diff --git a/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts b/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
index 22074d1fd6e..850978a325b 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
@@ -289,22 +289,33 @@ export function $patchStyleText(
       ) => string)
   >,
 ): void {
-  if (selection.isCollapsed() && $isRangeSelection(selection)) {
-    $patchStyle(selection, patch);
-  } else {
-    $forEachSelectedTextNode((textNode) => {
-      $patchStyle(textNode, patch);
-    });
-  }
+  $forEachSelectedTextNode((textNode) => {
+    $patchStyle(textNode, patch);
+  });
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param fn - The function to apply to each selected TextNode.
+ * @param includeIfCollapsed - Whether to include the TextNode if the selection is collapsed. Defaults to false.
+ */
 export function $forEachSelectedTextNode(
   fn: (textNode: TextNode) => void,
+  includeIfCollapsed = false,
 ): void {
   const selection = $getSelection();
   if (!$isRangeSelection(selection)) {
     return;
   }
+  if (selection.isCollapsed()) {
+    if (!includeIfCollapsed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const node = selection.anchor.getNode();
+    if ($isTextNode(node)) {
+      fn(node);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   const selectedNodes = selection.getNodes();
   const selectedNodesLength = selectedNodes.length;
   const {anchor, focus} = selection;