diff --git a/dlls/riched20/caret.c b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
index 99ad947..754c75f 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/caret.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
@@ -262,13 +262,20 @@ void ME_HideCaret(ME_TextEditor *ed)
   }
 }
 
-void ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs, 
-  int nChars)
+BOOL ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs, int nChars,
+                           BOOL bForce)
 {
   ME_Cursor c;
   int shift = 0;
   int totalChars = nChars;
-  
+
+  if (!bForce)
+  {
+    ME_ProtectPartialTableDeletion(editor, nOfs, &nChars);
+    if (nChars == 0)
+      return FALSE;
+  }
+
   while(nChars > 0)
   {
     ME_Run *run;
@@ -280,7 +287,7 @@ void ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs,
 
       if (!ME_FindItemFwd(c.pRun, diParagraph))
       {
-        return;
+        return TRUE;
       }
       keepFirstParaFormat = (totalChars == nChars && nChars <= eollen &&
                              run->nCharOfs);
@@ -377,15 +384,16 @@ void ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs,
       continue;
     }
   }
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-void ME_DeleteTextAtCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor, 
-  int nChars)
+BOOL ME_DeleteTextAtCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor, int nChars)
 {  
   assert(nCursor>=0 && nCursor<editor->nCursors);
   /* text operations set modified state */
   editor->nModifyStep = 1;
-  ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, ME_GetCursorOfs(editor, nCursor), nChars);
+  return ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, ME_GetCursorOfs(editor, nCursor), nChars,
+                               FALSE);
 }
 
 static ME_DisplayItem *
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index 6754440..2528e94 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -1082,14 +1082,14 @@ static LRESULT ME_StreamIn(ME_TextEditor *editor, DWORD format, EDITSTREAM *stre
   if ((format & SFF_SELECTION) && (editor->mode & TM_RICHTEXT)) {
     style = ME_GetSelectionInsertStyle(editor);
 
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from);
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from, FALSE);
   }
   else {
     ME_DisplayItem *para_item;
     style = editor->pBuffer->pDefaultStyle;
     ME_AddRefStyle(style);
     SendMessageA(editor->hWnd, EM_SETSEL, 0, 0);    
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor));
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor), FALSE);
     from = to = 0;
     ME_ClearTempStyle(editor);
 
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static LRESULT ME_StreamIn(ME_TextEditor *editor, DWORD format, EDITSTREAM *stre
 
           ME_GetTextW(editor, lastchar, newto - linebreakSize, linebreakSize, 0);
           if (lastchar[0] == '\r' && (lastchar[1] == '\n' || lastchar[1] == '\0')) {
-            ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, newto - linebreakSize, linebreakSize);
+            ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, newto - linebreakSize, linebreakSize, FALSE);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
     if (pStruct->flags & ST_SELECTION) {
       ME_GetSelection(editor, &from, &to);
       style = ME_GetSelectionInsertStyle(editor);
-      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to - from);
+      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to - from, FALSE);
       if (pStruct->codepage != 1200 && lParam && !strncmp((char *)lParam, "{\\rtf", 5))
           ME_StreamInRTFString(editor, 1, (char *)lParam);
       else ME_InsertTextFromCursor(editor, 0, wszText, len, style);
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
       if (editor->AutoURLDetect_bEnable) ME_UpdateSelectionLinkAttribute(editor);
     }
     else {
-      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor));
+      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor), FALSE);
       if (pStruct->codepage != 1200 && lParam && !strncmp((char *)lParam, "{\\rtf", 5))
           ME_StreamInRTFString(editor, 0, (char *)lParam);
       else ME_InsertTextFromCursor(editor, 0, wszText, len, editor->pBuffer->pDefaultStyle);
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
   {
     int from, to;
     ME_GetSelection(editor, &from, &to);
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from);
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from, FALSE);
     ME_CommitUndo(editor);
     ME_UpdateRepaint(editor);
     return 0;
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
 
     ME_GetSelection(editor, &from, &to);
     style = ME_GetSelectionInsertStyle(editor);
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from);
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, from, to-from, FALSE);
     ME_InsertTextFromCursor(editor, 0, wszText, len, style);
     ME_ReleaseStyle(style);
     /* drop temporary style if line end */
@@ -2604,7 +2604,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
   }
   case WM_SETTEXT:
   {
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor));
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, 0, ME_GetTextLength(editor), FALSE);
     if (lParam)
     {
       TRACE("WM_SETTEXT lParam==%lx\n",lParam);
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
     }
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && msg == WM_CUT)
     {
-      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, range.cpMin, range.cpMax-range.cpMin);
+      ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, range.cpMin, range.cpMax-range.cpMin, FALSE);
       ME_CommitUndo(editor);
       ME_UpdateRepaint(editor);
     }
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.h b/dlls/riched20/editor.h
index 869a2ce..ed0175f 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.h
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void ME_MoveCaret(ME_TextEditor *ed);
 int ME_CharFromPos(ME_TextEditor *editor, int x, int y, BOOL *isExact);
 void ME_LButtonDown(ME_TextEditor *editor, int x, int y, int clickNum);
 void ME_MouseMove(ME_TextEditor *editor, int x, int y);
-void ME_DeleteTextAtCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor, int nChars);
+BOOL ME_DeleteTextAtCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor, int nChars);
 void ME_InsertTextFromCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor, 
                              const WCHAR *str, int len, ME_Style *style);
 void ME_InsertEndRowFromCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nCursor);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ BOOL ME_IsSelection(ME_TextEditor *editor);
 void ME_DeleteSelection(ME_TextEditor *editor);
 void ME_SendSelChange(ME_TextEditor *editor);
 void ME_InsertOLEFromCursor(ME_TextEditor *editor, const REOBJECT* reo, int nCursor);
-void ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs, int nChars);
+BOOL ME_InternalDeleteText(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs, int nChars, BOOL bForce);
 int ME_GetTextLength(ME_TextEditor *editor);
 int ME_GetTextLengthEx(ME_TextEditor *editor, const GETTEXTLENGTHEX *how);
 ME_Style *ME_GetSelectionInsertStyle(ME_TextEditor *editor);
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ void ME_UpdateSelectionLinkAttribute(ME_TextEditor *editor);
 
