diff --git a/docs/src/data/posts/commands.md b/docs/src/data/posts/commands.md
index 8e6f27da..59492f46 100644
--- a/docs/src/data/posts/commands.md
+++ b/docs/src/data/posts/commands.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 Clear the whole document.
 
+## .deleteSelection()
+
+Delete the selection, if there is one.
+
 ## .focus()
 
 Focus the editor at the given position.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index 8b7a0b3f..add81585 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
     this.createSchema()
     this.createView()
     this.registerCommand('clearContent', require('./commands/clearContent').default)
+    this.registerCommand('deleteSelection', require('./commands/deleteSelection').default)
     this.registerCommand('focus', require('./commands/focus').default)
     this.registerCommand('insertHTML', require('./commands/insertHTML').default)
     this.registerCommand('insertText', require('./commands/insertText').default)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/commands/deleteSelection.ts b/packages/core/src/commands/deleteSelection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a67e086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/commands/deleteSelection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Editor } from '../Editor'
+import { deleteSelection } from 'prosemirror-commands'
+
+type DeleteSelection = () => any
+
+declare module '../Editor' {
+  interface Editor {
+    deleteSelection: DeleteSelection,
+  }
+}
+
+export default (next: Function, { state, view }: Editor): DeleteSelection => () => {
+  deleteSelection(state, view.dispatch)
+  next()
+}