diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/ClearFormatting.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/ClearFormatting.spec.mjs
index 391aa097440..e1f04d08967 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/ClearFormatting.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/ClearFormatting.spec.mjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {
   centerAlign,
   indent,
+  moveToPrevWord,
   outdent,
   rightAlign,
   selectAll,
@@ -274,4 +275,43 @@ test.describe('Clear All Formatting', () => {
       `,
     );
   });
+
+  test(`Should clear formatting of selected text which spans over 1 paragraph`, async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await focusEditor(page);
+
+    await page.keyboard.type('Foo bar');
+    await page.keyboard.press('Enter');
+    await page.keyboard.type('baz qux');
+    await selectAll(page);
+    await toggleBold(page);
+    await page.keyboard.press('ArrowRight');
+    await moveToPrevWord(page);
+    await page.keyboard.down('Shift');
+    await page.keyboard.press('ArrowUp');
+    await page.keyboard.up('Shift');
+    await selectFromAdditionalStylesDropdown(page, '.clear');
+    await assertHTML(
+      page,
+      html`
+        <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph" dir="auto">
+          <strong
+            class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold"
+            data-lexical-text="true">
+            Foo
+          </strong>
+          <span data-lexical-text="true">bar</span>
+        </p>
+        <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph" dir="auto">
+          <span data-lexical-text="true">baz</span>
+          <strong
+            class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold"
+            data-lexical-text="true">
+            qux
+          </strong>
+        </p>
+      `,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/ToolbarPlugin/utils.ts b/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/ToolbarPlugin/utils.ts
index 05878e260b5..c5dfaed5224 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/ToolbarPlugin/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/ToolbarPlugin/utils.ts
@@ -341,53 +341,28 @@ export const clearFormatting = (
     if ($isRangeSelection(selection) || $isTableSelection(selection)) {
       const anchor = selection.anchor;
       const focus = selection.focus;
-      const nodes = selection.getNodes();
       const extractedNodes = selection.extract();
 
       if (anchor.key === focus.key && anchor.offset === focus.offset) {
         return;
       }
 
-      nodes.forEach((node, idx) => {
-        // We split the first and last node by the selection
-        // So that we don't format unselected text inside those nodes
+      extractedNodes.forEach((node) => {
         if ($isTextNode(node)) {
-          // Use a separate variable to ensure TS does not lose the refinement
-          let textNode = node;
-          if (idx === 0 && anchor.offset !== 0) {
-            textNode = textNode.splitText(anchor.offset)[1] || textNode;
+          if (node.getStyle() !== '') {
+            node.setStyle('');
           }
-          if (idx === nodes.length - 1) {
-            textNode = textNode.splitText(focus.offset)[0] || textNode;
-          }
-          /**
-           * If the selected text has one format applied
-           * selecting a portion of the text, could
-           * clear the format to the wrong portion of the text.
-           *
-           * The cleared text is based on the length of the selected text.
-           */
-          // We need this in case the selected text only has one format
-          const extractedTextNode = extractedNodes[0];
-          if (nodes.length === 1 && $isTextNode(extractedTextNode)) {
-            textNode = extractedTextNode;
-          }
-
-          if (textNode.__style !== '') {
-            textNode.setStyle('');
-          }
-          if (textNode.__format !== 0) {
-            textNode.setFormat(0);
+          if (node.getFormat() !== 0) {
+            node.setFormat(0);
           }
           const nearestBlockElement =
-            $getNearestBlockElementAncestorOrThrow(textNode);
-          if (nearestBlockElement.__format !== 0) {
+            $getNearestBlockElementAncestorOrThrow(node);
+          if (nearestBlockElement.getFormat() !== 0) {
             nearestBlockElement.setFormat('');
           }
-          if (nearestBlockElement.__indent !== 0) {
+          if (nearestBlockElement.getIndent() !== 0) {
             nearestBlockElement.setIndent(0);
           }
-          node = textNode;
         } else if ($isHeadingNode(node) || $isQuoteNode(node)) {
           node.replace($createParagraphNode(), true);
         } else if ($isDecoratorBlockNode(node)) {