diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
index 038e4f3a4dd..844e4835552 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     isBlock,
     isColorGradient,
     isContentTextNode,
+    isEmptyBlock,
     isSelectionFormat,
     isShrunkBlock,
     isVisible,
@@ -262,6 +263,9 @@ export const editorCommands = {
                     if (offset) {
                         const [left, right] = splitElement(currentNode.parentElement, offset);
                         currentNode = insertBefore ? right : left;
+                        if (isEmptyBlock(right)) {
+                            right.remove();
+                        }
                     } else {
                         currentNode = currentNode.parentElement;
                     }
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index eb2fe644074..989fcda972a 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -1443,6 +1443,7 @@ const paragraphRelatedElements = [
     'H4',
     'H5',
     'H6',
+    'PRE',
 ];
 
 /**