diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
index 9365a1bb15..72610c2f92 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmea/KMManager.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
+import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.InputType;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -2351,10 +2352,6 @@ public final class KMManager {
     // This annotation is required in Jelly Bean and later:
     @JavascriptInterface
     public void insertText(final int dn, final String s, final int dr) {
-      if(dr != 0) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "Right deletions requested but are not presently supported by the in-app keyboard.");
-      }
-
       Handler mainLoop = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
       mainLoop.post(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
@@ -2386,6 +2383,28 @@ public final class KMManager {
             start = temp;
           }
 
+          // As we depend upon the caret's current position for the in-app implementation,
+          // we need to perform right-deletions BEFORE left-deletions & text insertion.
+          if(dr > 0) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < dr; i++) {
+              Editable context = textView.getText();
+              CharSequence chars = context.subSequence(end, context.length());
+              if (chars != null && chars.length() > 0) {
+                char c = chars.charAt(0);
+                InAppKeyboardShouldIgnoreTextChange = true;
+                InAppKeyboardShouldIgnoreSelectionChange = true;
+                if (Character.isHighSurrogate(c)) {
+                  textView.getText().delete(start, end+2);
+                } else {
+                  textView.getText().delete(start, end+1);
+                }
+
+                start = textView.getSelectionStart();
+                end = textView.getSelectionEnd();
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
           if (dn <= 0) {
             if (start == end) {
               if (!s.isEmpty() && s.charAt(0) == '\n') {