diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/rich-text.test.js.snap b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/rich-text.test.js.snap
index bf5fefd31a7e32..af5c955551fa8b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/rich-text.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/rich-text.test.js.snap
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ exports[`RichText should not lose selection direction 1`] = `
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
 `;
 
+exports[`RichText should not undo backtick transform with backspace after selection change 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`RichText should not undo backtick transform with backspace after typing 1`] = `""`;
+
 exports[`RichText should only mutate text data on input 1`] = `
 "<!-- wp:paragraph -->
 <p>1<strong>2</strong>34</p>
@@ -65,3 +69,9 @@ exports[`RichText should transform backtick to code 2`] = `
 <p>A \`backtick\`</p>
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
 `;
+
+exports[`RichText should undo backtick transform with backspace 1`] = `
+"<!-- wp:paragraph -->
+<p>\`a\`</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/__snapshots__/list.test.js.snap b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/__snapshots__/list.test.js.snap
index a7212afc153e6f..3977074c2e329f 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/__snapshots__/list.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/__snapshots__/list.test.js.snap
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ exports[`List should not transform lines in block when transforming multiple blo
 <!-- /wp:list -->"
 `;
 
+exports[`List should not undo asterisk transform with backspace after typing 1`] = `""`;
+
 exports[`List should outdent with children 1`] = `
 "<!-- wp:list -->
 <ul><li>a<ul><li>b<ul><li>c</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>
@@ -261,3 +263,9 @@ exports[`List should split into two with paragraph and merge lists 3`] = `
 <ul><li>two</li></ul>
 <!-- /wp:list -->"
 `;
+
+exports[`List should undo asterisk transform with backspace 1`] = `
+"<!-- wp:paragraph -->
+<p>* </p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/list.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/list.test.js
index 776483ae4eb6a2..44561a3b30cd1b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/list.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/blocks/list.test.js
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ describe( 'List', () => {
 		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
 	} );
 
+	it( 'should undo asterisk transform with backspace', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '* ' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should not undo asterisk transform with backspace after typing', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '* a' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+
 	it( 'can be created by typing "/list"', async () => {
 		// Create a list with the slash block shortcut.
 		await clickBlockAppender();
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/rich-text.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/rich-text.test.js
index dcb1434abd89be..f8a60c131312f2 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/rich-text.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/rich-text.test.js
@@ -110,6 +110,35 @@ describe( 'RichText', () => {
 		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
 	} );
 
+	it( 'should undo backtick transform with backspace', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '`a`' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should not undo backtick transform with backspace after typing', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '`a`b' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should not undo backtick transform with backspace after selection change', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.type( '`a`' );
+		// Move inside format boundary.
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowLeft' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowLeft' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowRight' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Backspace' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+
 	it( 'should not format text after code backtick', async () => {
 		await clickBlockAppender();
 		await page.keyboard.type( 'A `backtick` and more.' );