diff --git a/packages/core/src/CommandManager.ts b/packages/core/src/CommandManager.ts
index cff6c00a..68a90843 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/CommandManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/CommandManager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state'
+import { EditorState, Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state'
 import { Editor } from './Editor'
 import createChainableState from './helpers/createChainableState'
 import {
@@ -13,26 +13,40 @@ export default class CommandManager {
 
   editor: Editor
 
-  commands: AnyCommands
+  rawCommands: AnyCommands
 
-  constructor(editor: Editor, commands: AnyCommands) {
-    this.editor = editor
-    this.commands = commands
+  customState?: EditorState
+
+  constructor(props: {
+    editor: Editor,
+    state?: EditorState,
+  }) {
+    this.editor = props.editor
+    this.rawCommands = this.editor.extensionManager.commands
+    this.customState = props.state
   }
 
-  public createCommands(): SingleCommands {
-    const { commands, editor } = this
-    const { state, view } = editor
+  get hasCustomState(): boolean {
+    return !!this.customState
+  }
+
+  get state(): EditorState {
+    return this.customState || this.editor.state
+  }
+
+  get commands(): SingleCommands {
+    const { rawCommands, editor, state } = this
+    const { view } = editor
     const { tr } = state
     const props = this.buildProps(tr)
 
     return Object.fromEntries(Object
-      .entries(commands)
+      .entries(rawCommands)
       .map(([name, command]) => {
         const method = (...args: any[]) => {
           const callback = command(...args)(props)
 
-          if (!tr.getMeta('preventDispatch')) {
+          if (!tr.getMeta('preventDispatch') && !this.hasCustomState) {
             view.dispatch(tr)
           }
 
@@ -43,15 +57,28 @@ export default class CommandManager {
       })) as unknown as SingleCommands
   }
 
+  get chain(): () => ChainedCommands {
+    return () => this.createChain()
+  }
+
+  get can(): () => CanCommands {
+    return () => this.createCan()
+  }
+
   public createChain(startTr?: Transaction, shouldDispatch = true): ChainedCommands {
-    const { commands, editor } = this
-    const { state, view } = editor
+    const { rawCommands, editor, state } = this
+    const { view } = editor
     const callbacks: boolean[] = []
     const hasStartTransaction = !!startTr
     const tr = startTr || state.tr
 
     const run = () => {
-      if (!hasStartTransaction && shouldDispatch && !tr.getMeta('preventDispatch')) {
+      if (
+        !hasStartTransaction
+        && shouldDispatch
+        && !tr.getMeta('preventDispatch')
+        && !this.hasCustomState
+      ) {
         view.dispatch(tr)
       }
 
@@ -59,7 +86,7 @@ export default class CommandManager {
     }
 
     const chain = {
-      ...Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(commands).map(([name, command]) => {
+      ...Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(rawCommands).map(([name, command]) => {
         const chainedCommand = (...args: never[]) => {
           const props = this.buildProps(tr, shouldDispatch)
           const callback = command(...args)(props)
@@ -78,13 +105,12 @@ export default class CommandManager {
   }
 
   public createCan(startTr?: Transaction): CanCommands {
-    const { commands, editor } = this
-    const { state } = editor
+    const { rawCommands, state } = this
     const dispatch = undefined
     const tr = startTr || state.tr
     const props = this.buildProps(tr, dispatch)
     const formattedCommands = Object.fromEntries(Object
-      .entries(commands)
+      .entries(rawCommands)
       .map(([name, command]) => {
         return [name, (...args: never[]) => command(...args)({ ...props, dispatch })]
       })) as unknown as SingleCommands
@@ -96,8 +122,8 @@ export default class CommandManager {
   }
 
   public buildProps(tr: Transaction, shouldDispatch = true): CommandProps {
-    const { editor, commands } = this
-    const { state, view } = editor
+    const { rawCommands, editor, state } = this
+    const { view } = editor
 
     if (state.storedMarks) {
       tr.setStoredMarks(state.storedMarks)
@@ -118,7 +144,7 @@ export default class CommandManager {
       can: () => this.createCan(tr),
       get commands() {
         return Object.fromEntries(Object
-          .entries(commands)
+          .entries(rawCommands)
           .map(([name, command]) => {
             return [name, (...args: never[]) => command(...args)(props)]
           })) as unknown as SingleCommands
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index 1af42795..8ad0bf69 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -104,21 +104,21 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEvents> {
    * An object of all registered commands.
    */
   public get commands(): SingleCommands {
-    return this.commandManager.createCommands()
+    return this.commandManager.commands
   }
 
