diff --git a/packages/vue-3/src/useEditor.ts b/packages/vue-3/src/useEditor.ts
index da1fe11e5e6..2e6a64d1fa2 100644
--- a/packages/vue-3/src/useEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-3/src/useEditor.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, ref } from 'vue'
+import { onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, shallowRef } from 'vue'
 import { EditorOptions } from '@tiptap/core'
 import { Editor } from './Editor'
 
 export const useEditor = (options: Partial<EditorOptions> = {}) => {
-  const editor = ref<Editor>()
+  const editor = shallowRef<Editor>()
 
   onMounted(() => {
     editor.value = new Editor(options)