diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index 51226a22b..f2945977a 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -3376,6 +3376,21 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
       expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe(line2)
       expect(buffer.getLineCount()).toBe(count - 2)
 
+    it "deletes only the first line when it has multiple selections", ->
+      line1 = buffer.lineForRow(1)
+      count = buffer.getLineCount()
+      editor.getLastCursor().moveToTop()
+      editor.setSelectedBufferRanges([
+        [[0, 1], [0, 2]],
+        [[0, 4], [0, 5]]
+      ])
+      expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).not.toBe(line1)
+
+      editor.deleteLine()
+
+      expect(buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe(line1)
+      expect(buffer.getLineCount()).toBe(count - 1)
+
     it "only deletes first line if only newline is selected on second line", ->
       editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[0, 2], [1, 0]])
       line1 = buffer.lineForRow(1)
diff --git a/src/selection.coffee b/src/selection.coffee
index ea4b54034..971ddbdd9 100644
--- a/src/selection.coffee
+++ b/src/selection.coffee
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ class Selection extends Model
   intersectsScreenRow: (screenRow) ->
     @getScreenRange().intersectsRow(screenRow)
 
+  intersectsByRowWith: (otherSelection) ->
+    otherScreenRange = otherSelection.getScreenRange()
+
+    @getScreenRange().intersectsRowRange(
+      otherScreenRange.start.row, otherScreenRange.end.row
+    )
+
   # Public: Identifies if a selection intersects with another selection.
   #
   # * `otherSelection` A {Selection} to check against.
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 548725cf6..23a612ee4 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -1114,6 +1114,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
   # Extended: Delete all lines intersecting selections.
   deleteLine: ->
+    @mergeIntersectingSelectionsByRow()
     @mutateSelectedText (selection) -> selection.deleteLine()
 
   # Deprecated: Use {::deleteToBeginningOfWord} instead.
@@ -2232,6 +2233,17 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
   # the function with merging suppressed, then merges intersecting selections
   # afterward.
   mergeIntersectingSelections: (args...) ->
+    @mergeSelections args..., (previousSelection, currentSelection) ->
+      exclusive = not currentSelection.isEmpty() and not previousSelection.isEmpty()
+
+      previousSelection.intersectsWith(currentSelection, exclusive)
+
+  mergeIntersectingSelectionsByRow: (args...) ->
+    @mergeSelections args..., (previousSelection, currentSelection) ->
+      previousSelection.intersectsByRowWith(currentSelection)
+
+  mergeSelections: (args...) ->
+    mergePredicate = args.pop()
     fn = args.pop() if _.isFunction(_.last(args))
     options = args.pop() ? {}
 
@@ -2244,10 +2256,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
     reducer = (disjointSelections, selection) ->
       adjacentSelection = _.last(disjointSelections)
-      exclusive = not selection.isEmpty() and not adjacentSelection.isEmpty()
-      intersects = adjacentSelection.intersectsWith(selection, exclusive)
-
-      if intersects
+      if mergePredicate(adjacentSelection, selection)
         adjacentSelection.merge(selection, options)
         disjointSelections
       else