diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
index b737e1c2b..c5e769d38 100755
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms/general.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export const GeneralTransforms: GeneralTransforms = {
           const after = node.text.slice(position)
           node.text = before
           newNode = {
-            ...node,
             ...(properties as Partial<Text>),
             text: after,
           }
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ export const GeneralTransforms: GeneralTransforms = {
           node.children = before
 
           newNode = {
-            ...node,
             ...(properties as Partial<Element>),
             children: after,
           }
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element-empty-properties.tsx b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element-empty-properties.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b405ba153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element-empty-properties.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { jsx } from '../..'
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element data>
+      before text
+      <inline>hyperlink</inline>
+      after text
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const operations = [
+  {
+    type: 'split_node',
+    path: [0],
+    position: 1,
+    properties: {},
+  },
+]
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element data>before text</element>
+    <element>
+      <text />
+      <inline>hyperlink</inline>
+      after text
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element.tsx b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6f6120ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/element.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { jsx } from '../..'
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element data>
+      before text
+      <inline>hyperlink</inline>
+      after text
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const operations = [
+  {
+    type: 'split_node',
+    path: [0],
+    position: 1,
+    properties: {
+      data: true,
+    },
+  },
+]
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element data>before text</element>
+    <element data>
+      <text />
+      <inline>hyperlink</inline>
+      after text
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text-empty-properties.tsx b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text-empty-properties.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13445a9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text-empty-properties.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { jsx } from '../..'
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element>
+      <text bold>some text</text>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const operations = [
+  {
+    type: 'split_node',
+    path: [0, 0],
+    position: 5,
+    properties: {},
+  },
+]
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element>
+      <text bold>some </text>
+      <text>text</text>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text.tsx b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1939532b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/split_node/text.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { jsx } from '../..'
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element>
+      <text bold>some text</text>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const operations = [
+  {
+    type: 'split_node',
+    path: [0, 0],
+    position: 5,
+    properties: {
+      bold: true,
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    type: 'split_node',
+    path: [0],
+    position: 1,
+    properties: {},
+  },
+]
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element>
+      <text bold>some </text>
+    </element>
+    <element>
+      <text bold>text</text>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/path/block-with-attributes.tsx b/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/path/block-with-attributes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef34925e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/path/block-with-attributes.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { Transforms } from 'slate'
+import { jsx } from '../../..'
+
+export const run = editor => {
+  Transforms.splitNodes(editor, { at: [0, 2] })
+}
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <block data>
+      <text />
+      <inline>one</inline>
+      <text />
+      <inline>two</inline>
+      <text />
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <block data>
+      <text />
+      <inline>one</inline>
+      <text />
+    </block>
+    <block data>
+      <text />
+      <inline>two</inline>
+      <text />
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/point/text-with-marks.tsx b/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/point/text-with-marks.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2acd4caf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/transforms/splitNodes/point/text-with-marks.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { Editor, Transforms } from 'slate'
+import { jsx } from '../../..'
+
+export const run = editor => {
+  Transforms.splitNodes(editor, {
+    at: { path: [0, 0], offset: 2 },
+  })
+}
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>
+      <text bold>word</text>
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <block>
+      <text bold>wo</text>
+    </block>
+    <block>
+      <text bold>rd</text>
+    </block>
+  </editor>
+)