Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 5032)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 5033)
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/3678">#3678</a> : There were issues when editing links inside floating divs with IE.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/4763">#4763</a> : Press Enter key with text selected will not delete the text.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/4716">#4716</a> : [IE] Cursor remain blinking in editor when focus is moved to any button that following.</li>
 		<li>Updated the following language files:<ul>
 			<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/5006">#5006</a> : Dutch;</li>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/selection/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/selection/plugin.js	(revision 5032)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/selection/plugin.js	(revision 5033)
@@ -139,4 +139,10 @@
 								// Disable selections from being saved.
 								saveEnabled = false;
+
+								// IE before version 8 will leave cursor blinking inside the document after
+								// editor blurred unless we clean up the selection. (#4716)
+								var env = CKEDITOR.env;
+								if( env.ie && env.version < 8 )
+									editor.document.$.selection.empty();
 							});