diff --git a/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.jsx b/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.jsx
index 37d45c70..7e5c82e9 100644
--- a/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.jsx
+++ b/src/components/paint-editor/paint-editor.jsx
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class PaintEditorComponent extends React.Component {
                             rotationCenterY={this.props.rotationCenterY}
                             svg={this.props.svg}
                             svgId={this.props.svgId}
+                            onUpdateSvg={this.props.onUpdateSvg}
                         />
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx b/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
index 5548db6b..b2835132 100644
--- a/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/paper-canvas.jsx
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React from 'react';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import paper from '@scratch/paper';
+import Modes from '../modes/modes';
 
 import {performSnapshot} from '../helper/undo';
 import {undoSnapshot, clearUndoState} from '../reducers/undo';
 import {isGroup, ungroupItems} from '../helper/group';
 import {setupLayers} from '../helper/layer';
+import {deleteSelection, getSelectedLeafItems} from '../helper/selection';
+import {setSelectedItems} from '../reducers/selected-items';
 
 import styles from './paper-canvas.css';
 
@@ -16,10 +19,12 @@ class PaperCanvas extends React.Component {
         super(props);
         bindAll(this, [
             'setCanvas',
-            'importSvg'
+            'importSvg',
+            'handleKeyDown'
         ]);
     }
     componentDidMount () {
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
         paper.setup(this.canvas);
         // Don't show handles by default
         paper.settings.handleSize = 0;
@@ -45,6 +50,19 @@ class PaperCanvas extends React.Component {
     }
     componentWillUnmount () {
         paper.remove();
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
+    }
+    handleKeyDown (event) {
+        if (event.target instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
+            // Ignore delete if a text input field is focused
+            return;
+        }
+        // Backspace, delete
+        if (event.key.toLowerCase() === 'delete' || event.key.toLowerCase() === 'backspace') {
+            if (deleteSelection(this.props.mode, this.props.onUpdateSvg)) {
+                this.props.setSelectedItems();
+            }
+        }
     }
     importSvg (svg, rotationCenterX, rotationCenterY) {
         const paperCanvas = this;
@@ -111,22 +129,31 @@ class PaperCanvas extends React.Component {
 PaperCanvas.propTypes = {
     canvasRef: PropTypes.func,
     clearUndo: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    mode: PropTypes.instanceOf(Modes),
+    onUpdateSvg: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     rotationCenterX: PropTypes.number,
     rotationCenterY: PropTypes.number,
+    setSelectedItems: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     svg: PropTypes.string,
     svgId: PropTypes.string,
     undoSnapshot: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+    mode: state.scratchPaint.mode
+});
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
     undoSnapshot: snapshot => {
         dispatch(undoSnapshot(snapshot));
     },
     clearUndo: () => {
         dispatch(clearUndoState());
+    },
+    setSelectedItems: () => {
+        dispatch(setSelectedItems(getSelectedLeafItems()));
     }
 });
 
 export default connect(
-    null,
+    mapStateToProps,
     mapDispatchToProps
 )(PaperCanvas);
diff --git a/src/helper/selection-tools/reshape-tool.js b/src/helper/selection-tools/reshape-tool.js
index 15a50f44..80a340c6 100644
--- a/src/helper/selection-tools/reshape-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/selection-tools/reshape-tool.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import keyMirror from 'keymirror';
 
 import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
 import {getHoveredItem} from '../hover';
-import {deleteSelection} from '../selection';
 import {getRootItem, isPGTextItem} from '../item';
 import MoveTool from './move-tool';
 import PointTool from './point-tool';
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ class ReshapeTool extends paper.Tool {
         this.onMouseMove = this.handleMouseMove;
         this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
         this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
-        this.onKeyUp = this.handleKeyUp;
 
         paper.settings.handleSize = 8;
     }
@@ -227,12 +225,6 @@ class ReshapeTool extends paper.Tool {
         this._modeMap[this.mode].onMouseUp(event);
         this.mode = ReshapeModes.SELECTION_BOX;
     }
-    handleKeyUp (event) {
-        // Backspace, delete
-        if (event.key === 'delete' || event.key === 'backspace') {
-            deleteSelection(Modes.RESHAPE, this.onUpdateSvg);
-        }
-    }
     deactivateTool () {
         paper.settings.handleSize = 0;
         this.clearHoveredItem();
diff --git a/src/helper/selection-tools/select-tool.js b/src/helper/selection-tools/select-tool.js
index 1f3e513d..fb8dada3 100644
--- a/src/helper/selection-tools/select-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/selection-tools/select-tool.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
 
