diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
index d1a1df5785..949af95c58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EditTextCompose.java
@@ -502,6 +502,13 @@ public class EditTextCompose extends FixedEditText {
         return raw;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onSelectionChanged(int selStart, int selEnd) {
+        super.onSelectionChanged(selStart, selEnd);
+        if (selectionListener != null)
+            selectionListener.onSelected(hasSelection());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
         if (lt_description && event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {