diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/writing-flow.test.js.snap b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/writing-flow.test.js.snap
index 41f6fe04a2b531..2a80f20633a953 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/writing-flow.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/__snapshots__/writing-flow.test.js.snap
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ exports[`adding blocks should navigate around nested inline boundaries 2`] = `
 <!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
 `;
 
+exports[`adding blocks should navigate empty paragraph 1`] = `
+"<!-- wp:paragraph -->
+<p>1</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+
+<!-- wp:paragraph -->
+<p>2</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
+`;
+
 exports[`adding blocks should not create extra line breaks in multiline value 1`] = `
 "<!-- wp:quote -->
 <blockquote class=\\"wp-block-quote\\"><p></p></blockquote>
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/writing-flow.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/writing-flow.test.js
index 62ece158016405..c186507a7cdef3 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/writing-flow.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/writing-flow.test.js
@@ -298,4 +298,16 @@ describe( 'adding blocks', () => {
 		// Check that none of the paragraph blocks have <br> in them.
 		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
 	} );
+
+	it( 'should navigate empty paragraph', async () => {
+		await clickBlockAppender();
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
+		await page.waitForFunction( () => document.activeElement.isContentEditable );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowLeft' );
+		await page.keyboard.type( '1' );
+		await page.keyboard.press( 'ArrowRight' );
+		await page.keyboard.type( '2' );
+
+		expect( await getEditedPostContent() ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
 } );