diff --git a/lib/components/void.js b/lib/components/void.js
index 2dc05bfbd..bf684d39f 100644
--- a/lib/components/void.js
+++ b/lib/components/void.js
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class Void extends React.Component {
           visibility: 'hidden'
         }
       : {
-          pointerEvents: 'none',
           position: 'absolute',
           top: '0px',
           left: '-9999px',
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ class Void extends React.Component {
         }
 
     return (
-      <span style={style}><span>{this.renderLeaf()}</span></span>
+      <span style={style}>{this.renderLeaf()}</span>
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/models/state.js b/lib/models/state.js
index 632490280..fc5661470 100644
--- a/lib/models/state.js
+++ b/lib/models/state.js
@@ -558,13 +558,36 @@ class State extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
   delete() {
     let state = this
     let { document, selection } = state
+    let after
 
     // When collapsed, there's nothing to do.
     if (selection.isCollapsed) return state
 
-    // Otherwise, delete and update the selection.
+    // Determine what the selection will be after deleting.
+    const { startText } = this
+    const { startKey, startOffset, endKey, endOffset } = selection
+    const previous = document.getPreviousSibling(startText)
+
+    if (
+      previous &&
+      startOffset == 0 &&
+      (endKey != startKey || endOffset == startText.length)
+    ) {
+      if (previous.kind == 'text') {
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+      } else {
+        const last = previous.getTexts().last()
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(last)
+      }
+    }
+
+    else {
+      after = selection.collapseToStart()
+    }
+
+    // Delete and update the selection.
     document = document.deleteAtRange(selection)
-    selection = selection.collapseToStart()
+    selection = after
     state = state.merge({ document, selection })
     return state
   }
@@ -607,6 +630,19 @@ class State extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
       }
     }
 
+    else if (selection.isAtEndOf(startNode) && startNode.length == 1) {
+      const previous = document.getPreviousSibling(startNode)
+
+      if (previous && previous.kind == 'text') {
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+      } else if (previous) {
+        const last = previous.getTexts().last()
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(last)
+      } else {
+        after = selection.moveBackward(n)
+      }
+    }
+
     else {
       after = selection.moveBackward(n)
     }
@@ -628,12 +664,14 @@ class State extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
   deleteForward(n = 1) {
     let state = this
     let { document, selection } = state
-    let { startKey } = selection
+    let { startKey, startOffset } = selection
     let after = selection
 
     // Determine what the selection should be after deleting.
     const block = document.getClosestBlock(startKey)
     const inline = document.getClosestInline(startKey)
+    const previous = document.getPreviousSibling(startKey)
+    const startText = document.getDescendant(startKey)
 
     if (selection.isExpanded) {
       after = selection.collapseToStart()
@@ -641,10 +679,19 @@ class State extends new Record(DEFAULTS) {
 
     else if ((block && block.isVoid) || (inline && inline.isVoid)) {
       const next = document.getNextText(startKey)
-      const previous = document.getPreviousText(startKey)
+      const prev = document.getPreviousText(startKey)
       after = next
         ? selection.collapseToStartOf(next)
-        : selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+        : selection.collapseToEndOf(prev)
+    }
+
+    else if (previous && startOffset == 0 && startText.length == 1) {
+      if (previous.kind == 'text') {
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(previous)
+      } else {
+        const last = previous.getTexts().last()
+        after = selection.collapseToEndOf(last)
+      }
     }
 
     // Delete forward and then update the selection.
diff --git a/lib/models/transforms.js b/lib/models/transforms.js
index e95737719..8daa3458a 100644
--- a/lib/models/transforms.js
+++ b/lib/models/transforms.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const Transforms = {
       let text = node.getDescendant(startKey)
       text = text.removeCharacters(startOffset, endOffset)
       node = node.updateDescendant(text)
-      return node
+      return node.normalize()
     }
 
     // Split the blocks and determine the edge boundaries.
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7311ea44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: last.length - 1,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: last.length
+  })
+
+  return state
+    .transform()
+    .deleteAtRange(range)
+    .apply()
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cce7cc965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: last.length,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: last.length
+  })
+
+  return state
+    .transform()
+    .deleteBackwardAtRange(range)
+    .apply()
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..238bf01cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: last.length,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: last.length
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(range)
+    .deleteBackward()
+    .apply()
+
+  const updated = next.document.getTexts().last()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    range.collapseToEndOf(updated).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-backward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..876bb95df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: 0,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: 0
+  })
+
+  return state
+    .transform()
+    .deleteForwardAtRange(range)
+    .apply()
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward-at-range/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bd341afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: 0,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: 0
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(range)
+    .deleteForward()
+    .apply()
+
+  const updated = next.document.getTexts().last()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    range.collapseToEndOf(updated).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete-forward/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/index.js b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bdd2d9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+import assert from 'assert'
+
+export default function (state) {
+  const { document, selection } = state
+  const texts = document.getTexts()
+  const last = texts.last()
+  const range = selection.merge({
+    anchorKey: last.key,
+    anchorOffset: last.length - 1,
+    focusKey: last.key,
+    focusOffset: last.length
+  })
+
+  const next = state
+    .transform()
+    .moveTo(range)
+    .delete()
+    .apply()
+
+  const updated = next.document.getTexts().last()
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    next.selection.toJS(),
+    range.merge({
+      anchorKey: updated.key,
+      anchorOffset: updated.length,
+      focusKey: updated.key,
+      focusOffset: updated.length
+    }).toJS()
+  )
+
+  return next
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6286c3b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/input.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two
+      - kind: text
+        text: a
diff --git a/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..798f00a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/transforms/fixtures/delete/before-inline-sibling/output.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+nodes:
+  - kind: block
+    type: paragraph
+    nodes:
+      - kind: text
+        text: one
+      - kind: inline
+        type: link
+        nodes:
+          - kind: text
+            text: two