diff --git a/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js b/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
index ba89e976a9..8242336eaf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 		render: function( scope ) {
 			$( '.wp-view-wrap', scope ).each( function() {
 				var wrapper = $(this),
-					id = wrapper.data('wp-view'),
-					view = instances[ id ];
+					view = wp.mce.view.instance( this );
 
 				if ( ! view )
 					return;
@@ -359,6 +358,17 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 			return wp.mce.view.removeInternalAttrs( wp.html.attrs( content ) );
 		},
 
+		// ### instance( scope )
+		//
+		// Accepts a MCE view wrapper `node` (i.e. a node with the
+		// `wp-view-wrap` class).
+		instance: function( node ) {
+			var id = $( node ).data('wp-view');
+
+			if ( id )
+				return instances[ id ];
+		},
+
 		// ### Select a view.
 		//
 		// Accepts a MCE view wrapper `node` (i.e. a node with the
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/editor_plugin_src.js b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/editor_plugin_src.js
index ed12deb21a..f7044c461a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/editor_plugin_src.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/editor_plugin_src.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  */
 
 (function() {
-
+	var VK = tinymce.VK,
+		TreeWalker = tinymce.dom.TreeWalker,
+		selected;
 
 	tinymce.create('tinymce.plugins.wpView', {
 		init : function( editor, url ) {
-			var wpView = this,
-				selected;
+			var wpView = this;
 
 			// Check if the `wp.mce` API exists.
 			if ( typeof wp === 'undefined' || ! wp.mce )
@@ -38,6 +39,33 @@
 
 			editor.onInit.add( function( editor ) {
 
+				// When a view is selected, ensure content that is being pasted
+				// or inserted is added to a text node (instead of the view).
+				editor.selection.onBeforeSetContent.add( function( selection, o ) {
+					var view = wpView.getParentView( selection.getNode() ),
+						walker, target;
+
+					// If the selection is not within a view, bail.
+					if ( ! view )
+						return;
+
+					// If there are no additional nodes or the next node is a
+					// view, create a text node after the current view.
+					if ( ! view.nextSibling || wpView.isView( view.nextSibling ) ) {
+						target = editor.getDoc().createTextNode('');
+						editor.dom.insertAfter( target, view );
+
+					// Otherwise, find the next text node.
+					} else {
+						walker = new TreeWalker( view.nextSibling, view.nextSibling );
+						target = walker.next();
+					}
+
+					// Select the `target` text node.
+					selection.select( target );
+					selection.collapse( true );
+				});
+
 				// When the selection's content changes, scan any new content
 				// for matching views and immediately render them.
 				//
@@ -66,35 +94,84 @@
 			});
 
 			// Triggers when the selection is changed.
-			editor.onNodeChange.add( function( editor, controlManager, node, collapsed, o ) {
+			// Add the event handler to the top of the stack.
+			editor.onNodeChange.addToTop( function( editor, controlManager, node, collapsed, o ) {
 				var view = wpView.getParentView( node );
 
-				// If we've clicked off of the selected view, deselect it.
-				if ( selected && selected !== view )
-					wp.mce.view.deselect( selected );
+				// Update the selected view.
+				if ( view ) {
+					wpView.select( view );
 
-				// Bail if we're not selecting another view.
-				if ( ! view )
+					// Prevent the selection from propagating to other plugins.
+					return false;
+
+				// If we've clicked off of the selected view, deselect it.
+				} else {
+					wpView.deselect();
+				}
+			});
+
+			editor.onKeyDown.addToTop( function( editor, event ) {
+				var keyCode = event.keyCode,
+					view, instance;
+
+				// If a view isn't selected, let the event go on its merry way.
+				if ( ! selected )
 					return;
 
-				// Update the selected view.
-				selected = view;
-				wp.mce.view.select( selected );
+				// If the caret is not within the selected view, deselect the
+				// view and bail.
+				view = wpView.getParentView( editor.selection.getNode() );
+				if ( view !== selected ) {
+					wpView.deselect();
+					return;
+				}
 
-				// Prevent the selection from propagating to other plugins.
-				return false;
+				// If delete or backspace is pressed, delete the view.
+				if ( keyCode === VK.DELETE || keyCode === VK.BACKSPACE ) {
+					if ( (instance = wp.mce.view.instance( selected )) ) {
+						instance.remove();
+						wpView.deselect();
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Let keypresses that involve the command or control keys through.
+				// Also, let any of the F# keys through.
+				if ( event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || ( keyCode >= 112 && keyCode <= 123 ) )
+					return;
+
+				event.preventDefault();
 			});
 		},
 
 		getParentView : function( node ) {
 			while ( node ) {
-				if ( /(?:^|\s)wp-view-wrap(?:\s|$)/.test( node.className ) )
+				if ( this.isView( node ) )
 					return node;
 
 				node = node.parentNode;
 			}
 		},
 
+		isView : function( node ) {
+			return (/(?:^|\s)wp-view-wrap(?:\s|$)/).test( node.className );
+		},
+
+		select : function( view ) {
+			if ( view === selected )
+				return;
+
+			this.deselect();
+			selected = view;
+			wp.mce.view.select( selected );
+		},
+
+		deselect : function() {
+			if ( selected )
+				wp.mce.view.deselect( selected );
+			selected = null;
+		},
+
 		getInfo : function() {
 			return {
 				longname  : 'WordPress Views',