diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/edit_text_ui/image.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/edit_text_ui/image.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/edit_text_ui/image.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/edit_text_ui/image.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ fn crop_input(
         ui.ctx().set_cursor_icon(icon);
     }
     let clicked = |r: Rect| allow_interaction && resp.clicked() && hover_pos.is_some_and(|p| r.contains(p));
-    let keys = |key: egui::Key| allow_interaction && ui.input(|inp| inp.key_pressed(key)) && !ui.ctx().egui_wants_keyboard_input();
+    let keys = |key: egui::Key| allow_interaction && ui.input(|inp| inp.key_pressed(key)) && !ui.ctx().text_edit_focused();
     if clicked(done) || keys(egui::Key::Enter) {
         let keep = mode.keep;
         if let Some(s) = view.image_selection.as_mut() {
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ pub(crate) fn image_input(
         }
         if allow_interaction
             && ui.input(|inp| inp.key_pressed(egui::Key::Delete) || inp.key_pressed(egui::Key::Backspace))
-            && !ui.ctx().egui_wants_keyboard_input()
+            && !ui.ctx().text_edit_focused()
         {
             view.image_selection = None;
             view.pending_edit = Some(Edit::EditPageImage { page, index: i, change: pdfcraft_engine::ImageEdit::Delete });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/object_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/object_ui.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/object_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tools/object_ui.rs
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ const FRAME_REACH: f32 = 6.0;
 /// The arrow keys move the selected image or objects a point, Shift and an arrow ten points,
 /// as in Acrobat. They are taken before the view turns the page with them.
 pub(crate) fn nudge_keys(ctx: &egui::Context, view: &mut DocView, doc: &Document) {
-    if ctx.egui_wants_keyboard_input() || view.pending_edit.is_some() {
+    if ctx.text_edit_focused() || view.pending_edit.is_some() {
         return;
     }
     let image = view.image_selection.as_ref().filter(|s| !s.dragging()).map(|s| (s.page, s.index));
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ pub(crate) fn nudge_keys(ctx: &egui::Context, view: &mut DocView, doc: &Document
 /// frame, or everything an area selection took, goes at once instead of one typed character at a
 /// time.
 pub(crate) fn delete_keys(ctx: &egui::Context, view: &mut DocView) {
-    if ctx.egui_wants_keyboard_input() || view.pending_edit.is_some() || view.objects.gesture.is_some() {
+    if ctx.text_edit_focused() || view.pending_edit.is_some() || view.objects.gesture.is_some() {
         return;
     }
     let Some(page) = view.objects.page.filter(|_| !view.objects.selected.is_empty()) else { return };
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
@@ -6499,3 +6499,28 @@ fn a_paragraph_selected_by_its_frame_deletes_with_one_key() {
         assert_eq!(blocks(&h).iter().map(|b| b.text.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>(), ["Page 1"], "undo restores it");
     }
 }
+
+/// #4915: In Edit PDF mode, selected items are deleted when pressing Delete or Backspace.
+#[test]
+fn delete_key_removes_selected_items_in_edit_pdf() {
+    for key in [Key::Delete, Key::Backspace] {
+        let mut h = harness(1, |_| {});
+        assert!(h.state_mut().execute("edit.edit_text"));
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        let id = h.state().views[0].id;
+        let blocks = |h: &Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>| h.state().session.get(id).unwrap().text_blocks(0);
+        let b = blocks(&h)[0].clone();
+        let r = h.state().views[0].page_screen_rect(0).expect("on screen");
+        let k = r.width() / 200.0;
+        let screen = |x: f64, y: f64| egui::pos2(r.left() + x as f32 * k, r.top() + (300.0 - y as f32) * k);
+        click_at(&mut h, screen((b.rect[0] + b.rect[2]) / 2.0, (b.rect[1] + b.rect[3]) / 2.0));
+        assert!(h.state().views[0].line_editor.is_some(), "a click on the text opens it for typing");
+        click_at(&mut h, screen((b.rect[0] + b.rect[2]) / 2.0, b.rect[3]) - egui::vec2(0.0, 4.0));
+        assert!(h.state().views[0].line_editor.is_none(), "the frame selects the box");
+        press(&mut h, Modifiers::NONE, key);
+        assert!(blocks(&h).is_empty(), "{key:?} deletes the selected item");
+        assert!(h.state_mut().execute("edit.undo"));
+        h.run_steps(2);
+        assert_eq!(blocks(&h).len(), 1, "undo restores the deleted item");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/object_selection.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/object_selection.rs
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/object_selection.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/object_selection.rs
@@ -385,3 +385,26 @@ fn modifier_selection_picks_foreground_text_and_added_items_over_background_artw
         assert!(new.rect.iter().enumerate().all(|(i, value)| (value - old.rect[i] - shift[i % 2]).abs() < 0.01), "{old:?} -> {new:?}");
     }
 }
+
+/// #4915: Pressing Delete removes selected objects in Edit PDF mode.
+#[test]
+fn delete_key_removes_selected_objects_in_edit_pdf() {
+    for key in [Key::Delete, Key::Backspace] {
+        let mut h = harness();
+        let total_objects = objects(&h).len();
+        marquee(&mut h);
+        h.get_by_label("3 objects selected");
+        h.key_press(key);
+        h.run_steps(4);
+        assert!(
+            h.query_all_by_label_contains("object selected").next().is_none() && h.query_all_by_label_contains("objects selected").next().is_none(),
+            "selected objects deleted with {key:?}"
+        );
+        let app = h.state();
+        assert_eq!(app.session.get(app.views[0].id).unwrap().can_undo(), Some("Delete content"));
+        assert!(app.session.get(app.views[0].id).unwrap().dirty);
+        assert!(h.state_mut().execute("edit.undo"));
+        h.run_steps(4);
+        assert_eq!(objects(&h).len(), total_objects);
+    }
+}