diff --git a/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/commands.ts b/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/commands.ts
index 1d92ec7a..f6e99d3b 100644
--- a/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/commands.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/commands.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type {Node, ResolvedPos} from 'prosemirror-model';
 import type {Command, NodeSelection, TextSelection, Transaction} from 'prosemirror-state';
+import {Selection} from 'prosemirror-state';
 
 import {isCodeBlock} from '../../../utils/nodes';
 import {isNodeSelection, isTextSelection} from '../../../utils/selection';
@@ -174,3 +175,15 @@ export const arrowLeft = arrow('left');
 export const arrowDown = arrow('down');
 export const arrowUp = arrow('up');
 export const arrowRight = arrow('right');
+
+export const backspace: Command = (state, dispatch) => {
+    const sel = state.selection;
+    if (isGapCursorSelection(sel)) {
+        const newSel = Selection.findFrom(sel.$pos, -1);
+        if (newSel) {
+            dispatch?.(state.tr.setSelection(newSel).scrollIntoView());
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+};
diff --git a/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/selection.ts b/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/selection.ts
index 29d224a9..90a13f25 100644
--- a/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/selection.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/behavior/Selection/selection.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 
 import {isSelectableNode} from '../../../utils/nodes';
 import {isNodeSelection} from '../../../utils/selection';
-import {arrowDown, arrowLeft, arrowRight, arrowUp} from './commands';
+import {arrowDown, arrowLeft, arrowRight, arrowUp, backspace} from './commands';
 
 import './selection.scss';
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const selection = () =>
                 ArrowRight: arrowRight,
                 ArrowUp: arrowUp,
                 ArrowDown: arrowDown,
+                Backspace: backspace,
             }),
             decorations(state) {
                 return getDecorations(state.tr);