diff --git a/components/canvas/on-canvas-text-editor.tsx b/components/canvas/on-canvas-text-editor.tsx
index b1e8602..04fe084 100644
--- a/components/canvas/on-canvas-text-editor.tsx
+++ b/components/canvas/on-canvas-text-editor.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export function OnCanvasTextEditor() {
     deactivateOnCanvasEditor,
     addTextObject,
     updateTextObject,
+    deleteTextObject,
     setText,
   } = useTextStore();
 
@@ -201,9 +202,14 @@ export function OnCanvasTextEditor() {
       } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
         e.preventDefault();
         deactivateOnCanvasEditor();
+      } else if ((e.key === 'Delete' || e.key === 'Backspace') && editingTextId && !editorText.trim()) {
+        // Delete the entire text object if it's empty and we're editing an existing text
+        e.preventDefault();
+        deleteTextObject(editingTextId);
+        deactivateOnCanvasEditor();
       }
     },
-    [commitText, deactivateOnCanvasEditor]
+    [commitText, deactivateOnCanvasEditor, editingTextId, editorText, deleteTextObject]
   );
 
   // Handle drag start