diff --git a/src/editor/block/commands.js b/src/editor/block/commands.js
index fe9bf3bb..f67ccbef 100644
--- a/src/editor/block/commands.js
+++ b/src/editor/block/commands.js
@@ -323,6 +323,46 @@ export function triggerCurrenciesLoaded(state, dispatch) {
 }
 
 export const deleteBlock = (editor) => ({state, dispatch}) => {
+    const range = state.selection.asSingle().ranges[0]
+    const blocks = state.facet(blockState)
+    let block
+    let nextBlock
+    for (let i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++) {
+        block = blocks[i]
+        if (block.range.from <= range.head && block.range.to >= range.head) {
+            if (i < blocks.length - 1) {
+                nextBlock = blocks[i + 1]
+            }
+            break
+        }
+    }
+    
+    let replace = ""
+    let newSelection
+
+    if (blocks.length == 1) {
+        replace = getBlockDelimiter(editor.defaultBlockToken, editor.defaultBlockAutoDetect)
+        newSelection = replace.length
+    } else if (!nextBlock) {
+        // if it's the last block, the cursor should go at the en of the previous block
+        newSelection = block.delimiter.from
+    } else {
+        // if there is a next block, we want the cursor to be at the beginning of that block
+        newSelection = block.delimiter.from + (nextBlock.delimiter.to - nextBlock.delimiter.from)
+    }
+
+    dispatch(state.update({
+        changes: {
+            from: block.range.from,
+            to: block.range.to,
+            insert: replace,
+        },
+        selection: EditorSelection.cursor(newSelection),
+        annotations: [heynoteEvent.of(DELETE_BLOCK)],
+    }))
+}
+
+export const deleteBlockSetCursorPreviousBlock = (editor) => ({state, dispatch}) => {
     const block = getActiveNoteBlock(state)
     const blocks = state.facet(blockState)
     let replace = ""
diff --git a/src/editor/editor.js b/src/editor/editor.js
index 9539850d..d792da24 100644
--- a/src/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/editor/editor.js
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ export class HeynoteEditor {
         return this.view.state.selection.main.head
     }
 
+    setCursorPosition(position) {
+        this.view.dispatch({
+            selection: {anchor: position, head: position},
+            scrollIntoView: true,
+        })
+    }
+
     focus() {
         this.view.focus()
     }
diff --git a/tests/delete-block.spec.js b/tests/delete-block.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8599eb39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/delete-block.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {expect, test} from "@playwright/test";
+import {HeynotePage} from "./test-utils.js";
+
+import { AUTO_SAVE_INTERVAL } from "../src/common/constants.js"
+import { NoteFormat } from "../src/common/note-format.js"
+
+
+let heynotePage
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({page}) => {
+    heynotePage = new HeynotePage(page)
+    await heynotePage.goto()
+
+    expect((await heynotePage.getBlocks()).length).toBe(1)
+    await heynotePage.setContent(`
+∞∞∞text
+Block A
+∞∞∞markdown
+Block B
+∞∞∞text
+Block C`)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(100)
+})
+
+test("delete first block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(10)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+Shift+D"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(13)
+})
+
+test("delete middle block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(32)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+Shift+D"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(25)
+})
+
+test("delete last block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(52)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+Shift+D"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(36)
+})
diff --git a/tests/move-block.spec.js b/tests/move-block.spec.js
index ec909c82..20e84e5b 100644
--- a/tests/move-block.spec.js
+++ b/tests/move-block.spec.js
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ Block C`)
 
     // check that visual block layers are created
     await expect(page.locator("css=.heynote-blocks-layer > div")).toHaveCount(3)
-});
-
 
-test("move block to other buffer", async ({page}) => {
+    // create secondary buffer
     await heynotePage.saveBuffer("other.txt", `
 ∞∞∞text-a
 First block
 ∞∞∞math
 Second block`)
+});
+
+
+test("move block to other buffer", async ({page}) => {
     await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+S"))
     await page.waitForTimeout(50)
     await page.locator("body").press("Enter")
@@ -62,11 +64,6 @@ Block C`)
 
 
 test("move block to other open/cached buffer", async ({page}) => {
-    await heynotePage.saveBuffer("other.txt", `
-∞∞∞text-a
-First block
-∞∞∞math
-Second block`)
     await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+P"))
     await page.locator("body").press("Enter")
     await page.waitForTimeout(50)
@@ -99,3 +96,30 @@ Block C`)
 
 })
 
+test("cursor position after moving first block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(10)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(10)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+S"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    await page.locator("body").press("Enter")
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(9)
+})
+
+test("cursor position after moving middle block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(28)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+S"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    await page.locator("body").press("Enter")
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(25)
+})
+
+test("cursor position after moving last block", async ({page}) => {
+    await heynotePage.setCursorPosition(48)
+    await page.locator("body").press(heynotePage.agnosticKey("Mod+S"))
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    await page.locator("body").press("Enter")
+    await page.waitForTimeout(50)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getCursorPosition()).toBe(32)
+})
diff --git a/tests/test-utils.js b/tests/test-utils.js
index f2b1a4c0..80f8c194 100644
--- a/tests/test-utils.js
+++ b/tests/test-utils.js
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export class HeynotePage {
         return await this.page.evaluate(() => window._heynote_editor.getCursorPosition())
     }
 
+    async setCursorPosition(position) {
+        await this.page.evaluate((position) => window._heynote_editor.setCursorPosition(position), position)
+    }
+
     async getBlockContent(blockIndex) {
         const blocks = await this.getBlocks()
         const content = await this.getContent()