diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/tts/TTSControl.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/tts/TTSControl.tsx
index eb4b6326..56d49a4a 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/tts/TTSControl.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/components/tts/TTSControl.tsx
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ const TTSControl: React.FC<TTSControlProps> = ({ bookKey, gridInsets }) => {
         setViewSettings(bookKey, viewSettings);
       }
 
+      const docs = view.renderer.getContents();
+      if (docs.some(({ doc }) => doc.getSelection())) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (!view.renderer.scrolled) {
         view.renderer.scrollToAnchor(range);
       } else {