diff --git a/src/trumbowyg.js b/src/trumbowyg.js
index 329e9c8af..573f3bb54 100644
--- a/src/trumbowyg.js
+++ b/src/trumbowyg.js
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ Object.defineProperty(jQuery.trumbowyg, 'defaultOptions', {
             t.$ed
                 .on('dblclick', 'img', t.o.imgDblClickHandler)
                 .on('keydown', function (e) {
+                    // append flags to differentiate Chrome spans
+                    var keyCode = e.which;
+                    if (keyCode === 8 || keyCode === 13 || keyCode === 46) {
+                        t.toggleSpan(true);
+                    }
                     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && !e.altKey) {
                         ctrl = true;
                         var key = t.keys[String.fromCharCode(e.which).toUpperCase()];
@@ -597,6 +602,11 @@ Object.defineProperty(jQuery.trumbowyg, 'defaultOptions', {
                         return;
                     }
 
+                    // remove Chrome generated span tags
+                    if (keyCode === 8 || keyCode === 13 || keyCode === 46) {
+                        t.toggleSpan();
+                    }
+
                     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && (keyCode === 89 || keyCode === 90)) {
                         t.$c.trigger('tbwchange');
                     } else if (!ctrl && keyCode !== 17) {
@@ -1022,6 +1032,18 @@ Object.defineProperty(jQuery.trumbowyg, 'defaultOptions', {
             }, 0);
         },
 
+        // Remove or add flags to span tags to remove Chrome generated spans
+        toggleSpan: function (addFlag) {
+            var t = this;
+            t.$ed.find('span').each(function () {
+                if (addFlag === true) {
+                    $(this).attr('data-tbw-flag', true);
+                } else {
+                    $(this).attr('data-tbw-flag') ? $(this).removeAttr('data-tbw-flag') : $(this).contents().unwrap();
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
         // Open dropdown when click on a button which open that
         dropdown: function (name) {
             var t = this,