diff --git a/packages/core/src/helpers/markIsActive.ts b/packages/core/src/helpers/markIsActive.ts
index 65338fc1..9e9317ad 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/helpers/markIsActive.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/helpers/markIsActive.ts
@@ -3,31 +3,62 @@ import { Mark, MarkType } from 'prosemirror-model'
 import objectIncludes from '../utilities/objectIncludes'
 import getMarkType from '../helpers/getMarkType'
 
+type MarkRange = {
+  mark: Mark,
+  from: number,
+  to: number,
+}
+
 export default function markIsActive(state: EditorState, typeOrName: MarkType | string | null, attributes = {}) {
   const { from, to, empty } = state.selection
   const type = typeOrName
     ? getMarkType(typeOrName, state.schema)
     : null
 
-  let marks: Mark[] = []
-
   if (empty) {
-    marks = state.selection.$head.marks()
-  } else {
-    state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, node => {
-      marks = [...marks, ...node.marks]
-    })
+    return !!state.selection.$head.marks()
+      .filter(mark => {
+        if (!type) {
+          return true
+        }
+
+        return type.name === mark.type.name
+      })
+      .find(mark => objectIncludes(mark.attrs, attributes))
   }
 
-  const markWithAttributes = marks
-    .filter(mark => {
+  let selectionRange = 0
+  let markRanges: MarkRange[] = []
+
+  state.doc.nodesBetween(from, to, (node, pos) => {
+    if (node.isInline) {
+      const relativeFrom = Math.max(from, pos)
+      const relativeTo = Math.min(to, pos + node.nodeSize)
+      const range = relativeTo - relativeFrom
+
+      selectionRange += range
+
+      markRanges = [...markRanges, ...node.marks.map(mark => ({
+        mark,
+        from: relativeFrom,
+        to: relativeTo,
+      }))]
+    }
+  })
+
+  const range = markRanges
+    .filter(markRange => {
       if (!type) {
         return true
       }
 
-      return type.name === mark.type.name
+      return type.name === markRange.mark.type.name
     })
-    .find(mark => objectIncludes(mark.attrs, attributes))
+    .filter(markRange => objectIncludes(markRange.mark.attrs, attributes))
+    .reduce((sum, markRange) => {
+      const size = markRange.to - markRange.from
+      return sum + size
+    }, 0)
 
-  return !!markWithAttributes
+  return selectionRange <= range
 }