diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
index d57bf5e5d..5dc50b82a 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		void SetSelectedStartSelectedLength ()
 		{
 			if (SelectedStart > -1 && point < SelectedStart) {
-				start = point - SelectedStart + SelectedStart;
+				start = point;
 			} else {
 				start = SelectedStart;
 			}
@@ -861,7 +861,8 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		void DeleteSelectedText ()
 		{
 			ustring actualText = Text;
-			int selStart = point < SelectedStart ? SelectedStart - point + SelectedStart : SelectedStart;
+			SetSelectedStartSelectedLength ();
+			int selStart = SelectedStart > -1 ? start : point;
 			(var _, var len) = TextModel.DisplaySize (text, 0, selStart, false);
 			(var _, var len2) = TextModel.DisplaySize (text, selStart, selStart + length, false);
 			(var _, var len3) = TextModel.DisplaySize (text, selStart + length, actualText.RuneCount, false);
diff --git a/UnitTests/TextFieldTests.cs b/UnitTests/TextFieldTests.cs
index 870345e90..ac08573c3 100644
--- a/UnitTests/TextFieldTests.cs
+++ b/UnitTests/TextFieldTests.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			Assert.Null (_textField.SelectedText);
 		}
 
+		[Fact]
+		public void SelectedStart_Greater_Than_CursorPosition_All_Selection_Is_Overwritten_On_Typing ()
+		{
+			_textField.SelectedStart = 19;
+			_textField.CursorPosition = 12;
+			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jump between text fields.", _textField.Text);
+			_textField.ProcessKey (new KeyEvent ((Key)0x75, new KeyModifiers ())); // u
+			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jump u text fields.", _textField.Text);
+		}
+
 		[Fact]
 		public void CursorPosition_With_Value_Less_Than_Zero_Changes_To_Zero ()
 		{
@@ -636,7 +646,6 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jumusep between text fields.", _textField.Text);
 			_textField.ProcessKey (new KeyEvent ((Key)0x64, new KeyModifiers ())); // d
 			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jumusedp between text fields.", _textField.Text);
-
 		}
 
 		[Fact]
@@ -653,7 +662,6 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jumuseetween text fields.", _textField.Text);
 			_textField.ProcessKey (new KeyEvent ((Key)0x64, new KeyModifiers ())); // d
 			Assert.Equal ("TAB to jumusedtween text fields.", _textField.Text);
-
 		}
 	}
 }