diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index 328795e0..c0339003 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -338,14 +338,16 @@ const formatText = (transaction, parent, currPos, length, attributes) => {
  *
  * @param {Transaction} transaction
  * @param {Item} start
- * @param {Item|null} end exclusive end, automatically iterates to the next Content Item
+ * @param {Item|null} curr exclusive end, automatically iterates to the next Content Item
  * @param {Map<string,any>} startAttributes
- * @param {Map<string,any>} endAttributes This attribute is modified!
+ * @param {Map<string,any>} currAttributes
  * @return {number} The amount of formatting Items deleted.
  *
  * @function
  */
-const cleanupFormattingGap = (transaction, start, end, startAttributes, endAttributes) => {
+const cleanupFormattingGap = (transaction, start, curr, startAttributes, currAttributes) => {
+  let end = curr
+  const endAttributes = map.copy(currAttributes)
   while (end && (!end.countable || end.deleted)) {
     if (!end.deleted && end.content.constructor === ContentFormat) {
       updateCurrentAttributes(endAttributes, /** @type {ContentFormat} */ (end.content))
@@ -353,7 +355,11 @@ const cleanupFormattingGap = (transaction, start, end, startAttributes, endAttri
     end = end.right
   }
   let cleanups = 0
+  let reachedEndOfCurr = false
   while (start !== end) {
+    if (curr === start) {
+      reachedEndOfCurr = true
+    }
     if (!start.deleted) {
       const content = start.content
       switch (content.constructor) {
@@ -363,6 +369,9 @@ const cleanupFormattingGap = (transaction, start, end, startAttributes, endAttri
             // Either this format is overwritten or it is not necessary because the attribute already existed.
             start.delete(transaction)
             cleanups++
+            if (!reachedEndOfCurr && (currAttributes.get(key) || null) === value) {
+              currAttributes.delete(key)
+            }
           }
           break
         }
@@ -465,7 +474,7 @@ const deleteText = (transaction, currPos, length) => {
     currPos.forward()
   }
   if (start) {
-    cleanupFormattingGap(transaction, start, currPos.right, startAttrs, map.copy(currPos.currentAttributes))
+    cleanupFormattingGap(transaction, start, currPos.right, startAttrs, currPos.currentAttributes)
   }
   const parent = /** @type {AbstractType<any>} */ (/** @type {Item} */ (currPos.left || currPos.right).parent)
   if (parent._searchMarker) {
diff --git a/tests/y-text.tests.js b/tests/y-text.tests.js
index 2a555237..7a8c448a 100644
--- a/tests/y-text.tests.js
+++ b/tests/y-text.tests.js
@@ -138,6 +138,28 @@ export const testNotMergeEmptyLinesFormat = tc => {
   ])
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testPreserveAttributesThroughDelete = tc => {
+  const ydoc = new Y.Doc()
+  const testText = ydoc.getText('test')
+  testText.applyDelta([
+    { insert: 'Text' },
+    { insert: '\n', attributes: { title: true } },
+    { insert: '\n' }
+  ])
+  testText.applyDelta([
+    { retain: 4 },
+    { delete: 1 },
+    { retain: 1, attributes: { title: true } }
+  ])
+  t.compare(testText.toDelta(), [
+    { insert: 'Text' },
+    { insert: '\n', attributes: { title: true } }
+  ])
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {t.TestCase} tc
  */