diff --git a/src/models/selection.js b/src/models/selection.js
index 7e186318f..38e2c9f4a 100644
--- a/src/models/selection.js
+++ b/src/models/selection.js
@@ -595,6 +595,32 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
         : this.merge({ focusOffset: this.focusOffset + n })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Move the start key, while preserving the direction
+   *
+   * @param {String} key
+   * @return {Selection} selection
+   */
+
+  moveStartTo(key, offset = 0) {
+    return this.isBackward
+      ? this.merge({ focusKey: key, focusOffset: offset })
+      : this.merge({ anchorKey: key, anchorOffset: offset })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Move the end key, while preserving the direction
+   *
+   * @param {String} key
+   * @return {Selection} selection
+   */
+
+  moveEndTo(key, offset = 0) {
+    return this.isBackward
+      ? this.merge({ anchorKey: key, anchorOffset: offset })
+      : this.merge({ focusKey: key, focusOffset: offset })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Extend the focus point to the start of a `node`.
    *
@@ -625,6 +651,23 @@ class Selection extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Unset the selection
+   *
+   * @return {Selection} selection
+   */
+
+  unset() {
+    return this.merge({
+      anchorKey: null,
+      anchorOffset: 0,
+      focusKey: null,
+      focusOffset: 0,
+      isFocused: false,
+      isBackward: false
+    })
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/transforms/apply-operation.js b/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
index 32720c0c4..a459b8301 100644
--- a/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
+++ b/src/transforms/apply-operation.js
@@ -178,12 +178,14 @@ function moveNode(state, operation) {
   let { document } = state
   const node = document.assertPath(path)
 
+  // Remove the node from its current parent
   let parent = document.getParent(node)
   const isParent = document == parent
   const index = parent.nodes.indexOf(node)
   parent = parent.removeNode(index)
   document = isParent ? parent : document.updateDescendant(parent)
 
+  // Insert the new node to its new parent
   let target = document.assertPath(newPath)
   const isTarget = document == target
   target = target.insertNode(newIndex, node)
@@ -221,14 +223,56 @@ function removeMark(state, operation) {
 
 function removeNode(state, operation) {
   const { path } = operation
-  let { document } = state
+  let { document, selection } = state
+  const { startKey, endKey } = selection
+
+  // Preserve previous document
+  const prevDocument = document
+
+  // Update the document
   const node = document.assertPath(path)
   let parent = document.getParent(node)
   const index = parent.nodes.indexOf(node)
   const isParent = document == parent
   parent = parent.removeNode(index)
   document = isParent ? parent : document.updateDescendant(parent)
-  state = state.merge({ document })
+
+  function getRemoved(key) {
+    if (key === node.key) return node
+    if (node.kind == 'text') return null
+    return node.getDescendant(key)
+  }
+
+  // Update the selection, if one of the anchor/focus has been removed
+  const startDesc = startKey ? getRemoved(startKey) : null
+  const endDesc = endKey ? getRemoved(endKey) : null
+
+  if (startDesc) {
+    const prevText = prevDocument.getTexts()
+      .takeUntil(text => text.key == startKey)
+      .filter(text => !getRemoved(text.key))
+      .last()
+
+    if (!prevText) selection = selection.unset()
+    else selection = selection.moveStartTo(prevText.key, prevText.length)
+  }
+  if (endDesc) {
+    // The whole selection is inside the node, we collapse to the previous text node
+    if (startKey == endKey) {
+      selection = selection.collapseToStart()
+    } else {
+      const nextText = prevDocument.getTexts()
+        .skipUntil(text => text.key == startKey)
+        .slice(1)
+        .filter(text => !getRemoved(text.key))
+        .first()
+
+      if (!nextText) selection = selection.unset()
+      else selection = selection.moveEndTo(nextText.key, 0)
+    }
+  }
+
+  state = state.merge({ document, selection })
   return state
 }