diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
index fb24b423ec9666..ff626aada27646 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-title/index.native.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PostTitle extends Component {
 		return (
 			<RichText
 				tagName={ 'p' }
+				rootTagsToEliminate={ [ 'strong' ] }
 				onFocus={ this.onSelect }
 				onBlur={ this.props.onBlur } // always assign onBlur as a props
 				multiline={ false }