diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Tables.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Tables.spec.mjs
index 75bda0f018b..0624d80d30f 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Tables.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Tables.spec.mjs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   copyToClipboard,
   deleteTableColumns,
   deleteTableRows,
+  expect,
   focusEditor,
   html,
   initialize,
@@ -1360,6 +1361,47 @@ test.describe.parallel('Tables', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test('Can delete all with range selection anchored in table', async ({
+    page,
+    isCollab,
+    isPlainText,
+  }) => {
+    test.skip(isPlainText || isCollab);
+    await initialize({isCollab, page});
+    await focusEditor(page);
+    await insertTable(page, 1, 1);
+    // Remove paragraph before
+    await moveUp(page);
+    await page.keyboard.press('Backspace');
+    await assertHTML(
+      page,
+      html`
+        <table class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__table">
+          <colgroup><col style="width: 92px" /></colgroup>
+          <tr>
+            <th
+              class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__tableCell PlaygroundEditorTheme__tableCellHeader">
+              <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
+            </th>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+        <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
+      `,
+    );
+    // Select all but from the table
+    const modifier = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'Meta' : 'Control';
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modifier}+A`);
+    // The observer is active
+    await expect(page.locator('.table-cell-action-button')).toBeVisible();
+    await page.keyboard.press('Backspace');
+    await assertHTML(
+      page,
+      html`
+        <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
+      `,
+    );
+  });
+
   test(`Horizontal rule inside cell`, async ({page, isPlainText, isCollab}) => {
     await initialize({isCollab, page});
     test.skip(isPlainText);
diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
index 4353604567e..be84112c306 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
@@ -336,22 +336,30 @@ export function applyTableHandlers(
     event: KeyboardEvent | ClipboardEvent | null,
   ): boolean => {
     const selection = $getSelection();
+    if (!($isTableSelection(selection) || $isRangeSelection(selection))) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
-    if (!$isSelectionInTable(selection, tableNode)) {
-      const nodes = selection ? selection.getNodes() : null;
-      if (nodes) {
-        const table = nodes.find(
-          (node) =>
-            $isTableNode(node) && node.getKey() === tableObserver.tableNodeKey,
-        );
-        if ($isTableNode(table)) {
-          const parentNode = table.getParent();
-          if (!parentNode) {
-            return false;
-          }
-          table.remove();
-        }
-      }
+    // If the selection is inside the table but should remove the whole table
+    // we expand the selection so that both the anchor and focus are outside
+    // the table and the editor's command listener will handle the delete
+    const isAnchorInside = tableNode.isParentOf(selection.anchor.getNode());
+    const isFocusInside = tableNode.isParentOf(selection.focus.getNode());
+    if (isAnchorInside !== isFocusInside) {
+      const tablePoint = isAnchorInside ? 'anchor' : 'focus';
+      const outerPoint = isAnchorInside ? 'focus' : 'anchor';
+      // Preserve the outer point
+      const {key, offset, type} = selection[outerPoint];
+      // Expand the selection around the table
+      const newSelection =
+        tableNode[
+          selection[tablePoint].isBefore(selection[outerPoint])
+            ? 'selectPrevious'
+            : 'selectNext'
+        ]();
+      // Restore the outer point of the selection
+      newSelection[outerPoint].set(key, offset, type);
+      // Let the base implementation handle the rest
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -363,15 +371,6 @@ export function applyTableHandlers(
       tableObserver.clearText();
 
       return true;
-    } else if ($isRangeSelection(selection)) {
-      const tableCellNode = $findMatchingParent(
-        selection.anchor.getNode(),
-        (n) => $isTableCellNode(n),
-      );
-
-      if (!$isTableCellNode(tableCellNode)) {
-        return false;
-      }
     }
 
     return false;