diff --git a/src/document/interceptor.ts b/src/document/interceptor.ts
index 6d6ecc2f..d5fe4efc 100644
--- a/src/document/interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/document/interceptor.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function prepareInterceptor<
     ...args: Params<ElementType[PropName]>
   ) {
     const {
-      applyNative = true,
+      applyNative = false,
       realArgs,
       then,
     } = interceptorImpl.call(this, ...args)
diff --git a/src/document/selection.ts b/src/document/selection.ts
index 8192dc2e..2ea6a94d 100644
--- a/src/document/selection.ts
+++ b/src/document/selection.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ export function prepareSelectionInterceptor(
     function interceptorImpl(
       this: HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement,
       start: number | Value | null,
-      end: number | null,
-      direction: 'forward' | 'backward' | 'none' = 'none',
+      ...others
     ) {
       const isUI = start && typeof start === 'object' && start[UISelection]
 
@@ -42,10 +41,11 @@ export function prepareSelectionInterceptor(
       }
 
       return {
-        realArgs: [Number(start), end, direction] as [
+        applyNative: !!isUI,
+        realArgs: [Number(start), ...others] as [
           number,
           number,
-          typeof direction,
+          'forward' | 'backward' | 'none' | undefined,
         ],
       }
     },
diff --git a/tests/document/index.ts b/tests/document/index.ts
index 3f4679de..3326a773 100644
--- a/tests/document/index.ts
+++ b/tests/document/index.ts
@@ -202,3 +202,45 @@ test('track changes to value and selection per setRangeText', () => {
   expect(getUIValue(element)).toBe('aYcd')
   expect(getUISelection(element)).toHaveProperty('focusOffset', 1)
 })
+
+test('circumvent setters/methods for UI changes', () => {
+  const {element} = render<HTMLInputElement>(`<input/>`, {focus: false})
+
+  const prototypeDescr = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors<HTMLInputElement>(
+    Object.getPrototypeOf(element) as HTMLInputElement,
+  )
+  const valueSpy = jest.fn(prototypeDescr.value.set)
+  const setSelectionRangeSpy = jest.fn(prototypeDescr.setSelectionRange.value)
+
+  Object.defineProperties(element, {
+    value: {
+      get: () => {
+        throw new Error()
+      },
+      ...prototypeDescr.value,
+      set: valueSpy,
+    },
+    setSelectionRange: {
+      ...prototypeDescr.setSelectionRange,
+      value: setSelectionRangeSpy,
+    },
+  })
+
+  prepare(element)
+  element.focus()
+
+  setUIValue(element, 'abcd')
+  setUISelection(element, {focusOffset: 3})
+
+  expect(element).toHaveValue('abcd')
+  expect(element).toHaveProperty('selectionStart', 3)
+  expect(valueSpy).not.toBeCalled()
+  expect(setSelectionRangeSpy).not.toBeCalled()
+
+  element.value = 'efgh'
+  element.setSelectionRange(1, 2)
+  expect(element).toHaveValue('efgh')
+  expect(element).toHaveProperty('selectionStart', 1)
+  expect(valueSpy).toBeCalledWith('efgh')
+  expect(setSelectionRangeSpy).toBeCalledWith(1, 2)
+})