diff --git a/packages/slate/src/operations/apply.js b/packages/slate/src/operations/apply.js
index 067d6d31a..9fe5a608e 100644
--- a/packages/slate/src/operations/apply.js
+++ b/packages/slate/src/operations/apply.js
@@ -287,12 +287,20 @@ const APPLIERS = {
     const { anchorKey, focusKey, anchorOffset, focusOffset } = selection
     let node = document.assertPath(path)
 
-    if (anchorKey == node.key && anchorOffset >= rangeOffset) {
-      selection = selection.moveAnchor(-length)
+    if (anchorKey == node.key) {
+      if (anchorOffset >= rangeOffset) {
+        selection = selection.moveAnchor(-length)
+      } else if (anchorOffset > offset) {
+        selection = selection.moveAnchorTo(anchorKey, offset)
+      }
     }
 
-    if (focusKey == node.key && focusOffset >= rangeOffset) {
-      selection = selection.moveFocus(-length)
+    if (focusKey == node.key) {
+      if (focusOffset >= rangeOffset) {
+        selection = selection.moveFocus(-length)
+      } else if (focusOffset > offset) {
+        selection = selection.moveFocusTo(focusKey, offset)
+      }
     }
 
     node = node.removeText(offset, length)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/index.js b/packages/slate/test/index.js
index 6871abd08..bfc424731 100644
--- a/packages/slate/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/slate/test/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('slate', () => {
   require('./schema')
   require('./changes')
   require('./history')
+  require('./operations')
 })
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/apply/remove_text/cursor-inside-removed-text.js b/packages/slate/test/operations/apply/remove_text/cursor-inside-removed-text.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfc446704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/apply/remove_text/cursor-inside-removed-text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/** @jsx h */
+
+import h from '../../../helpers/h'
+
+export default [{
+  type: 'remove_text',
+  path: [0, 0],
+  offset: 2,
+  text: 'is is some text inside ',
+  marks: []
+}]
+
+export const input = (
+  <value>
+    <document>
+      <paragraph>
+        This <cursor />is some text inside a paragraph.
+      </paragraph>
+    </document>
+  </value>
+)
+
+export const output = (
+  <value>
+    <document>
+      <paragraph>
+        Th<cursor />a paragraph.
+      </paragraph>
+    </document>
+  </value>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate/test/operations/index.js b/packages/slate/test/operations/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1615d21c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate/test/operations/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+import fs from 'fs-promise' // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import toCamel from 'to-camel-case' // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import { basename, extname, resolve } from 'path'
+
+/**
+ * Tests.
+ */
+
+describe('operations', async () => {
+  const dir = resolve(__dirname)
+  const categories = fs.readdirSync(dir).filter(c => c[0] != '.' && c != 'index.js')
+
+  for (const category of categories) {
+    describe(category, () => {
+      const categoryDir = resolve(dir, category)
+      const methods = fs.readdirSync(categoryDir).filter(c => c[0] != '.')
+
+      for (const method of methods) {
+        describe(toCamel(method), () => {
+          const testDir = resolve(categoryDir, method)
+          const tests = fs.readdirSync(testDir).filter(t => t[0] != '.' && !!~t.indexOf('.js')).map(t => basename(t, extname(t)))
+
+          for (const test of tests) {
+            it(test, async () => {
+              const module = require(resolve(testDir, test))
+              const { input, output } = module
+              const operations = module.default
+              const change = input.change()
+              change.applyOperations(operations)
+              const opts = { preserveSelection: true, preserveData: true }
+              const actual = change.value.toJSON(opts)
+              const expected = output.toJSON(opts)
+              assert.deepEqual(actual, expected)
+            })
+          }
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+})