diff --git a/packages/core/src/NodeView.ts b/packages/core/src/NodeView.ts
index b681faf3..7ddd0394 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NodeView.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/NodeView.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class NodeView<Component, Editor extends CoreEditor = CoreEditor> impleme
 
     // a leaf/atom node is like a black box for ProseMirror
     // and should be fully handled by the node view
-    if (this.node.isLeaf) {
+    if (this.node.isLeaf || this.node.isAtom) {
       return true
     }