diff --git a/src/browser/tests/selection.html b/src/browser/tests/selection.html
index be7ba464..af6321a1 100644
--- a/src/browser/tests/selection.html
+++ b/src/browser/tests/selection.html
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
     testing.expectEqual(true, sel.isCollapsed);
     testing.expectEqual(10, sel.anchorOffset);
     testing.expectEqual(10, sel.focusOffset);
-    testing.expectEqual("forward", sel.direction);
+    testing.expectEqual("none", sel.direction);
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig
index 6bc0981b..76013001 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig
@@ -208,11 +208,16 @@ pub fn extend(self: *Selection, node: *Node, _offset: ?u32) !void {
             try range.setEnd(old_anchor, old_anchor_offset);
             self._direction = .backward;
         },
-        else => {
+        .after => {
             try range.setStart(old_anchor, old_anchor_offset);
             try range.setEnd(node, offset);
             self._direction = .forward;
         },
+        .equal => {
+            try range.setStart(old_anchor, old_anchor_offset);
+            try range.setEnd(old_anchor, old_anchor_offset);
+            self._direction = .none;
+        },
     }
 }