diff --git a/packages/sync/src/manager.ts b/packages/sync/src/manager.ts
index dcca0c5d9970e6..7444f1c4b9b318 100644
--- a/packages/sync/src/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/sync/src/manager.ts
@@ -286,15 +286,19 @@ export function createSyncManager( debug = false ): SyncManager {
 			} )
 		);
 
-		// Attach observers.
-		recordMap.observeDeep( onRecordUpdate );
-		stateMap.observe( onStateMapUpdate );
-
 		// Initialize the Yjs document with the necessary CRDT state.
 		initializeYjsDoc( ydoc );
 
 		// Get and apply the persisted CRDT document, if it exists.
+		// Observers are attached after hydration so the applyUpdateV2 inside
+		// _applyPersistedCrdtDoc does not trigger _updateEntityRecord with the
+		// just-loaded state, which would dispatch a redundant editRecord whose
+		// blocks already match the editor's parsed content.
 		internal.applyPersistedCrdtDoc( objectType, objectId, record );
+
+		// Attach observers.
+		recordMap.observeDeep( onRecordUpdate );
+		stateMap.observe( onStateMapUpdate );
 	}
 
 	/**