   /**
    * Create a command chain to call multiple commands at once.
    */
   public chain(): ChainedCommands {
-    return this.commandManager.createChain()
+    return this.commandManager.chain()
   }
 
   /**
    * Check if a command or a command chain can be executed. Without executing it.
    */
   public can(): CanCommands {
-    return this.commandManager.createCan()
+    return this.commandManager.can()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter<EditorEvents> {
    * Creates an command manager.
    */
   private createCommandManager(): void {
-    this.commandManager = new CommandManager(this, this.extensionManager.commands)
+    this.commandManager = new CommandManager({
+      editor: this,
+    })
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ExtensionManager.ts b/packages/core/src/ExtensionManager.ts
index 66c20c4e..0056179d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ExtensionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ExtensionManager.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
   }
 
   get plugins(): Plugin[] {
+    const { editor } = this
+
     // With ProseMirror, first plugins within an array are executed first.
     // In tiptap, we provide the ability to override plugins,
     // so it feels more natural to run plugins at the end of an array first.
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
         const context = {
           name: extension.name,
           options: extension.options,
-          editor: this.editor,
+          editor,
           type: getSchemaTypeByName(extension.name, this.schema),
         }
 
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
             Object
               .entries(addKeyboardShortcuts())
               .map(([shortcut, method]) => {
-                return [shortcut, () => method({ editor: this.editor })]
+                return [shortcut, () => method({ editor })]
               }),
           )
 
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
           context,
         )
 
-        if (this.editor.options.enableInputRules && addInputRules) {
+        if (editor.options.enableInputRules && addInputRules) {
           inputRules.push(...addInputRules())
         }
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
           context,
         )
 
-        if (this.editor.options.enablePasteRules && addPasteRules) {
+        if (editor.options.enablePasteRules && addPasteRules) {
           pasteRules.push(...addPasteRules())
         }
 
@@ -284,8 +286,14 @@ export default class ExtensionManager {
       .flat()
 
     return [
-      inputRulesPlugin(inputRules),
-      pasteRulesPlugin(pasteRules),
+      inputRulesPlugin({
+        editor,
+        rules: inputRules,
+      }),
+      pasteRulesPlugin({
+        editor,
+        rules: pasteRules,
+      }),
       ...allPlugins,
     ]
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/InputRule.ts b/packages/core/src/InputRule.ts
index 0f6933e0..01ae4942 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/InputRule.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/InputRule.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-import { EditorView } from 'prosemirror-view'
 import { EditorState, Plugin, TextSelection } from 'prosemirror-state'
+import { Editor } from './Editor'
+import CommandManager from './CommandManager'
 import createChainableState from './helpers/createChainableState'
 import isRegExp from './utilities/isRegExp'
-import { Range, ExtendedRegExpMatchArray } from './types'
+import {
+  Range,
+  ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+  SingleCommands,
+  ChainedCommands,
+  CanCommands,
+} from './types'
 
 export type InputRuleMatch = {
   index: number,
@@ -23,6 +30,9 @@ export class InputRule {
     state: EditorState,
     range: Range,
     match: ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+    commands: SingleCommands,
+    chain: () => ChainedCommands,
+    can: () => CanCommands,
   }) => void
 
   constructor(config: {
@@ -31,6 +41,9 @@ export class InputRule {
       state: EditorState,
       range: Range,
       match: ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+      commands: SingleCommands,
+      chain: () => ChainedCommands,
+      can: () => CanCommands,
     }) => void,
   }) {
     this.find = config.find
@@ -68,7 +81,7 @@ const inputRuleMatcherHandler = (text: string, find: InputRuleFinder): ExtendedR
 }
 
 function run(config: {
-  view: EditorView,
+  editor: Editor,
   from: number,
   to: number,
   text: string,
@@ -76,13 +89,14 @@ function run(config: {
   plugin: Plugin,
 }): any {
   const {
-    view,
+    editor,
     from,
     to,
     text,
     rules,
     plugin,
   } = config
+  const { view } = editor
 
   if (view.composing) {
     return false
@@ -129,10 +143,18 @@ function run(config: {
       to,
     }
 
