diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index b13fa3ec..0dde6e5b 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -471,6 +471,16 @@
         "code",
         "test"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "WretchedDade",
+      "name": "Dade Cook",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/17183431?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/WretchedDade",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "test"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "commitConvention": "none",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5de741d3..fab05a7a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 [![MIT License][license-badge]][license]
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-47-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-48-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 [![PRs Welcome][prs-badge]][prs]
 [![Code of Conduct][coc-badge]][coc]
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ Thanks goes to these people ([emoji key][emojis]):
     <td align="center"><a href="https://twitter.com/herecydev"><img src="https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/11328618?v=4" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Dan Kirkham</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=herecydev" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/Johannesklint"><img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/16774845?v=4" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Johannesklint</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=Johannesklint" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/juanca"><img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/841084?v=4" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Juan Carlos Medina</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=juanca" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=juanca" title="Tests">⚠️</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/WretchedDade"><img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/17183431?v=4" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Dade Cook</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=WretchedDade" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/testing-library/user-event/commits?author=WretchedDade" title="Tests">⚠️</a></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
diff --git a/src/type.js b/src/type.js
index fbf26f98..8e428ff2 100644
--- a/src/type.js
+++ b/src/type.js
@@ -61,12 +61,19 @@ async function typeImpl(
     // The reason we have to do this at all is because it actually *is*
     // programmatically changed by fireEvent.input, so we have to simulate the
     // browser's default behavior
-    if (currentValue() === newValue) {
+    const value = currentValue()
+
+    if (value === newValue) {
       setSelectionRangeIfNecessary(
         currentElement(),
         newSelectionStart,
         newSelectionStart,
       )
+    } else {
+      // If the currentValue is different than the expected newValue and we *can*
+      // change the selection range, than we should set it to the length of the
+      // currentValue to ensure that the browser behavior is mimicked.
+      setSelectionRangeIfNecessary(currentElement(), value.length, value.length)
     }
   }