diff --git a/platforms/ios/example/WysiwygUITests/WysiwygUITests+Keyboard.swift b/platforms/ios/example/WysiwygUITests/WysiwygUITests+Keyboard.swift
index 5d45d5165..28f296389 100644
--- a/platforms/ios/example/WysiwygUITests/WysiwygUITests+Keyboard.swift
+++ b/platforms/ios/example/WysiwygUITests/WysiwygUITests+Keyboard.swift
@@ -114,11 +114,19 @@ extension WysiwygUITests {
         app.keys["space"].tap()
         app.keys["more"].tap()
         app.keys["."].tap()
-        assertTextViewContent("hello how are you.")
+        
+        // This optimisation to predictive inline text was introduced in 17.5
+        let correctText: String
+        if #available(iOS 17.5, *) {
+            correctText = "hello how are you."
+        } else {
+            correctText = "hello how are you ."
+        }
+        assertTextViewContent(correctText)
         // In the failure case a second dot is added in the tree.
         assertTreeEquals(
             """
-            └>"hello how are you."
+            └>"\(correctText)"
             """
         )
     }
diff --git a/platforms/ios/lib/WysiwygComposer/Sources/WysiwygComposer/Components/WysiwygComposerView/WysiwygComposerViewModel.swift b/platforms/ios/lib/WysiwygComposer/Sources/WysiwygComposer/Components/WysiwygComposerView/WysiwygComposerViewModel.swift
index 72815408d..41a0e1863 100644
--- a/platforms/ios/lib/WysiwygComposer/Sources/WysiwygComposer/Components/WysiwygComposerView/WysiwygComposerViewModel.swift
+++ b/platforms/ios/lib/WysiwygComposer/Sources/WysiwygComposer/Components/WysiwygComposerView/WysiwygComposerViewModel.swift
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ public extension WysiwygComposerViewModel {
     /// accepting an inline predictive text suggestion. It then reconciles with the model if it did.
     /// - Returns: Whether the an update was applied.
     func updateDotAfterInlineTextPredicationIfNeeded() -> Bool {
+        // This optimisation to predictive inline text only came in in 17.5
+        guard #available(iOS 17.5, *) else {
+            return false
+        }
         let text = textView.attributedText.htmlChars.withNBSP
         let textSelection = textView.selectedRange
         // Check if the last character in the editor is a dot.