diff --git a/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs b/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
index e90f99adf55e..57bbae310894 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/data/output.rs
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ pub struct WidgetInfo {
     /// The current value of sliders etc.
     pub value: Option<f64>,
 
-    /// The current text selection, for a focused text edit.
-    pub text_selection: Option<crate::widgets::text_edit::CursorRange>,
+    /// Selected range of characters in [`Self::current_text_value`].
+    pub text_selection: Option<std::ops::RangeInclusive<usize>>,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for WidgetInfo {
@@ -530,11 +530,7 @@ impl WidgetInfo {
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
-    pub fn text_edit(
-        text_selection: Option<crate::widgets::text_edit::CursorRange>,
-        prev_text_value: impl ToString,
-        text_value: impl ToString,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn text_edit(prev_text_value: impl ToString, text_value: impl ToString) -> Self {
         let text_value = text_value.to_string();
         let prev_text_value = prev_text_value.to_string();
         let prev_text_value = if text_value == prev_text_value {
@@ -543,13 +539,24 @@ impl WidgetInfo {
             Some(prev_text_value)
         };
         Self {
-            text_selection,
             current_text_value: Some(text_value),
             prev_text_value,
             ..Self::new(WidgetType::TextEdit)
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
+    pub fn text_selection_changed(
+        text_selection: std::ops::RangeInclusive<usize>,
+        current_text_value: impl ToString,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            text_selection: Some(text_selection),
+            current_text_value: Some(current_text_value.to_string()),
+            ..Self::new(WidgetType::TextEdit)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// This can be used by a text-to-speech system to describe the widget.
     pub fn description(&self) -> String {
         let Self {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index ae4f6d7cf4b4..d4a30c2c1cd2 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -633,18 +633,29 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
 
         state.clone().store(ui.ctx(), id);
 
-        let make_info = || {
-            WidgetInfo::text_edit(
-                cursor_range,
-                mask_if_password(password, prev_text.as_str()),
+        if response.changed {
+            response.widget_info(|| {
+                WidgetInfo::text_edit(
+                    mask_if_password(password, prev_text.as_str()),
+                    mask_if_password(password, text.as_str()),
+                )
+            });
+        } else if selection_changed {
+            let cursor_range = cursor_range.unwrap();
+            let char_range =
+                cursor_range.primary.ccursor.index..=cursor_range.secondary.ccursor.index;
+            let info = WidgetInfo::text_selection_changed(
+                char_range,
                 mask_if_password(password, text.as_str()),
-            )
-        };
-
-        if selection_changed && !response.changed {
-            response.output_event(OutputEvent::TextSelectionChanged(make_info()));
+            );
+            response.output_event(OutputEvent::TextSelectionChanged(info));
         } else {
-            response.widget_info(make_info);
+            response.widget_info(|| {
+                WidgetInfo::text_edit(
+                    mask_if_password(password, prev_text.as_str()),
+                    mask_if_password(password, text.as_str()),
+                )
+            });
         }
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]