diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e8a036385f..75ccf9888c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Documentation for `horizontal_space` and `vertical_space` helpers. [#2265](https://github.com/iced-rs/iced/pull/2265)
 - WebAssembly platform. [#2271](https://github.com/iced-rs/iced/pull/2271)
 - Decouple `Key` from `keyboard::Modifiers` and apply them to `text` in `KeyboardInput`. [#2238](https://github.com/iced-rs/iced/pull/2238)
+- Text insertion not being prioritized in `TextInput` and `TextEditor`. [#2278](https://github.com/iced-rs/iced/pull/2278)
 
 Many thanks to...
 
diff --git a/widget/src/text_editor.rs b/widget/src/text_editor.rs
index 50f7fabbbe..79432fe948 100644
--- a/widget/src/text_editor.rs
+++ b/widget/src/text_editor.rs
@@ -686,6 +686,13 @@ impl Update {
                     text,
                     ..
                 } if state.is_focused => {
+                    if let Some(text) = text {
+                        if let Some(c) = text.chars().find(|c| !c.is_control())
+                        {
+                            return edit(Edit::Insert(c));
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     if let keyboard::Key::Named(named_key) = key.as_ref() {
                         if let Some(motion) = motion(named_key) {
                             let motion = if platform::is_jump_modifier_pressed(
@@ -732,13 +739,7 @@ impl Update {
                         {
                             Some(Self::Paste)
                         }
-                        _ => {
-                            let text = text?;
-
-                            edit(Edit::Insert(
-                                text.chars().next().unwrap_or_default(),
-                            ))
-                        }
+                        _ => None,
                     }
                 }
                 _ => None,
diff --git a/widget/src/text_input.rs b/widget/src/text_input.rs
index 72ed1ef388..73346b3dd2 100644
--- a/widget/src/text_input.rs
+++ b/widget/src/text_input.rs
@@ -762,6 +762,27 @@ where
                 let modifiers = state.keyboard_modifiers;
                 focus.updated_at = Instant::now();
 
+                if let Some(text) = text {
+                    state.is_pasting = None;
+
+                    let c = text.chars().next().unwrap_or_default();
+
+                    if !c.is_control() {
+                        let mut editor = Editor::new(value, &mut state.cursor);
+
+                        editor.insert(c);
+
+                        let message = (on_input)(editor.contents());
+                        shell.publish(message);
+
+                        focus.updated_at = Instant::now();
+
+                        update_cache(state, value);
+
+                        return event::Status::Captured;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 match key.as_ref() {
                     keyboard::Key::Named(key::Named::Enter) => {
                         if let Some(on_submit) = on_submit.clone() {
@@ -944,29 +965,7 @@ where
                     ) => {
                         return event::Status::Ignored;
                     }
-                    _ => {
-                        if let Some(text) = text {
-                            state.is_pasting = None;
-
-                            let c = text.chars().next().unwrap_or_default();
-
-                            if !c.is_control() {
-                                let mut editor =
-                                    Editor::new(value, &mut state.cursor);
-
-                                editor.insert(c);
-
-                                let message = (on_input)(editor.contents());
-                                shell.publish(message);
-
-                                focus.updated_at = Instant::now();
-
-                                update_cache(state, value);
-
-                                return event::Status::Captured;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    _ => {}
                 }
 
                 return event::Status::Captured;