diff --git a/cypress/e2e/rich-text/RichTextEditor.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/rich-text/RichTextEditor.spec.ts
index 66ae1a02c..4b1888b9f 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/rich-text/RichTextEditor.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/rich-text/RichTextEditor.spec.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Rich Text Editor', { viewportHeight: 2000 }, () => {
   ];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.viewport(1000, 2000);
+    cy.viewport(1280, 720);
     richText = new RichTextPage();
     richText.visit();
   });
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ describe('Rich Text Editor', { viewportHeight: 2000 }, () => {
 
     // temporarily skipped. Snapshots don't match. Will be fixed in a follow up PR
     // eslint-disable-next-line
-    it.skip('runs initial normalization without triggering a value change', () => {
+    it('runs initial normalization without triggering a value change', () => {
       cy.setInitialValue(validDocumentThatRequiresNormalization);
 
       cy.reload();
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/RichTextEditor.tsx b/packages/rich-text/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
index c1f1bf7dd..163dc307b 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import { FieldExtensionSDK } from '@contentful/app-sdk';
 import { EntityProvider } from '@contentful/field-editor-reference';
 import { FieldConnector } from '@contentful/field-editor-shared';
 import * as Contentful from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
-import { Document } from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
 import { Plate, PlateProvider } from '@udecode/plate-core';
 import { css, cx } from 'emotion';
 import deepEquals from 'fast-deep-equal';
 import noop from 'lodash/noop';
 
 import { ContentfulEditorIdProvider, getContentfulEditorId } from './ContentfulEditorProvider';
-import { createOnChangeCallback } from './helpers/callbacks';
 import { toSlateValue } from './helpers/toSlateValue';
 import { normalizeInitialValue } from './internal/misc';
 import { getPlugins, disableCorePlugins } from './plugins';
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ export const ConnectedRichTextEditor = (props: ConnectedProps) => {
     [sdk, onAction, restrictedMarks]
   );
 
-  const handleChange = props.onChange;
-
   const initialValue = React.useMemo(() => {
     return normalizeInitialValue(
       {
@@ -55,14 +51,6 @@ export const ConnectedRichTextEditor = (props: ConnectedProps) => {
     );
   }, [props.value, plugins]);
 
-  const onChange = React.useMemo(
-    () =>
-      createOnChangeCallback((document: Document) => {
-        handleChange?.(document);
-      }),
-    [handleChange]
-  );
-
   const classNames = cx(
     styles.editor,
     props.minHeight !== undefined ? css({ minHeight: props.minHeight }) : undefined,
@@ -79,13 +67,13 @@ export const ConnectedRichTextEditor = (props: ConnectedProps) => {
             initialValue={initialValue}
             plugins={plugins}
             disableCorePlugins={disableCorePlugins}
-            onChange={onChange}>
+          >
             {!props.isToolbarHidden && (
               <StickyToolbarWrapper isDisabled={props.isDisabled}>
                 <Toolbar isDisabled={props.isDisabled} />
               </StickyToolbarWrapper>
             )}
-            <SyncEditorValue incomingValue={initialValue} />
+            <SyncEditorValue incomingValue={initialValue} onChange={props.onChange} />
             <Plate
               id={id}
               editableProps={{
@@ -117,7 +105,8 @@ const RichTextEditor = (props: Props) => {
         field={sdk.field}
         isInitiallyDisabled={isInitiallyDisabled}
         isEmptyValue={isEmptyValue}
-        isEqualValues={deepEquals}>
+        isEqualValues={deepEquals}
+      >
         {({ lastRemoteValue, disabled, setValue }) => (
           <ConnectedRichTextEditor
             {...otherProps}
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/SyncEditorValue.tsx b/packages/rich-text/src/SyncEditorValue.tsx
index a3e07313b..9d2a0d9eb 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/SyncEditorValue.tsx
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/SyncEditorValue.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import * as Contentful from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
+import { usePlateActions } from '@udecode/plate-core';
 import equal from 'fast-deep-equal';
 
+import { createOnChangeCallback } from './helpers/callbacks';
 import { usePlateSelectors } from './internal/hooks';
 import { withoutNormalizing } from './internal/misc';
 import { isNode, getEndPoint } from './internal/queries';
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ const setEditorContent = (editor: PlateEditor, nodes?: Node[]): void => {
 
 export type SyncEditorStateProps = {
   incomingValue?: Value;
+  onChange?: (doc: Contentful.Document) => unknown;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -47,8 +51,29 @@ export type SyncEditorStateProps = {
  * where we can no longer access the editor instance outside the Plate
  * provider.
  */
-export const SyncEditorValue = ({ incomingValue }: SyncEditorStateProps) => {
+export const SyncEditorValue = ({ incomingValue, onChange }: SyncEditorStateProps) => {
   const editor = usePlateSelectors().editor();
+  const setEditorOnChange = usePlateActions().onChange();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const cb = createOnChangeCallback(onChange);
+
+    setEditorOnChange({
+      fn: (document) => {
+        console.log(editor.operations);
+        // Skip irrelevant events e.g. mouse selection
+        const operations = editor?.operations.filter((op) => {
+          return op.type !== 'set_selection';
+        });
+
+        if (operations.length === 0) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        cb(document);
+      },
+    });
+  }, [editor, onChange, setEditorOnChange]);
 
   // Cache latest editor value to avoid unnecessary updates
   const lastIncomingValue = React.useRef(incomingValue);
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/helpers/callbacks.ts b/packages/rich-text/src/helpers/callbacks.ts
index 4949b03d9..35c761e9f 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/helpers/callbacks.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/helpers/callbacks.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,20 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import { toContentfulDocument } from '@contentful/contentful-slatejs-adapter';
 import { Document } from '@contentful/rich-text-types';
-import equal from 'fast-deep-equal';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 
 import schema from '../constants/Schema';
 import { removeInternalMarks } from './removeInternalMarks';
 
-export const createOnChangeCallback = (handler?: (value: Document) => void) => {
-  // Cache previous value to avoid firing the handler unnecessarily
-  //
-  // Note: We are not using lodash/memoize here to avoid memory leaks
-  // due to having an infinite cache while we only care about the last
-  // value.
-  let cache: unknown = null;
-
-  return debounce((document: unknown) => {
-    if (equal(document, cache)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    cache = document;
+export const createOnChangeCallback = (handler?: (value: Document) => void) =>
+  debounce((document: unknown) => {
     const doc = removeInternalMarks(
       toContentfulDocument({
-        // eslint-disable-next-line -- parameter type is not exported @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
         document: document as any,
         schema: schema,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line -- parameter type is not exported @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
       }) as any
     );
-    // eslint-disable-next-line -- correct parameter type is not defined @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+
     const cleanedDocument = removeInternalMarks(doc as Record<string, any>);
     handler?.(cleanedDocument);
   }, 500);
-};