diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index fa138df5..3330170f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 2.12
   - fix: Can't correctly create project, if template's encoding setting is not valid.
   - enhancement: New "embed assembly" template.
   - enhancement: New "Hello GAS" and "GAS and C" templates for linux and win64.
+  - fix: Wrong selection position after delete in column mode.
 
 Red Panda C++ Version 2.11
 
diff --git a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/qsynedit.cpp b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/qsynedit.cpp
index 306d139d..533cf0a0 100644
--- a/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/qsynedit.cpp
+++ b/libs/qsynedit/qsynedit/qsynedit.cpp
@@ -5355,7 +5355,11 @@ void QSynEdit::doDeleteText(BufferCoord startPos, BufferCoord endPos, SelectionM
             properSetLine(i,s);
         }
         // Lines never get deleted completely, so keep caret at end.
+        startPos.ch = columnToChar(startPos.line,ColFrom);
+        endPos.ch = columnToChar(endPos.line, ColFrom);
         internalSetCaretXY(startPos);
+        setBlockBegin(startPos);
+        setBlockEnd(endPos);
         // Column deletion never removes a line entirely, so no mark
         // updating is needed here.
         break;