diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.js b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.js
index 74df3e32a0..482b34dc65 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.js
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ export const CommentsPlugin = Extension.create({
     const editor = this.editor;
     const isHeadless = editor.options.isHeadless;
     let shouldUpdate = true;
+    let pendingSelectedNotification = null;
 
     const pluginSpec = {
       key: CommentsPluginKey,
@@ -507,11 +508,25 @@ export const CommentsPlugin = Extension.create({
             // Emit commentsUpdate event when active comment changes (e.g., from comment bubble click)
             // Defer emission to after transaction completes to avoid dispatching during apply()
             if (previousActiveThreadId !== newActiveThreadId) {
+              const activeCommentId = newActiveThreadId ?? null;
               const update = {
                 type: comments_module_events.SELECTED,
-                activeCommentId: newActiveThreadId ? newActiveThreadId : null,
+                activeCommentId,
               };
-              setTimeout(() => editor.emit('commentsUpdate', update), 0);
+              clearTimeout(pendingSelectedNotification);
+              pendingSelectedNotification = setTimeout(() => {
+                pendingSelectedNotification = null;
+                if (editor.isDestroyed) return;
+
+                const editorState = editor.state;
+                if (!editorState) return;
+
+                const currentActiveCommentId = CommentsPluginKey.getState(editorState)?.activeThreadId ?? null;
+                // A deferred SELECTED(id) may only publish while id is still the active plugin state.
+                if (currentActiveCommentId !== activeCommentId) return;
+
+                editor.emit('commentsUpdate', update);
+              }, 0);
             }
 
             pluginState.activeThreadId = newActiveThreadId;
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.test.js b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.test.js
index 6236ae3f07..7aef9b791f 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.test.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/extensions/comment/comments-plugin.test.js
@@ -631,6 +631,11 @@ const createPluginStateEnvironment = ({ schema: providedSchema, doc: providedDoc
   };
 
   editor.view = view;
+  Object.defineProperty(editor, 'state', {
+    get() {
+      return view.state;
+    },
+  });
   const pluginView = plugin.spec.view?.(view);
 
   return { plugin, editor, view, schema, pluginView };
@@ -656,6 +661,122 @@ describe('CommentsPlugin state', () => {
     expect(pluginState.activeThreadId).toBe('thread-1');
   });
 
+  describe('deferred selected events', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
+
+    const setActiveComment = (view, activeThreadId) => {
+      view.dispatch(
+        view.state.tr.setMeta(CommentsPluginKey, {
+          type: 'setActiveComment',
+          activeThreadId,
+          forceUpdate: true,
+        }),
+      );
+    };
+
+    it('only emits the final active thread when several activations are scheduled together', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-2');
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-3');
+
+      expect(editor.emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(CommentsPluginKey.getState(view.state).activeThreadId).toBe('comment-3');
+
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commentsUpdate', {
+        type: comments_module_events.SELECTED,
+        activeCommentId: 'comment-3',
+      });
+      expect(CommentsPluginKey.getState(view.state).activeThreadId).toBe('comment-3');
+    });
+
+    it('drops a stale activation when a clear is scheduled after it', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      setActiveComment(view, null);
+
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commentsUpdate', {
+        type: comments_module_events.SELECTED,
+        activeCommentId: null,
+      });
+      expect(CommentsPluginKey.getState(view.state).activeThreadId).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('drops a stale clear when a new activation is scheduled after it', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+      editor.emit.mockClear();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, null);
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-2');
+
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commentsUpdate', {
+        type: comments_module_events.SELECTED,
+        activeCommentId: 'comment-2',
+      });
+      expect(CommentsPluginKey.getState(view.state).activeThreadId).toBe('comment-2');
+    });
+
+    it('emits the reverted thread once when an activation burst returns to the original id', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-2');
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(editor.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('commentsUpdate', {
+        type: comments_module_events.SELECTED,
+        activeCommentId: 'comment-1',
+      });
+      expect(CommentsPluginKey.getState(view.state).activeThreadId).toBe('comment-1');
+    });
+
+    it('does not schedule a notification when the active thread is reasserted', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+      editor.emit.mockClear();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      vi.runAllTimers();
+
+      expect(editor.emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not emit when the editor is destroyed before a deferred notification runs', () => {
+      const { view, editor } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
+
+      setActiveComment(view, 'comment-1');
+      editor.isDestroyed = true;
+
+      expect(() => vi.runAllTimers()).not.toThrow();
+      expect(editor.emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('stores decorations provided through metadata', () => {
     const { view } = createPluginStateEnvironment();
     const decorations = DecorationSet.create(view.state.doc, []);