diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3c5b79cf2003214b50becb5fe92195c57e8c7ceb..2c15ba95898ad591dbf98df8857d1e13d0f629cc 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -972,6 +972,15 @@ pub fn cosmic_edit_bevy_events(
                 for char_ev in char_evr.iter() {
                     is_edit = true;
                     if *is_deleting {
+                        // fix for issue #8
+                        if let Some(select) = editor.select_opt() {
+                            if editor.cursor().line == select.line
+                                && editor.cursor().index == select.index
+                            {
+                                editor.set_select_opt(None);
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         editor.action(&mut font_system.0, Action::Backspace);
                     } else {
                         editor.action(&mut font_system.0, Action::Insert(char_ev.char));