diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ccb6bc5d91c8..6997ac51ebbd9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5294,6 +5294,7 @@
 				"@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
 				"@wordpress/compose": "file:packages/compose",
 				"@wordpress/data": "file:packages/data",
+				"@wordpress/deprecated": "file:packages/deprecated",
 				"@wordpress/element": "file:packages/element",
 				"@wordpress/escape-html": "file:packages/escape-html",
 				"@wordpress/hooks": "file:packages/hooks",
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/package.json b/packages/rich-text/package.json
index 767d964fae918..1f8be92f7d71e 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/package.json
+++ b/packages/rich-text/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 		"@babel/runtime": "^7.4.4",
 		"@wordpress/compose": "file:../compose",
 		"@wordpress/data": "file:../data",
+		"@wordpress/deprecated": "file:../deprecated",
 		"@wordpress/element": "file:../element",
 		"@wordpress/escape-html": "file:../escape-html",
 		"@wordpress/hooks": "file:../hooks",
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
index 62d6dac3f02ce..e249587c8f3a3 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { BACKSPACE, DELETE, ENTER, LEFT, RIGHT, SPACE, ESCAPE } from '@wordpress
 import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { withSafeTimeout, compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import isShallowEqual from '@wordpress/is-shallow-equal';
+import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -298,6 +299,13 @@ class RichText extends Component {
 		this.rafId = window.requestAnimationFrame( this.onSelectionChange );
 
 		document.addEventListener( 'selectionchange', this.onSelectionChange );
+
+		if ( this.props.setFocusedElement ) {
+			deprecated( 'wp.blockEditor.RichText setFocusedElement prop', {
+				alternative: 'selection state from the block editor store.',
+			} );
+			this.props.setFocusedElement( this.props.instanceId );
+		}
 	}
 
 	onBlur() {