diff --git a/core/block.js b/core/block.js
index d62c7249a..cffe2c090 100644
--- a/core/block.js
+++ b/core/block.js
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ Blockly.Block.prototype.unplugFromRow_ = function(opt_healStack) {
   }
 
   var thisConnection = this.getOnlyValueConnection_();
-  if (!thisConnection || !thisConnection.isConnected()) {
+  if (!thisConnection ||
+      !thisConnection.isConnected() ||
+      thisConnection.targetBlock().isShadow()) {
     // Too many or too few possible connections on this block, or there's
     // nothing on the other side of this connection.
     return;
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ Blockly.Block.prototype.unplugFromStack_ = function(opt_healStack) {
     this.previousConnection.disconnect();
   }
   var nextBlock = this.getNextBlock();
-  if (opt_healStack && nextBlock) {
+  if (opt_healStack && nextBlock && !nextBlock.isShadow()) {
     // Disconnect the next statement.
     var nextTarget = this.nextConnection.targetConnection;
     nextTarget.disconnect();
diff --git a/tests/playground.html b/tests/playground.html
index 983af43ba..364ca0468 100644
--- a/tests/playground.html
+++ b/tests/playground.html
@@ -1123,6 +1123,22 @@ h1 {
           </shadow>
         </value>
       </block>
+      <block type="text_print">
+        <value name="TEXT">
+          <shadow type="text">
+            <field name="TEXT">Shadow value</field>
+          </shadow>
+        </value>
+        <next>
+          <shadow type="text_print">
+            <value name="TEXT">
+              <shadow type="text">
+                <field name="TEXT">Shadow statement</field>
+              </shadow>
+            </value>
+          </shadow>
+        </next>
+      </block>
       <label text="Multiple Variable Refs"></label>
       <block type="text_print">
         <value name="TEXT">