diff --git a/.changeset/good-cats-warn.md b/.changeset/good-cats-warn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbfbf2eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-cats-warn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': minor
+---
+
+Make it possible to delete block elements with backspace in Chrome and Safari
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
index 4c801687e..40a592565 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/editable.tsx
@@ -1561,7 +1561,8 @@ export const Editable = (props: EditableProps) => {
                         if (
                           Element.isElement(currentNode) &&
                           Editor.isVoid(editor, currentNode) &&
-                          Editor.isInline(editor, currentNode)
+                          (Editor.isInline(editor, currentNode) ||
+                            Editor.isBlock(editor, currentNode))
                         ) {
                           event.preventDefault()
                           Editor.deleteBackward(editor, { unit: 'block' })