 import {getHoveredItem} from '../hover';
-import {deleteSelection, selectRootItem} from '../selection';
+import {selectRootItem} from '../selection';
 import BoundingBoxTool from './bounding-box-tool';
 import SelectionBoxTool from './selection-box-tool';
 import paper from '@scratch/paper';
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class SelectTool extends paper.Tool {
         this.onMouseMove = this.handleMouseMove;
         this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
         this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
-        this.onKeyUp = this.handleKeyUp;
 
         selectRootItem();
         setSelectedItems();
@@ -130,14 +129,6 @@ class SelectTool extends paper.Tool {
         }
         this.selectionBoxMode = false;
     }
-    handleKeyUp (event) {
-        // Backspace, delete
-        if (event.key === 'delete' || event.key === 'backspace') {
-            deleteSelection(Modes.SELECT, this.onUpdateSvg);
-            this.clearHoveredItem();
-            this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
-        }
-    }
     deactivateTool () {
         this.clearHoveredItem();
         this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
diff --git a/src/helper/selection.js b/src/helper/selection.js
index a5a403b0..9f11b496 100644
--- a/src/helper/selection.js
+++ b/src/helper/selection.js
@@ -177,17 +177,19 @@ const getSelectedLeafItems = function () {
 };
 
 const _deleteItemSelection = function (items, onUpdateSvg) {
+    // @todo: Update toolbar state on change
+    if (items.length === 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
     for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
         items[i].remove();
     }
-    
-    // @todo: Update toolbar state on change
-    if (items.length > 0) {
-        paper.project.view.update();
-        onUpdateSvg();
-    }
+    paper.project.view.update();
+    onUpdateSvg();
+    return true;
 };
 
+// Return true if anything was removed
 const _removeSelectedSegments = function (items, onUpdateSvg) {
     const segmentsToRemove = [];
     
@@ -214,17 +216,18 @@ const _removeSelectedSegments = function (items, onUpdateSvg) {
     return removedSegments;
 };
 
+// Return whether anything was deleted
 const deleteSelection = function (mode, onUpdateSvg) {
     if (mode === Modes.RESHAPE) {
         const selectedItems = getSelectedLeafItems();
         // If there are points selected remove them. If not delete the item selected.
-        if (!_removeSelectedSegments(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg)) {
-            _deleteItemSelection(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
+        if (_removeSelectedSegments(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg)) {
+            return true;
         }
-    } else {
-        const selectedItems = getSelectedRootItems();
-        _deleteItemSelection(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
+        return _deleteItemSelection(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
     }
+    const selectedItems = getSelectedRootItems();
+    return _deleteItemSelection(selectedItems, onUpdateSvg);
 };
 
 const cloneSelection = function (recursive, onUpdateSvg) {
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/oval-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/oval-tool.js
index 282f3fe3..fff6bf5c 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/oval-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/oval-tool.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import paper from '@scratch/paper';
 import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
 import {styleShape} from '../style-path';
-import {clearSelection, deleteSelection} from '../selection';
+import {clearSelection} from '../selection';
 import BoundingBoxTool from '../selection-tools/bounding-box-tool';
 
 /**
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ class OvalTool extends paper.Tool {
             }
         }
     }
-    handleKeyUp (event) {
-        // Backspace, delete
-        if (event.key === 'delete' || event.key === 'backspace') {
-            deleteSelection(Modes.RESHAPE, this.onUpdateSvg);
-            this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
-        }
-    }
     deactivateTool () {
         this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
     }
diff --git a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
index ba5496d2..b7447ad8 100644
--- a/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
+++ b/src/helper/tools/rect-tool.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import paper from '@scratch/paper';
 import Modes from '../../modes/modes';
 import {styleShape} from '../style-path';
-import {clearSelection, deleteSelection} from '../selection';
+import {clearSelection} from '../selection';
 import BoundingBoxTool from '../selection-tools/bounding-box-tool';
 
 /**
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
         this.onMouseDown = this.handleMouseDown;
         this.onMouseDrag = this.handleMouseDrag;
         this.onMouseUp = this.handleMouseUp;
-        this.onKeyUp = this.handleKeyUp;
 
         this.rect = null;
         this.colorState = null;
@@ -111,13 +110,6 @@ class RectTool extends paper.Tool {
             }
         }
     }
-    handleKeyUp (event) {
-        // Backspace, delete
-        if (event.key === 'delete' || event.key === 'backspace') {
-            deleteSelection(Modes.RESHAPE, this.onUpdateSvg);
-            this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
-        }
-    }
     deactivateTool () {
         this.boundingBoxTool.removeBoundsPath();
     }