@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 -   Export the `RichTextFormat` type, describing a single format applied to a range of characters within a `RichTextValue` ([#79486](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/79486)).
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+-   Restore a rich text element's `contenteditable` attribute when a pointer interaction ends with `pointercancel`, so that swipe scrolling on touch devices no longer leaves text blocks uneditable ([#82598](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/82598)).
+
 ## 7.54.0 (2026-08-26)
 
 ## 7.53.0 (2026-08-12)
 
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ export function preventFocusCapture() {
 			'pointerup',
 			onPointerUp
 		);
+		const unsubscribePointerCancel = subscribeDelegatedListener(
+			defaultView,
+			'pointercancel',
+			onPointerUp
+		);
 		return () => {
 			unsubscribePointerDown();
 			unsubscribePointerUp();
+			unsubscribePointerCancel();
 		};
 	};
 }