diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3c7c31f..b8a5dec 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ Pattern.prototype.formatValue = function format(value) {
   var valueBuffer = new Array(this.length)
   var valueIndex = 0
 
+  if (this.isRevealingMask && value.length === 0) {
+    return valueBuffer
+  }
+
   for (var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++) {
     if (this.isEditableIndex(i)) {
       if (this.isRevealingMask &&
@@ -233,40 +237,44 @@ InputMask.prototype.input = function input(char) {
 
   var inputIndex = this.selection.start
 
-  // If the cursor or selection is prior to the first editable character, make
-  // sure any input given is applied to it.
-  if (inputIndex < this.pattern.firstEditableIndex) {
-    inputIndex = this.pattern.firstEditableIndex
+  // Find next editable index
+  var nextEditableIndex = inputIndex
+  while (!this.pattern.isEditableIndex(nextEditableIndex)) {
+    if (nextEditableIndex > this.pattern.lastEditableIndex) {
+      return false
+    }
+    nextEditableIndex++
   }
 
-  // Bail out or add the character to input
-  if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(inputIndex)) {
-    if (!this.pattern.isValidAtIndex(char, inputIndex)) {
-      return false
+  if (!this.pattern.isValidAtIndex(char, nextEditableIndex)) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  // Add statics until next editable
+  while (inputIndex < nextEditableIndex) {
+    this.value[inputIndex] = this.pattern.pattern[inputIndex]
+    inputIndex++
+  }
+
+  this.value[inputIndex] = this.pattern.transform(char, inputIndex)
+
+  // If this is the last editable index fill with the rest
+  if (inputIndex === this.pattern.lastEditableIndex) {
+    while (inputIndex + 1 < this.pattern.length - 1) {
+      inputIndex++
+      this.value[inputIndex] = this.pattern.pattern[inputIndex]
     }
-    this.value[inputIndex] = this.pattern.transform(char, inputIndex)
   }
 
   // If multiple characters were selected, blank the remainder out based on the
   // pattern.
-  var end = this.selection.end - 1
-  while (end > inputIndex) {
-    if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(end)) {
-      this.value[end] = this.placeholderChar
-    }
-    end--
+  if (inputIndex + 1 < this.selection.end) {
+    this.remove(inputIndex + 1, this.selection.end - 1)
   }
 
   // Advance the cursor to the next character
   this.selection.start = this.selection.end = inputIndex + 1
 
-  // Skip over any subsequent static characters
-  while (this.pattern.length > this.selection.start &&
-         !this.pattern.isEditableIndex(this.selection.start)) {
-    this.selection.start++
-    this.selection.end++
-  }
-
   // History
   if (this._historyIndex != null) {
     // Took more input after undoing, so blow any subsequent history away
@@ -299,26 +307,26 @@ InputMask.prototype.backspace = function backspace() {
   var selectionBefore = copy(this.selection)
   var valueBefore = this.getValue()
 
-  // No range selected - work on the character preceding the cursor
+  // No range selected
   if (this.selection.start === this.selection.end) {
-    if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(this.selection.start - 1)) {
-      this.value[this.selection.start - 1] = this.placeholderChar
+    var previousEditableIndex = this.selection.start - 1
+
+    while (!this.pattern.isEditableIndex(previousEditableIndex)) {
+      if (previousEditableIndex === 0) {
+        break
+      }
+      previousEditableIndex--
     }
-    this.selection.start--
-    this.selection.end--
+
+    this.remove(previousEditableIndex, this.selection.end)
+    this.selection.start = previousEditableIndex
   }
-  // Range selected - delete characters and leave the cursor at the start of the selection
   else {
-    var end = this.selection.end - 1
-    while (end >= this.selection.start) {
-      if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(end)) {
-        this.value[end] = this.placeholderChar
-      }
-      end--
-    }
-    this.selection.end = this.selection.start
+    this.remove(this.selection.start, this.selection.end - 1)
   }
 
+  this.selection.end = this.selection.start
+
   // History
   if (this._historyIndex != null) {
     // Took more input after undoing, so blow any subsequent history away
@@ -381,7 +389,7 @@ InputMask.prototype.paste = function paste(input) {
     if (!valid) {
       if (this.selection.start > 0) {
         // XXX This only allows for one static character to be skipped
-        var patternIndex = this.selection.start - 1
+        var patternIndex = this.selection.start
         if (!this.pattern.isEditableIndex(patternIndex) &&
             input.charAt(i) === this.pattern.pattern[patternIndex]) {
           continue
@@ -395,6 +403,34 @@ InputMask.prototype.paste = function paste(input) {
   return true
 }
 
+InputMask.prototype.remove = function remove(start, end) {
+  if (this.pattern.isRevealingMask) {
+    this.value.splice(start, end - start)
+
+    var index = start
+    while (index < this.value.length) {
+      if (!this.pattern.isEditableIndex(index)) {
+        this.value.splice(index, 0, this.pattern.pattern[index])
+        index++
+      }
+      else if (this.pattern.isValidAtIndex(this.value[index], index)) {
+        index++
+      }
+      else {
+        this.value.splice(index, 1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    while (end >= start) {
+      if (this.pattern.isEditableIndex(end)) {
+        this.value[end] = this.placeholderChar
+      }
+      end--
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // History
 
 InputMask.prototype.undo = function undo() {
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 34f473e..1c90019 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ test('Escaping placeholder characters', function(t) {
 })
 
 test('Basic input', function(t) {
-  t.plan(23)
+  t.plan(26)
 
   var mask = new InputMask({
     pattern: '1111 1111 1111 1111'
@@ -156,18 +156,21 @@ test('Basic input', function(t) {
   t.true(mask.input('2'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('3'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('4'), 'Valid input accepted')
-  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 5, end: 5}, 'Skipped over blank')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 4, end: 4}, 'Keep in position')
   t.true(mask.input('1'), 'Valid input accepted')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 6, end: 6}, 'Skipped over blank after input')
   t.true(mask.input('2'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('3'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('4'), 'Valid input accepted')
-  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 10, end: 10}, 'Skipped over blank')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 9, end: 9}, 'Keep in position')
   t.true(mask.input('1'), 'Valid input accepted')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 11, end: 11}, 'Skipped over blank')
   t.true(mask.input('2'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('3'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('4'), 'Valid input accepted')
-  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 15, end: 15}, 'Skipped over blank')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 14, end: 14}, 'Keep in position')
   t.true(mask.input('1'), 'Valid input accepted')
+  t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 16, end: 16}, 'Skipped over blank')
   t.true(mask.input('2'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('3'), 'Valid input accepted')
   t.true(mask.input('4'), 'Valid input accepted')
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ test('Skipping multiple static characters', function(t) {
 })
 
 test('Basic backspacing', function(t) {
-  t.plan(24)
+  t.plan(21)
 
   var mask = new InputMask({
     pattern: '1111 1111 1111 1111',
@@ -268,22 +271,18 @@ test('Basic backspacing', function(t) {
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
-  // Backspacking doesn't automatically skip characters, as we can't tell when
-  // the user intends to start making input again, so it just steps over static
-  // parts of the mask when you backspace with the cursor ahead of them.
-  t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Skipped over blank')
+  // Backspacking automatically skip characters, and goes to the
+  // previous valid editable character
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.equal(mask.getValue(), '1234 1234 ____ ____', 'Intermediate value')
   t.deepEqual(mask.selection, {start: 10, end: 10}, 'Cursor remains in front of last deleted character')
-  t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Skipped over blank')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
-  t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Skipped over blank')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')
   t.true(mask.backspace(), 'Valid backspace accepted')