 /* table.c */
 BOOL ME_IsInTable(ME_DisplayItem *pItem);
+void ME_ProtectPartialTableDeletion(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs,int *nChars);
 void ME_TabPressedInTable(ME_TextEditor *editor, BOOL bSelectedRow);
 
 /* undo.c */
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/table.c b/dlls/riched20/table.c
index ace36d0..78b38d4 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/table.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/table.c
@@ -47,6 +47,67 @@ BOOL ME_IsInTable(ME_DisplayItem *pItem)
   return pFmt->dwMask & PFM_TABLE && pFmt->wEffects & PFE_TABLE;
 }
 
+/* Table rows should either be deleted completely or not at all. */
+void ME_ProtectPartialTableDeletion(ME_TextEditor *editor, int nOfs,int *nChars)
+{
+  ME_Cursor c, c2;
+  ME_DisplayItem *this_para, *end_para;
+  ME_DisplayItem *pRun;
+  int nCharsToBoundary;
+
+  ME_CursorFromCharOfs(editor, nOfs, &c);
+  this_para = ME_GetParagraph(c.pRun);
+  ME_CursorFromCharOfs(editor, nOfs + *nChars, &c2);
+  end_para = ME_GetParagraph(c2.pRun);
+  if (c2.pRun->member.run.nFlags & MERF_ENDPARA) {
+    /* End offset might be in the middle of the end paragraph run.
+     * If this is the case, then we need to use the next paragraph as the last
+     * paragraphs.
+     */
+    int remaining = nOfs + *nChars - c2.pRun->member.run.nCharOfs
+                    - end_para->member.para.nCharOfs;
+    if (remaining)
+    {
+      assert(remaining < c2.pRun->member.run.nCR + c2.pRun->member.run.nLF);
+      end_para = end_para->member.para.next_para;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ((this_para->member.para.nCharOfs != nOfs || this_para == end_para) &&
+      this_para->member.para.pFmt->dwMask & PFM_TABLE &&
+      this_para->member.para.pFmt->wEffects & PFE_TABLE)
+  {
+    pRun = c.pRun;
+    /* Find the next tab or end paragraph to use as a delete boundary */
+    while (!(pRun->member.run.nFlags & (MERF_TAB|MERF_ENDPARA)))
+      pRun = ME_FindItemFwd(pRun, diRun);
+    nCharsToBoundary = pRun->member.run.nCharOfs
+                       - c.pRun->member.run.nCharOfs
+                       - c.nOffset;
+    *nChars = min(*nChars, nCharsToBoundary);
+  } else if (end_para->member.para.pFmt->dwMask & PFM_TABLE &&
+             end_para->member.para.pFmt->wEffects & PFE_TABLE)
+  {
+    /* The deletion starts from before the row, so don't join it with
+     * previous non-empty paragraphs. */
+    pRun = NULL;
+    if (nOfs > this_para->member.para.nCharOfs)
+      pRun = ME_FindItemBack(end_para, diRun);
+    if (!pRun)
+      pRun = ME_FindItemFwd(end_para, diRun);
+    if (pRun)
+    {
+      nCharsToBoundary = ME_GetParagraph(pRun)->member.para.nCharOfs
+                         + pRun->member.run.nCharOfs
+                         - nOfs;
+      if (nCharsToBoundary >= 0)
+        *nChars = min(*nChars, nCharsToBoundary);
+    }
+  }
+  if (*nChars < 0)
+    nChars = 0;
+}
+
 static ME_DisplayItem* ME_AppendTableRow(ME_TextEditor *editor,
                                          ME_DisplayItem *table_row)
 {
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/undo.c b/dlls/riched20/undo.c
index 9fcdc4b..d5e071c 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/undo.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/undo.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static void ME_PlayUndoItem(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *pItem)
   }
   case diUndoDeleteRun:
   {
-    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, pUItem->nStart, pUItem->nLen);
+    ME_InternalDeleteText(editor, pUItem->nStart, pUItem->nLen, TRUE);
     break;
   }
   case diUndoJoinParagraphs: