diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-cars-divide.md b/.changeset/nervous-cars-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e33141dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-cars-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate': patch
+---
+
+fix: `Path.previous()` dose not working when path is `null`
diff --git a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
index 1fa4197ef..0fa942828 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
+++ b/packages/slate/src/transforms/text.ts
@@ -451,16 +451,18 @@ export const TextTransforms: TextTransforms = {
       if (!options.at) {
         let path
 
-        if (ends.length > 0) {
-          path = Path.previous(endRef.current!)
-        } else if (middles.length > 0) {
-          path = Path.previous(middleRef.current!)
-        } else {
-          path = Path.previous(startRef.current!)
+        if (ends.length > 0 && endRef.current) {
+          path = Path.previous(endRef.current)
+        } else if (middles.length > 0 && middleRef.current) {
+          path = Path.previous(middleRef.current)
+        } else if (startRef.current) {
+          path = Path.previous(startRef.current)
         }
 
-        const end = Editor.end(editor, path)
-        Transforms.select(editor, end)
+        if (path) {
+          const end = Editor.end(editor, path)
+          Transforms.select(editor, end)
+        }
       }
 
       startRef.unref()