diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
index 48a3cfd01b..bdad94cbc8 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
@@ -1819,6 +1819,15 @@ ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.prototype.createSurface = function () {
 	return surface;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @inheritdoc
+ */
+ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.prototype.getSurfaceConfig = function ( config ) {
+	return ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.super.prototype.getSurfaceConfig.call( this, ve.extendObject( {
+		nullSelectionOnBlur: false
+	}, config ) );
+};
+
 /**
  * @inheritdoc
  */