diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-readers-heal.md b/.changeset/shaggy-readers-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f1b17f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-readers-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tiptap/react": patch
+---
+
+`useEditorState` now defaults to using a deep equal comparison for it's `equalityFn` option, which makes it more convenient to use
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 933488839..5caa608d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10142,7 +10142,6 @@
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-3.1.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-f3qQ9oQy9j2AhBe/H9VC91wLmKBCCU/gDOnKNAYG5hswO7BLKj09Hc5HYNz9cGI++xlpDCIgDaitVs03ATR84Q==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/fast-glob": {
@@ -19812,6 +19811,7 @@
         "@tiptap/extension-bubble-menu": "^2.6.4",
         "@tiptap/extension-floating-menu": "^2.6.4",
         "@types/use-sync-external-store": "^0.0.6",
+        "fast-deep-equal": "^3",
         "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 28148feb1..cbd4fd452 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@tiptap/extension-bubble-menu": "^2.6.4",
     "@tiptap/extension-floating-menu": "^2.6.4",
     "@types/use-sync-external-store": "^0.0.6",
+    "fast-deep-equal": "^3",
     "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/useEditorState.ts b/packages/react/src/useEditorState.ts
index 40b5ce4fa..3c5a70f26 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/useEditorState.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/useEditorState.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Editor } from '@tiptap/core'
+import deepEqual from 'fast-deep-equal/es6/react'
 import { useDebugValue, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useSyncExternalStoreWithSelector } from 'use-sync-external-store/shim/with-selector'
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export type UseEditorStateOptions<
   selector: (context: EditorStateSnapshot<TEditor>) => TSelectorResult;
   /**
    * A custom equality function to determine if the editor should re-render.
-   * @default `(a, b) => a === b`
+   * @default `deepEqual` from `fast-deep-equal`
    */
   equalityFn?: (a: TSelectorResult, b: TSelectorResult | null) => boolean;
 };
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export function useEditorState<TSelectorResult>(
     editorInstance.getSnapshot,
     editorInstance.getServerSnapshot,
     options.selector as UseEditorStateOptions<TSelectorResult, Editor | null>['selector'],
-    options.equalityFn,
+    options.equalityFn ?? deepEqual,
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {