diff --git a/dev/Styles/User/SquireUI.less b/dev/Styles/User/SquireUI.less
index 646ee4dd1..d34c684a9 100644
--- a/dev/Styles/User/SquireUI.less
+++ b/dev/Styles/User/SquireUI.less
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
 .squire-wysiwyg {
 	font-family: var(--fontSans);
 
+	/* Prevent collapse of empty elements so that the caret can be placed in there */
+	*:empty::before {
+		content: "\200B";
+	}
+
 	ul {
 		padding-left: 40px;
 		li {