diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-slash-menu.js b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-slash-menu.js
index db0f65c5f4..0837ebde1e 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-slash-menu.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/components/koenig-slash-menu.js
@@ -88,11 +88,17 @@ export default Component.extend({
     },
 
     actions: {
-        itemClicked(item) {
+        itemClicked(item, event) {
             let range = this._openRange.head.section.toRange();
             let [, ...params] = this._query.split(/\s/);
             let payload;
 
+            // make sure the click doesn't propagate and get picked up by the
+            // newly inserted card which can then remove itself because it
+            // looks like a click outside of an empty card
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+
             // params are order-dependent and listed in CARD_MENU for each card
             if (!isEmpty(item.params) && !isEmpty(params)) {
                 payload = {};
diff --git a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-menu-content.hbs b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-menu-content.hbs
index 78ed443b75..8f118efbae 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-menu-content.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/templates/components/koenig-menu-content.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         {{section.title}}
     </div>
     {{#each section.items as |item|}}
-        <div class="{{if item.selected "kg-cardmenu-card-selected"}} {{kg-style "cardmenu-card"}}" {{action itemClicked item on="click"}} data-kg="cardmenu-card">
+        <div class="{{if item.selected "kg-cardmenu-card-selected"}} {{kg-style "cardmenu-card"}}" onclick={{action itemClicked item}} data-kg="cardmenu-card">
             <div class="{{kg-style "cardmenu-icon"}}">{{svg-jar item.icon class="w8 h8 stroke-midgrey"}}</div>
             <div class="{{kg-style "cardmenu-label"}}">{{item.label}}</div>
         </div>