diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 17eac6fdf9..22fd9aa1e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 				"mermaid": "^11.6.0",
 				"paneforge": "^0.0.6",
 				"panzoom": "^9.4.3",
+				"prosemirror-collab": "^1.3.1",
 				"prosemirror-commands": "^1.6.0",
 				"prosemirror-example-setup": "^1.2.3",
 				"prosemirror-history": "^1.4.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4252305879..2ccfdc5729 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 		"mermaid": "^11.6.0",
 		"paneforge": "^0.0.6",
 		"panzoom": "^9.4.3",
+		"prosemirror-collab": "^1.3.1",
 		"prosemirror-commands": "^1.6.0",
 		"prosemirror-example-setup": "^1.2.3",
 		"prosemirror-history": "^1.4.1",
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
index 6410bb77f4..cdaa5fc97c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/RichTextInput.svelte
@@ -499,9 +499,7 @@
 				TaskItem.configure({
 					nested: true
 				}),
-				CharacterCount.configure({
-					mode: 'nodeSize'
-				}),
+				CharacterCount.configure({}),
 				...(autocomplete
 					? [
 							AIAutocompletion.configure({