diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3c7c31f..3c7eab9 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -299,24 +299,32 @@ InputMask.prototype.backspace = function backspace() {
   var selectionBefore = copy(this.selection)
   var valueBefore = this.getValue()
 
-  // No range selected - work on the character preceding the cursor
-  if (this.selection.start === this.selection.end) {
-    if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(this.selection.start - 1)) {
-      this.value[this.selection.start - 1] = this.placeholderChar
-    }
-    this.selection.start--
-    this.selection.end--
-  }
   // Range selected - delete characters and leave the cursor at the start of the selection
-  else {
+  if (this.selection.start !== this.selection.end) {
     var end = this.selection.end - 1
-    while (end >= this.selection.start) {
+    while (end > this.selection.start) {
       if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(end)) {
         this.value[end] = this.placeholderChar
       }
       end--
     }
-    this.selection.end = this.selection.start
+    
+    this.selection.start = this.selection.end = (this.selection.start + 1);
+  }
+  // No range selected - work on the character preceding the cursor
+  if (this.selection.start === this.selection.end) {
+    var current = this.selection.start - 1;
+    var deleted = false;
+    while (current >= this.pattern.firstEditableIndex && (!this.pattern.isEditableIndex(current) || !deleted)) {
+      if(this.pattern.isEditableIndex(current)){
+        this.value[current] = this.placeholderChar;
+        deleted = true;
+      }
+
+      current--;
+    }
+
+    this.selection.start = this.selection.end = current + 1;
   }
 
   // History