diff --git a/.yarn/versions/a8b09489.yml b/.yarn/versions/a8b09489.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206c26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/a8b09489.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+releases:
+  "@handlewithcare/react-prosemirror": patch
diff --git a/src/hooks/useEditor.ts b/src/hooks/useEditor.ts
index a962a68..a9b4e4c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useEditor.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useEditor.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ export function useEditor<T extends HTMLElement = HTMLElement>(
 
   const dispatchTransaction = useCallback(
     function dispatchTransaction(this: EditorView, tr: Transaction) {
-      if (flushSyncRef.current) {
+      const async = tr.getMeta("async");
+      if (flushSyncRef.current && !async) {
         flushSync(() => {
           if (!options.state) {
             setState((s) => s.apply(tr));