diff --git a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/lib/insertMention.ts b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/lib/insertMention.ts
index e81422c28..6a5caa6d0 100644
--- a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/lib/insertMention.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/lib/insertMention.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import { Transforms } from 'slate';
 
 import type { MentionElementType } from '../types';
 
-export function insertMention(editor: Editor, element: MentionElementType) {
+export function insertMention(editor: Editor, element: MentionElementType, moveCursorAfterInsert: boolean) {
     Transforms.insertNodes(editor, element);
-    Transforms.move(editor, { distance: 1, unit: 'offset' });
+
+    if (moveCursorAfterInsert) {
+        Transforms.move(editor, { distance: 1, unit: 'offset' });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/useMentions.ts b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/useMentions.ts
index 0f79b4375..9e9161300 100644
--- a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/useMentions.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/mentions/useMentions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { MentionElementType, Option } from './types';
 interface Parameters<V> {
     createMentionElement: (option: Option<V>) => MentionElementType;
     isEnabled?: (target: Range | null) => boolean;
+    moveCursorAfterInsert?: boolean;
     options: Option<V>[];
     trigger: string;
 }
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export interface Mentions<V> {
 export function useMentions<V>({
     createMentionElement,
     isEnabled = stubTrue,
+    moveCursorAfterInsert = true,
     options,
     trigger,
 }: Parameters<V>): Mentions<V> {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function useMentions<V>({
             if (target) {
                 Transforms.select(editor, target);
                 const mentionElement = createMentionElement(option);
-                insertMention(editor, mentionElement);
+                insertMention(editor, mentionElement, moveCursorAfterInsert);
                 setTarget(null);
             }
         },
diff --git a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/variables/useVariables.ts b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/variables/useVariables.ts
index 925e3289d..976eb8081 100644
--- a/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/variables/useVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-editor/src/extensions/variables/useVariables.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function useVariables(
     return useMentions<Variable>({
         createMentionElement: (option) => createVariableNode(option.value.key),
         isEnabled,
+        moveCursorAfterInsert: false,
         options,
         trigger: '%',
     });