diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index 9bd95cc05a..3a93ed23d5 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -1071,11 +1071,17 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_BACKWARD:
 		if (!cur.selection()) {
 			if (bv->getIntl().getTransManager().backspace()) {
+				bool par_boundary = cur.pos() == 0;
 				// Par boundary, full-screen update
-				if (cur.pos() == 0)
+				if (par_boundary)
 					singleParUpdate = false;
 				needsUpdate |= backspace(cur);
 				cur.resetAnchor();
+				if (par_boundary && cur.pos() > 0
+				    && cur.paragraph().isEnvSeparator(cur.pos() - 1)) {
+					needsUpdate |= backspace(cur);
+					cur.resetAnchor();
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			cutSelection(cur, true, false);