diff --git a/crates/wysiwyg/src/composer_model/delete_text.rs b/crates/wysiwyg/src/composer_model/delete_text.rs
index 009ef48f5..24f36d6e8 100644
--- a/crates/wysiwyg/src/composer_model/delete_text.rs
+++ b/crates/wysiwyg/src/composer_model/delete_text.rs
@@ -261,17 +261,17 @@ where
                     node.offset_is_inside_node(current_offset, &direction);
 
                 // delete to the cursor
-                self.delete_to_cursor(current_position);
+                let update = self.delete_to_cursor(current_position);
 
                 // if we have stopped inside the node and we didn't start at whitespace, stop
                 if offset_is_inside_node && start_type != CharType::Whitespace {
-                    return ComposerUpdate::keep();
+                    return update;
                 }
 
                 // otherwise make a recursive call
                 let next_args = self.get_remove_word_arguments(&direction);
                 match next_args {
-                    None => ComposerUpdate::keep(),
+                    None => update,
                     Some(args) => {
                         let (location, next_type) = args;
                         let type_argument = if offset_is_inside_node {
diff --git a/crates/wysiwyg/src/tests/test_deleting.rs b/crates/wysiwyg/src/tests/test_deleting.rs
index 68f8dd381..1e8ee99fd 100644
--- a/crates/wysiwyg/src/tests/test_deleting.rs
+++ b/crates/wysiwyg/src/tests/test_deleting.rs
@@ -926,6 +926,13 @@ fn backspace_mention_from_end() {
     assert_eq!(restore_whitespace(&tx(&model)), "|");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn backspace_word_returns_replace_all_update() {
+    let mut model = cm("Some text with multiple words|");
+    let update = model.backspace_word();
+    assert!(matches!(update.text_update, TextUpdate::ReplaceAll(_)))
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn delete_immutable_link_from_edge_of_link() {
     let mut model = cm(