diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
index cd464e5021adf3..0923f84f9bb0a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ For each user feature we should also add a importance categorization label  to i
 
 -   [*] Add 'Insert from URL' option to Video block [#41493]
 -   [*] Image block copies the alt text from the media library when selecting an item [#41839]
+-   [**] RichText - Improve performance by dropping events during quick typing [#41682]
 
 ## 1.78.1
 
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
index ce6ae2327cf69e..1688c0703403fc 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
@@ -657,6 +657,15 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Check for and discard events during quick typing. Updating the selection during quick typing isn't
+		// necessary and can cause UI lags. (see https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/41682.)
+		if (
+			contentWithoutRootTag !== this.value &&
+			this.lastAztecEventType === 'selection change'
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		this.comesFromAztec = true;
 		this.firedAfterTextChanged = true; // Selection change event always fires after the fact.