diff --git a/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c b/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
index 8802db731..99a90f58a 100644
--- a/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
+++ b/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
@@ -351,9 +351,12 @@ static bool ro_gui_url_bar_icon_update(struct url_bar *url_bar)
 		if (url_bar->display) {
 			icon.icon.flags |= (wimp_BUTTON_NEVER <<
 					    wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE_SHIFT);
-		} else {
+		} else if (!ns_wimp_has_text_selection()) {
 			icon.icon.flags |= (wimp_BUTTON_WRITE_CLICK_DRAG <<
 					    wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE_SHIFT);
+		} else {
+			icon.icon.flags |= (wimp_BUTTON_WRITABLE <<
+					    wimp_ICON_BUTTON_TYPE_SHIFT);
 		}
 		error = xwimp_create_icon(&icon, &url_bar->text.icon);
 		if (error) {