tr, state, dispatch }) => {
+
   let nodeType: NodeType | null = null
   let markType: MarkType | null = null
 
@@ -51,24 +55,80 @@ export const updateAttributes: RawCommands['updateAttributes'] = (typeOrName, at
   }
 
   if (dispatch) {
-    tr.selection.ranges.forEach(range => {
+    tr.selection.ranges.forEach((range: SelectionRange) => {
+
       const from = range.$from.pos
       const to = range.$to.pos
 
-      state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, (node, pos) => {
-        if (nodeType && nodeType === node.type) {
-          tr.setNodeMarkup(pos, undefined, {
-            ...node.attrs,
+      let lastPos: number | undefined
+      let lastNode: Node | undefined
+      let trimmedFrom: number
+      let trimmedTo: number
+
+      if (tr.selection.empty) {
+        state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, (node: Node, pos: number) => {
+
+          if (nodeType && nodeType === node.type) {
+            trimmedFrom = Math.max(pos, from)
+            trimmedTo = Math.min(pos + node.nodeSize, to)
+            lastPos = pos
+            lastNode = node
+          }
+        })
+      } else {
+        state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, (node: Node, pos: number) => {
+
+          if (pos < from && nodeType && nodeType === node.type) {
+            trimmedFrom = Math.max(pos, from)
+            trimmedTo = Math.min(pos + node.nodeSize, to)
+            lastPos = pos
+            lastNode = node
+          }
+
+          if (pos >= from && pos <= to) {
+
+            if (nodeType && nodeType === node.type) {
+              tr.setNodeMarkup(pos, undefined, {
+                ...node.attrs,
+                ...attributes,
+              })
+            }
+
+            if (markType && node.marks.length) {
+              node.marks.forEach((mark: Mark) => {
+
+                if (markType === mark.type) {
+                  const trimmedFrom2 = Math.max(pos, from)
+                  const trimmedTo2 = Math.min(pos + node.nodeSize, to)
+
+                  tr.addMark(
+                    trimmedFrom2,
+                    trimmedTo2,
+                    markType.create({
+                      ...mark.attrs,
+                      ...attributes,
+                    }),
+                  )
+                }
+              })
+            }
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      if (lastNode) {
+
+        if (lastPos !== undefined) {
+          tr.setNodeMarkup(lastPos, undefined, {
+            ...lastNode.attrs,
             ...attributes,
           })
         }
 
-        if (markType && node.marks.length) {
-          node.marks.forEach(mark => {
-            if (markType === mark.type) {
-              const trimmedFrom = Math.max(pos, from)
-              const trimmedTo = Math.min(pos + node.nodeSize, to)
+        if (markType && lastNode.marks.length) {
+          lastNode.marks.forEach((mark: Mark) => {
 
+            if (markType === mark.type) {
               tr.addMark(
                 trimmedFrom,
                 trimmedTo,
@@ -80,7 +140,7 @@ export const updateAttributes: RawCommands['updateAttributes'] = (typeOrName, at
             }
           })
         }
-      })
+      }
     })
   }