From 018f43a92b1619a4686b326ad2238ab4ef918d5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rupert Dunk <rupert@rupertdunk.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 13:23:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(visual-editing): prevent always activating elements on
 registration (#2100)

---
 packages/visual-editing/src/controller.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/visual-editing/src/controller.ts b/packages/visual-editing/src/controller.ts
index b196239c2..f2b037e9c 100644
--- a/packages/visual-editing/src/controller.ts
+++ b/packages/visual-editing/src/controller.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@ export function createOverlayController({
       sanity,
       dragDisabled: !!element.getAttribute('data-sanity-drag-disable'),
     })
-    activateElement(sanityNode)
+
+    if (activated) {
+      activateElement(sanityNode)
+    }
   }
 
   function updateElement({elements, sanity}: ResolvedElement) {