diff --git a/src/editor/block/delete-line.js b/src/editor/block/delete-line.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9066231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/editor/block/delete-line.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { EditorSelection } from "@codemirror/state"
+import { getActiveNoteBlock } from "./block"
+
+function updateSel(sel, by) {
+    return EditorSelection.create(sel.ranges.map(by), sel.mainIndex);
+}
+
+function selectedLineBlocks(state) {
+    let blocks = [], upto = -1
+    for (let range of state.selection.ranges) {
+        let startLine = state.doc.lineAt(range.from), endLine = state.doc.lineAt(range.to)
+        if (!range.empty && range.to == endLine.from) endLine = state.doc.lineAt(range.to - 1)
+        if (upto >= startLine.number) {
+            let prev = blocks[blocks.length - 1]
+            prev.to = endLine.to
+            prev.ranges.push(range)
+        } else {
+            blocks.push({ from: startLine.from, to: endLine.to, ranges: [range] })
+        }
+        upto = endLine.number + 1
+    }
+    return blocks
+}
+
+export const deleteLine = (view) => {
+    if (view.state.readOnly)
+        return false
+
+    const { state } = view
+
+    const block = getActiveNoteBlock(view.state)
+    const selectedLines = selectedLineBlocks(state)
+
+    const changes = state.changes(selectedLines.map(({ from, to }) => {
+        if(from !== block.content.from || to !== block.content.to) {
+            if (from > 0) from--
+            else if (to < state.doc.length) to++
+        }
+        return { from, to }
+    }))
+
+    const selection = updateSel(state.selection, range => view.moveVertically(range, true)).map(changes)
+    view.dispatch({ changes, selection, scrollIntoView: true, userEvent: "delete.line" })
+
+    return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/editor/keymap.js b/src/editor/keymap.js
index 0f74ec7..745aaf3 100644
--- a/src/editor/keymap.js
+++ b/src/editor/keymap.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { pasteCommand, copyCommand, cutCommand } from "./copy-paste.js"
 
 import { formatBlockContent } from "./block/format-code.js"
+import { deleteLine } from "./block/delete-line.js"
 
 
 export function keymapFromSpec(specs) {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export function heynoteKeymap(editor) {
         ["Alt-Shift-f", formatBlockContent],
         ["Mod-Alt-ArrowDown", newCursorBelow],
         ["Mod-Alt-ArrowUp", newCursorAbove],
+        ["Mod-Shift-k", deleteLine],
         {key:"Mod-ArrowUp", run:gotoPreviousBlock, shift:selectPreviousBlock},
         {key:"Mod-ArrowDown", run:gotoNextBlock, shift:selectNextBlock},
         {key:"Ctrl-ArrowUp", run:gotoPreviousParagraph, shift:selectPreviousParagraph},
diff --git a/tests/delete-line.spec.js b/tests/delete-line.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb38fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/delete-line.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import { HeynotePage } from "./test-utils.js";
+
+let heynotePage
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    heynotePage = new HeynotePage(page)
+    await heynotePage.goto()
+
+    expect((await heynotePage.getBlocks()).length).toBe(1)
+    await heynotePage.setContent(`
+∞∞∞text
+Block A
+text content 1
+text content 2
+text content 3
+text content 4
+∞∞∞text
+Block B
+∞∞∞text
+Block C`)
+
+    // check that blocks are created
+    expect((await heynotePage.getBlocks()).length).toBe(3)
+
+    // check that visual block layers are created
+    await expect(page.locator("css=.heynote-blocks-layer > div")).toHaveCount(3)
+});
+
+test("delete line on single line in Block A", async ({ page }) => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+        await page.locator("body").press("ArrowUp")
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        await page.locator("body").press(`${heynotePage.isMac ? "Meta" : "Control"}+Shift+k`)
+    }
+    expect(await heynotePage.getBlockContent(0)).toBe("\ntext content 4");
+});
+
+test("delete line on selection in Block B", async ({ page }) => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
+        await page.locator("body").press("ArrowUp")
+    }
+    await page.locator("body").press(`${heynotePage.isMac ? "Meta" : "Control"}+A`)
+    await page.locator("body").press(`${heynotePage.isMac ? "Meta" : "Control"}+Shift+k`)
+    expect(await heynotePage.getBlockContent(1)).toBe('');
+});
+
+
+