diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/plugin/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/plugin/index.tsx
index 2ead139056..f471cb2989 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/plugin/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/plugin/index.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ export function BlocksPlugin(): JSX.Element | null {
               const { focus } = selection
               const focusNode = focus.getNode()
 
-              // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph
-              if ($isParagraphNode(focusNode) && focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0) {
+              // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph and if there are sufficient
+              // paragraph nodes (more than 1) left in the parent node, so that we don't "trap" the user
+              if (
+                $isParagraphNode(focusNode) &&
+                focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0 &&
+                focusNode
+                  .getParent()
+                  .getChildren()
+                  .filter((node) => $isParagraphNode(node)).length > 1
+              ) {
                 focusNode.remove()
               }
 
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/plugins/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/plugins/index.tsx
index 3658f65843..ac1a40a38b 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/plugins/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/plugins/index.tsx
@@ -54,8 +54,16 @@ export function RelationshipPlugin(props?: RelationshipFeatureProps): JSX.Elemen
           const { focus } = selection
           const focusNode = focus.getNode()
 
-          // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph
-          if ($isParagraphNode(focusNode) && focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0) {
+          // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph and if there are sufficient
+          // paragraph nodes (more than 1) left in the parent node, so that we don't "trap" the user
+          if (
+            $isParagraphNode(focusNode) &&
+            focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0 &&
+            focusNode
+              .getParent()
+              .getChildren()
+              .filter((node) => $isParagraphNode(node)).length > 1
+          ) {
             focusNode.remove()
           }
 
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/plugin/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/plugin/index.tsx
index 2be5cd9203..0c45d57e8c 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/plugin/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/plugin/index.tsx
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ export function UploadPlugin(): JSX.Element | null {
               const { focus } = selection
               const focusNode = focus.getNode()
 
-              // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph
-              if ($isParagraphNode(focusNode) && focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0) {
+              // First, delete currently selected node if it's an empty paragraph and if there are sufficient
+              // paragraph nodes (more than 1) left in the parent node, so that we don't "trap" the user
+              if (
+                $isParagraphNode(focusNode) &&
+                focusNode.getTextContentSize() === 0 &&
+                focusNode
+                  .getParent()
+                  .getChildren()
+                  .filter((node) => $isParagraphNode(node)).length > 1
+              ) {
                 focusNode.remove()
               }