diff --git a/core/shortcut_items.ts b/core/shortcut_items.ts
index 224678bc0..a16e22aa3 100644
--- a/core/shortcut_items.ts
+++ b/core/shortcut_items.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {Gesture} from './gesture.js';
 import {ICopyData, isCopyable} from './interfaces/i_copyable.js';
 import {isDeletable} from './interfaces/i_deletable.js';
 import {isDraggable} from './interfaces/i_draggable.js';
-import {isSelectable} from './interfaces/i_selectable.js';
 import {KeyboardShortcut, ShortcutRegistry} from './shortcut_registry.js';
 import {Coordinate} from './utils/coordinate.js';
 import {KeyCodes} from './utils/keycodes.js';
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ export function registerCut() {
         focused.isDeletable() &&
         isDraggable(focused) &&
         focused.isMovable() &&
-        isSelectable(focused) &&
+        isCopyable(focused) &&
         !focused.workspace.isFlyout
       );
     },
diff --git a/tests/mocha/index.html b/tests/mocha/index.html
index 1c9f1fbbc..2b99102f6 100644
--- a/tests/mocha/index.html
+++ b/tests/mocha/index.html
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@
       import './jso_deserialization_test.js';
       import './jso_serialization_test.js';
       import './json_test.js';
-      import './keydown_test.js';
       import './layering_test.js';
       import './blocks/lists_test.js';
       import './blocks/logic_ternary_test.js';
@@ -258,6 +257,7 @@
       import './registry_test.js';
       import './render_management_test.js';
       import './serializer_test.js';
+      import './shortcut_items_test.js';
       import './shortcut_registry_test.js';
       import './touch_test.js';
       import './theme_test.js';
diff --git a/tests/mocha/keydown_test.js b/tests/mocha/shortcut_items_test.js
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/mocha/keydown_test.js
rename to tests/mocha/shortcut_items_test.js
index a4c81a80c..29487ec58 100644
--- a/tests/mocha/keydown_test.js
+++ b/tests/mocha/shortcut_items_test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from './test_helpers/setup_teardown.js';
 import {createKeyDownEvent} from './test_helpers/user_input.js';
 
-suite('Key Down', function () {
+suite('Keyboard Shortcut Items', function () {
   setup(function () {
     sharedTestSetup.call(this);
     this.workspace = Blockly.inject('blocklyDiv', {});
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ suite('Key Down', function () {
     return block;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a block and sets its nextConnection as the focused node.
+   * @param {Blockly.Workspace} workspace The workspace to create a new block on.
+   */
+  function setSelectedConnection(workspace) {
+    defineStackBlock();
+    const block = workspace.newBlock('stack_block');
+    sinon
+      .stub(Blockly.getFocusManager(), 'getFocusedNode')
+      .returns(block.nextConnection);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a test for not running keyDown events when the workspace is in read only mode.
    * @param {Object} keyEvent Mocked key down event. Use createKeyDownEvent.
@@ -73,9 +85,14 @@ suite('Key Down', function () {
       this.injectionDiv.dispatchEvent(this.event);
       sinon.assert.notCalled(this.hideChaffSpy);
     });
+    test('Called when connection is focused', function () {
+      setSelectedConnection(this.workspace);
+      this.injectionDiv.dispatchEvent(this.event);
+      sinon.assert.calledOnce(this.hideChaffSpy);
+    });
   });
 
-  suite('Delete Block', function () {
+  suite('Delete', function () {
     setup(function () {
       this.hideChaffSpy = sinon.spy(
         Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype,
@@ -89,6 +106,7 @@ suite('Key Down', function () {
       ['Backspace', createKeyDownEvent(Blockly.utils.KeyCodes.BACKSPACE)],
     ];
     // Delete a block.
+    // Note that chaff is hidden when a block is deleted.
     suite('Simple', function () {
       testCases.forEach(function (testCase) {
         const testCaseName = testCase[0];
@@ -108,6 +126,16 @@ suite('Key Down', function () {
         runReadOnlyTest(keyEvent, testCaseName);
       });
     });
+    // Do not delete anything if a connection is focused.
+    test('Not called when connection is focused', function () {
+      // Restore the stub behavior called during setup
+      Blockly.getFocusManager().getFocusedNode.restore();
+
+      setSelectedConnection(this.workspace);
+      const event = createKeyDownEvent(Blockly.utils.KeyCodes.DELETE);
+      this.injectionDiv.dispatchEvent(event);
+      sinon.assert.notCalled(this.hideChaffSpy);
+    });
   });
 
   suite('Copy', function () {
@@ -194,6 +222,18 @@ suite('Key Down', function () {
         });
       });
     });
+    test('Not called when connection is focused', function () {
+      // Restore the stub behavior called during setup
+      Blockly.getFocusManager().getFocusedNode.restore();
+
+      setSelectedConnection(this.workspace);
+      const event = createKeyDownEvent(Blockly.utils.KeyCodes.C, [
+        Blockly.utils.KeyCodes.CTRL,
+      ]);
+      this.injectionDiv.dispatchEvent(event);
+      sinon.assert.notCalled(this.copySpy);
+      sinon.assert.notCalled(this.hideChaffSpy);
+    });
   });
 
   suite('Undo', function () {