diff --git a/.changeset/fix-list-item-stale-positions.md b/.changeset/fix-list-item-stale-positions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f79eb69e1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-list-item-stale-positions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@milkdown/components': patch
+---
+
+Resolve deferred list item block selections against the current document.
diff --git a/packages/components/src/list-item-block/view.ts b/packages/components/src/list-item-block/view.ts
index ab2de092386..807c55849a8 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/list-item-block/view.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/list-item-block/view.ts
@@ -49,14 +49,16 @@ export const listItemBlockView = $view(
         const { anchor, head } = view.state.selection
         div.appendChild(contentDOM)
         // put the cursor to the new created list item
-        const anchorPos = view.state.doc.resolve(anchor)
-        const headPos = view.state.doc.resolve(head)
         raf = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
           raf = 0
           if (view.isDestroyed) return
-          if (!anchorPos.doc.eq(view.state.doc)) return
+          const { state } = view
+          const docSize = state.doc.content.size
+          if (anchor > docSize || head > docSize) return
+          const anchorPos = state.doc.resolve(anchor)
+          const headPos = state.doc.resolve(head)
           const selection = new TextSelection(anchorPos, headPos)
-          view.dispatch(view.state.tr.setSelection(selection))
+          view.dispatch(state.tr.setSelection(selection))
         })
       }