diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
index 469d2b465d893..d702e2b7855ea 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptor.java
@@ -325,7 +325,22 @@ private static int clampIndexToEditable(int index, Editable editable) {
   public boolean sendKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
     markDirty();
     if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
-      if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT) {
+      if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL) {
+        int selStart = clampIndexToEditable(Selection.getSelectionStart(mEditable), mEditable);
+        int selEnd = clampIndexToEditable(Selection.getSelectionEnd(mEditable), mEditable);
+        if (selStart == selEnd && selStart > 0) {
+          // Extend selection to left of the last character
+          selStart = flutterTextUtils.getOffsetBefore(mEditable, selStart);
+        }
+        if (selEnd > selStart) {
+          // Delete the selection.
+          Selection.setSelection(mEditable, selStart);
+          mEditable.delete(selStart, selEnd);
+          updateEditingState();
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      } else if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT) {
         int selStart = Selection.getSelectionStart(mEditable);
         int selEnd = Selection.getSelectionEnd(mEditable);
         if (selStart == selEnd && !event.isShiftPressed()) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
index 609b913c66a0c..2052a47934c0d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/InputConnectionAdaptorTest.java
@@ -944,18 +944,166 @@ public void inputConnectionAdaptor_RepeatFilter() throws NullPointerException {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testSendKeyEvent_delKeyNotConsumed() {
+  public void testSendKeyEvent_delKeyDeletesBackward() {
     int selStart = 29;
     Editable editable = sampleEditable(selStart, selStart, SAMPLE_RTL_TEXT);
     InputConnectionAdaptor adaptor = sampleInputConnectionAdaptor(editable);
 
     KeyEvent downKeyDown = new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
       boolean didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
-      assertFalse(didConsume);
+      assertTrue(didConsume);
+    }
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 19);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+      boolean didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+      assertTrue(didConsume);
+    }
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 10);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSendKeyEvent_delKeyDeletesBackwardComplexEmojis() {
+    int selStart = 75;
+    Editable editable = sampleEditable(selStart, selStart, SAMPLE_EMOJI_TEXT);
+    InputConnectionAdaptor adaptor = sampleInputConnectionAdaptor(editable);
+
+    KeyEvent downKeyDown = new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL);
+    boolean didConsume;
+
+    // Normal Character
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 74);
+
+    // Non-Spacing Mark
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 73);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 72);
+
+    // Keycap
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 69);
+
+    // Keycap with invalid base
+    adaptor.setSelection(68, 68);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 66);
+    adaptor.setSelection(67, 67);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 66);
+
+    // Zero Width Joiner
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 55);
+
+    // Zero Width Joiner with invalid base
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 53);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 52);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 51);
+
+    // ----- Start Emoji Tag Sequence with invalid base testing ----
+    // Delete base tag
+    adaptor.setSelection(39, 39);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 37);
+
+    // Delete the sequence
+    adaptor.setSelection(49, 49);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+      didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+      assertTrue(didConsume);
     }
-    assertEquals(29, Selection.getSelectionStart(editable));
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 37);
+    // ----- End Emoji Tag Sequence with invalid base testing ----
+
+    // Emoji Tag Sequence
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 23);
+
+    // Variation Selector with invalid base
+    adaptor.setSelection(22, 22);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 21);
+    adaptor.setSelection(22, 22);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 21);
+
+    // Variation Selector
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 19);
+
+    // Emoji Modifier
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 16);
+
+    // Emoji Modifier with invalid base
+    adaptor.setSelection(14, 14);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 13);
+    adaptor.setSelection(14, 14);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 13);
+
+    // Line Feed
+    adaptor.setSelection(12, 12);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 11);
+
+    // Carriage Return
+    adaptor.setSelection(12, 12);
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 11);
+
+    // Carriage Return and Line Feed
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 9);
+
+    // Regional Indicator Symbol odd
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 7);
+
+    // Regional Indicator Symbol even
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 3);
+
+    // Simple Emoji
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 1);
+
+    // First CodePoint
+    didConsume = adaptor.sendKeyEvent(downKeyDown);
+    assertTrue(didConsume);
+    assertEquals(Selection.getSelectionStart(editable), 0);
   }
 
   @Test