diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
index 652fff2..f1be434 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
@@ -3023,8 +3023,10 @@
         public SelectionActionModeCallback() {
             SelectionModifierCursorController selectionController = getSelectionController();
             if (selectionController.mStartHandle == null) {
+                // As these are for initializing selectionController, hide() must be called.
                 selectionController.initDrawables();
                 selectionController.initHandles();
+                selectionController.hide();
             }
             mSelectionHandleHeight = Math.max(
                     mSelectHandleLeft.getMinimumHeight(), mSelectHandleRight.getMinimumHeight());