diff --git a/svelte/src/datum-editor-common.svelte.ts b/svelte/src/datum-editor-common.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6cd4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svelte/src/datum-editor-common.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Propagating blur events upwards from the `<DatumEditor>` component is
+ * debounced so that switching focus between elements does not cause spurious
+ * `on_blur()` calls.
+ *
+ * The `<TableViewer>` component must wait at least 1 tick longer than this
+ * before updating selections on cell click, or any updates to the previous
+ * selection may be applied to the new selection instead. (This approach is not
+ * technically airtight if click events are happening very quickly, but it's
+ * plenty close enough when we're working with a human user.)
+ */
+export const BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS = 100;
diff --git a/svelte/src/datum-editor.svelte b/svelte/src/datum-editor.svelte
index 4277a91..d3b3c85 100644
--- a/svelte/src/datum-editor.svelte
+++ b/svelte/src/datum-editor.svelte
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ example within the `<TableViewer />` or `<ExpressionEditor />`.
   }
 
   function handle_blur(ev: FocusEvent) {
-    // Propagating of blur events upwards is debounced, so that switching focus
+    // Propagating blur events upwards is debounced so that switching focus
     // between elements does not cause spurious `on_blur()` calls.
     if (blur_timeout !== undefined) {
       clearTimeout(blur_timeout);
diff --git a/svelte/src/table-viewer.webc.svelte b/svelte/src/table-viewer.webc.svelte
index d3576cd..c9f7ba1 100644
--- a/svelte/src/table-viewer.webc.svelte
+++ b/svelte/src/table-viewer.webc.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     parse_datum_from_text,
   } from "./datum.svelte";
   import DatumEditor from "./datum-editor.svelte";
+  import { BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS } from "./datum-editor-common.svelte";
   import { type Row, type FieldInfo, field_info_schema } from "./field.svelte";
   import FieldAdder from "./field-adder.svelte";
   import FieldHeader from "./field-header.svelte";
@@ -672,18 +673,23 @@
             region: "main",
             rows: lazy_data.rows,
             on_cell_click: (ev: MouseEvent, coords: Coords) => {
-              if (ev.metaKey || ev.ctrlKey) {
-                set_selections([
-                  coords,
-                  ...selections
-                    .filter((sel) => !coords_eq(sel.coords, coords))
-                    .map((sel) => sel.coords),
-                ]);
-              } else if (ev.shiftKey) {
-                move_cursor(coords, { additive: true });
-              } else {
-                move_cursor(coords);
-              }
+              // Must wait out `BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS` before switching selection to
+              // avoid committing updates to the wrong cells. Refer to docs for
+              // `BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS`.
+              setTimeout(() => {
+                if (ev.metaKey || ev.ctrlKey) {
+                  set_selections([
+                    coords,
+                    ...selections
+                      .filter((sel) => !coords_eq(sel.coords, coords))
+                      .map((sel) => sel.coords),
+                  ]);
+                } else if (ev.shiftKey) {
+                  move_cursor(coords, { additive: true });
+                } else {
+                  move_cursor(coords);
+                }
+              }, BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS + 1);
             },
           })}
         </div>
@@ -705,18 +711,23 @@
               region: "inserter",
               rows: inserter_rows,
               on_cell_click: (ev: MouseEvent, coords: Coords) => {
-                if (ev.metaKey || ev.ctrlKey) {
-                  set_selections([
-                    coords,
-                    ...selections
-                      .filter((sel) => !coords_eq(sel.coords, coords))
-                      .map((sel) => sel.coords),
-                  ]);
-                } else if (ev.shiftKey) {
-                  move_cursor(coords, { additive: true });
-                } else {
-                  move_cursor(coords);
-                }
+                // Must wait out `BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS` before switching selection
+                // to avoid committing updates to the wrong cells. Refer to docs
+                // for `BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS`.
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  if (ev.metaKey || ev.ctrlKey) {
+                    set_selections([
+                      coords,
+                      ...selections
+                        .filter((sel) => !coords_eq(sel.coords, coords))
+                        .map((sel) => sel.coords),
+                    ]);
+                  } else if (ev.shiftKey) {
+                    move_cursor(coords, { additive: true });
+                  } else {
+                    move_cursor(coords);
+                  }
+                }, BLUR_DEBOUNCE_MS + 1);
               },
             })}
           </div>