diff --git a/.changeset/cool-rings-help.md b/.changeset/cool-rings-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5924eec86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cool-rings-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate': minor
+---
+
+Fix paste to empty node losing structure of first block
diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
index c58589a79..1c8e877b4 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
       const [, blockPath] = blockMatch
       const isBlockStart = Editor.isStart(editor, at, blockPath)
       const isBlockEnd = Editor.isEnd(editor, at, blockPath)
+      const isBlockEmpty = isBlockStart && isBlockEnd
       const mergeStart = !isBlockStart || (isBlockStart && isBlockEnd)
       const mergeEnd = !isBlockEnd
       const [, firstPath] = Node.first({ children: fragment }, [])
@@ -309,6 +310,15 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
 
       const matches: NodeEntry[] = []
       const matcher = ([n, p]: NodeEntry) => {
+        const isRoot = p.length === 0
+        if (isRoot) {
+          return false
+        }
+
+        if (isBlockEmpty) {
+          return true
+        }
+
         if (
           mergeStart &&
           Path.isAncestor(p, firstPath) &&
@@ -336,7 +346,7 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
         { children: fragment },
         { pass: matcher }
       )) {
-        if (entry[1].length > 0 && matcher(entry)) {
+        if (matcher(entry)) {
           matches.push(entry)
         }
       }
@@ -380,6 +390,8 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
         isInlineEnd ? Path.next(inlinePath) : inlinePath
       )
 
+      const blockPathRef = Editor.pathRef(editor, blockPath)
+
       Transforms.splitNodes(editor, {
         at,
         match: n =>
@@ -404,6 +416,10 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
         voids,
       })
 
+      if (isBlockEmpty && middles.length) {
+        Transforms.delete(editor, { at: blockPathRef.unref()!, voids })
+      }
+
       Transforms.insertNodes(editor, middles, {
         at: middleRef.current!,
         match: n => Editor.isBlock(editor, n),
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertFragment/of-blocks/block-empty.tsx b/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertFragment/of-blocks/block-empty.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbf1e37c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/transforms/insertFragment/of-blocks/block-empty.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { Transforms } from 'slate'
+import { jsx } from '../../..'
+
+export const run = editor => {
+  Transforms.insertFragment(
+    editor,
+    <fragment>
+      <block>
+        <block>one</block>
+      </block>
+      <block>two</block>
+      <block>three</block>
+    </fragment>
+  )
+}
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>word</block>
+    <block>
+      <cursor />
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>word</block>
+    <block>
+      <block>one</block>
+    </block>
+    <block>two</block>
+    <block>
+      three
+      <cursor />
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)