+    const { commands, chain, can } = new CommandManager({
+      editor,
+      state,
+    })
+
     rule.handler({
       state,
       range,
       match,
+      commands,
+      chain,
+      can,
     })
 
     // stop if there are no changes
@@ -161,7 +183,8 @@ function run(config: {
  * input that matches any of the given rules to trigger the rule’s
  * action.
  */
-export function inputRulesPlugin(rules: InputRule[]): Plugin {
+export function inputRulesPlugin(props: { editor: Editor, rules: InputRule[] }): Plugin {
+  const { editor, rules } = props
   const plugin = new Plugin({
     state: {
       init() {
@@ -183,7 +206,7 @@ export function inputRulesPlugin(rules: InputRule[]): Plugin {
     props: {
       handleTextInput(view, from, to, text) {
         return run({
-          view,
+          editor,
           from,
           to,
           text,
@@ -199,7 +222,7 @@ export function inputRulesPlugin(rules: InputRule[]): Plugin {
 
             if ($cursor) {
               run({
-                view,
+                editor,
                 from: $cursor.pos,
                 to: $cursor.pos,
                 text: '',
@@ -224,7 +247,7 @@ export function inputRulesPlugin(rules: InputRule[]): Plugin {
 
         if ($cursor) {
           return run({
-            view,
+            editor,
             from: $cursor.pos,
             to: $cursor.pos,
             text: '\n',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/PasteRule.ts b/packages/core/src/PasteRule.ts
index 981a8ab7..7d4e9c96 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/PasteRule.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/PasteRule.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { EditorState, Plugin } from 'prosemirror-state'
+import { Editor } from './Editor'
+import CommandManager from './CommandManager'
 import createChainableState from './helpers/createChainableState'
 import isRegExp from './utilities/isRegExp'
-import { Range, ExtendedRegExpMatchArray } from './types'
+import {
+  Range,
+  ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+  SingleCommands,
+  ChainedCommands,
+  CanCommands,
+} from './types'
 
 export type PasteRuleMatch = {
   index: number,
@@ -22,6 +30,9 @@ export class PasteRule {
     state: EditorState,
     range: Range,
     match: ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+    commands: SingleCommands,
+    chain: () => ChainedCommands,
+    can: () => CanCommands,
   }) => void
 
   constructor(config: {
@@ -30,6 +41,9 @@ export class PasteRule {
       state: EditorState,
       range: Range,
       match: ExtendedRegExpMatchArray,
+      commands: SingleCommands,
+      chain: () => ChainedCommands,
+      can: () => CanCommands,
     }) => void,
   }) {
     this.find = config.find
@@ -69,6 +83,7 @@ const pasteRuleMatcherHandler = (text: string, find: PasteRuleFinder): ExtendedR
 }
 
 function run(config: {
+  editor: Editor,
   state: EditorState,
   from: number,
   to: number,
@@ -76,12 +91,18 @@ function run(config: {
   plugin: Plugin,
 }): any {
   const {
+    editor,
     state,
     from,
     to,
     rules,
   } = config
 
+  const { commands, chain, can } = new CommandManager({
+    editor,
+    state,
+  })
+
   state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, (node, pos) => {
     if (!node.isTextblock || node.type.spec.code) {
       return
@@ -115,6 +136,9 @@ function run(config: {
           state,
           range,
           match,
+          commands,
+          chain,
+          can,
         })
       })
     })
@@ -126,7 +150,8 @@ function run(config: {
  * text that matches any of the given rules to trigger the rule’s
  * action.
  */
-export function pasteRulesPlugin(rules: PasteRule[]): Plugin {
+export function pasteRulesPlugin(props: { editor: Editor, rules: PasteRule[] }): Plugin {
+  const { editor, rules } = props
   let isProseMirrorHTML = false
 
   const plugin = new Plugin({
@@ -165,6 +190,7 @@ export function pasteRulesPlugin(rules: PasteRule[]): Plugin {
       })
 
       run({
+        editor,
         state: chainableState,
         from: Math.max(from - 1, 0),
         to: to.b,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 424a28b2..241ceff0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export * from './NodeView'
 export * from './Tracker'
 export * from './InputRule'
 export * from './PasteRule'
+export * from './CommandManager'
 export * from './types'
 
 export { default as nodeInputRule } from './inputRules/nodeInputRule'