diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
index 46f85d0ec0..c5b4411a97 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/dom.dart
@@ -2068,6 +2068,10 @@ extension DomHTMLTextAreaElementExtension on DomHTMLTextAreaElement {
   external set _name(JSString value);
   set name(String value) => _name = value.toJS;
 
+  @JS('selectionDirection')
+  external JSString? get _selectionDirection;
+  String? get selectionDirection => _selectionDirection?.toDart;
+
   @JS('selectionStart')
   external JSNumber? get _selectionStart;
   double? get selectionStart => _selectionStart?.toDartDouble;
@@ -2704,6 +2708,10 @@ extension DomHTMLInputElementExtension on DomHTMLInputElement {
   external set _autocomplete(JSString value);
   set autocomplete(String value) => _autocomplete = value.toJS;
 
+  @JS('selectionDirection')
+  external JSString? get _selectionDirection;
+  String? get selectionDirection => _selectionDirection?.toDart;
+
   @JS('selectionStart')
   external JSNumber? get _selectionStart;
   double? get selectionStart => _selectionStart?.toDartDouble;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text_editing/text_editing.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text_editing/text_editing.dart
index f3edb13e75..bc094ea1cb 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text_editing/text_editing.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text_editing/text_editing.dart
@@ -770,17 +770,31 @@ class EditingState {
   factory EditingState.fromDomElement(DomHTMLElement? domElement) {
     if (domInstanceOfString(domElement, 'HTMLInputElement')) {
       final DomHTMLInputElement element = domElement! as DomHTMLInputElement;
-      return EditingState(
-          text: element.value,
-          baseOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt(),
-          extentOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt());
+      if (element.selectionDirection == 'backward') {
+        return EditingState(
+            text: element.value,
+            baseOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt(),
+            extentOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt());
+      } else {
+        return EditingState(
+            text: element.value,
+            baseOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt(),
+            extentOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt());
+        }
     } else if (domInstanceOfString(domElement, 'HTMLTextAreaElement')) {
       final DomHTMLTextAreaElement element = domElement! as
           DomHTMLTextAreaElement;
-      return EditingState(
-          text: element.value,
-          baseOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt(),
-          extentOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt());
+      if (element.selectionDirection == 'backward') {
+        return EditingState(
+            text: element.value,
+            baseOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt(),
+            extentOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt());
+      } else {
+        return EditingState(
+            text: element.value,
+            baseOffset: element.selectionStart?.toInt(),
+            extentOffset: element.selectionEnd?.toInt());
+      }
     } else {
       throw UnsupportedError('Initialized with unsupported input type');
     }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
index ce45d12df3..1c3df325cd 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/text_editing_test.dart
@@ -2726,14 +2726,17 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
       final DomHTMLInputElement input =
           defaultTextEditingRoot.querySelector('input')! as DomHTMLInputElement;
       input.value = 'Test';
-      input.selectionStart = 1;
-      input.selectionEnd = 2;
 
+      input.setSelectionRange(1, 2);
       editingState = EditingState.fromDomElement(input);
-
       expect(editingState.text, 'Test');
       expect(editingState.baseOffset, 1);
       expect(editingState.extentOffset, 2);
+
+      input.setSelectionRange(1, 2, 'backward');
+      editingState = EditingState.fromDomElement(input);
+      expect(editingState.baseOffset, 2);
+      expect(editingState.extentOffset, 1);
     });
 
     test('Get Editing State from text area element', () {
@@ -2747,14 +2750,17 @@ Future<void> testMain() async {
       final DomHTMLTextAreaElement input =
           defaultTextEditingRoot.querySelector('textarea')! as DomHTMLTextAreaElement;
       input.value = 'Test';
-      input.selectionStart = 1;
-      input.selectionEnd = 2;
 
+      input.setSelectionRange(1, 2);
       editingState = EditingState.fromDomElement(input);
-
       expect(editingState.text, 'Test');
       expect(editingState.baseOffset, 1);
       expect(editingState.extentOffset, 2);
+
+      input.setSelectionRange(1, 2, 'backward');
+      editingState = EditingState.fromDomElement(input);
+      expect(editingState.baseOffset, 2);
+      expect(editingState.extentOffset, 1);
     });
 
     group('comparing editing states', () {