diff --git a/js/ui/list/ui.list.edit.js b/js/ui/list/ui.list.edit.js
index 8b7208dc6365..c6dd537f6aa3 100644
--- a/js/ui/list/ui.list.edit.js
+++ b/js/ui/list/ui.list.edit.js
@@ -351,6 +351,22 @@ const ListEdit = ListBase.inherit({
     */
     getItemByIndex(index) {
         return this._editStrategy.getItemDataByIndex(index);
+    },
+
+    deleteItem(itemElement) {
+        const editStrategy = this._editStrategy;
+        const deletingElementIndex = editStrategy.getNormalizedIndex(itemElement);
+        const focusedElement = this.option('focusedElement');
+        const focusedItemIndex = focusedElement ? editStrategy.getNormalizedIndex(focusedElement) : deletingElementIndex;
+        const isLastIndexFocused = focusedItemIndex === this._getLastItemIndex();
+        const nextFocusedItem = isLastIndexFocused || deletingElementIndex < focusedItemIndex
+            ? focusedItemIndex - 1
+            : focusedItemIndex;
+        const promise = this.callBase(itemElement);
+
+        return promise.done(function() {
+            return this.focusListItem(nextFocusedItem);
+        });
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/testing/testcafe/tests/editors/list/focus.ts b/testing/testcafe/tests/editors/list/focus.ts
index c1bfccc1b3c1..c18140373298 100644
--- a/testing/testcafe/tests/editors/list/focus.ts
+++ b/testing/testcafe/tests/editors/list/focus.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import createWidget from '../../../helpers/createWidget';
 fixture`List`
   .page(url(__dirname, '../../container.html'));
 
-const createList = (selectionMode) => createWidget('dxList', {
+const createList = (selectionMode, allowItemDeleting = false) => createWidget('dxList', {
   items: ['item1', 'item2', 'item3'],
   showSelectionControls: true,
   selectionMode,
+  allowItemDeleting,
 });
 
 test('Should apply styles on selectAll checkbox after tab button press', async (t) => {
@@ -83,3 +84,63 @@ test('Should apply styles on selectAll checkbox after enter button press on it',
       .ok(compareResults.errorMessages());
   }).before(async () => createList(selectionMode));
 });
+
+test('Should select next item after delete by keyboard', async (t) => {
+  const list = new List('#container');
+  const firstItem = list.getItem(0);
+
+  await t
+    .expect(list.getVisibleItems().count).eql(3)
+    .click(firstItem.element)
+    .pressKey('delete');
+
+  const item = list.getItem(0);
+
+  await t.expect(item.isFocused)
+    .ok();
+  await t.expect(item.text)
+    .eql('item2');
+  await t
+    .expect(list.getItems().count).eql(2);
+}).before(async () => createList('none', true));
+
+test('Should select previous item after delete last item', async (t) => {
+  const list = new List('#container');
+  const lastItem = list.getItem(2);
+
+  await t
+    .expect(list.getVisibleItems().count).eql(3)
+    .click(lastItem.element)
+    .pressKey('delete');
+
+  const item = list.getItem(1);
+
+  await t.expect(item.isFocused)
+    .ok();
+  await t.expect(item.text)
+    .eql('item2');
+  await t
+    .expect(list.getItems().count).eql(2);
+}).before(async () => createList('none', true));
+
+[[2, 0], [1, 2]].forEach(([selectItemIdx, deleteItemIdx]) => {
+  test(`Should not change selection after delete another (not selected) item (${selectItemIdx}, ${selectItemIdx})`, async (t) => {
+    const list = new List('#container');
+    const itemToSelect = list.getItem(selectItemIdx);
+    const itemToDelete = list.getItem(deleteItemIdx);
+
+    await t
+      .expect(list.getVisibleItems().count).eql(3)
+      .click(itemToSelect.element)
+      .click(itemToDelete.element.find('.dx-button'));
+
+    const item = list.getItem(deleteItemIdx > selectItemIdx ? selectItemIdx : selectItemIdx - 1);
+
+    await t.expect(item.isFocused)
+      .ok();
+    await t.expect(item.text)
+      .eql(`item${selectItemIdx + 1}`);
+    await t
+      .expect(list.getItems().count).eql(2);
+  }).before(async () => createList('none', true));
+});
diff --git a/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/listParts/commonTests.js b/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/listParts/commonTests.js
index 9124a9855733..4eb85b1c2e06 100644
--- a/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/listParts/commonTests.js
+++ b/testing/tests/DevExpress.ui.widgets/listParts/commonTests.js
@@ -1627,22 +1627,6 @@ QUnit.module('options changed', moduleSetup, () => {
         assert.deepEqual(list.option('items'), [1, 2, 3, 4], 'item is not deleted');
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('allowItemDeleting option changed from false to true', function(assert) {
-        const $list = $('#list').dxList({
-            items: [1, 2, 3, 4],
-            allowItemDeleting: false,
-            focusStateEnabled: true
-        });
-        const list = $list.dxList('instance');
-
-        list.option('allowItemDeleting', true);
-        list.focus();
-        const keyboard = getListKeyboard($list);
-        keyboard.keyDown('del');
-
-        assert.deepEqual(list.option('items'), [2, 3, 4], 'item is deleted');
-    });
-
     QUnit.test('allowItemDeleting option changed twice', function(assert) {
         const $list = $('#list').dxList({
             items: [1, 2, 3, 4],
@@ -3977,6 +3961,24 @@ QUnit.module('keyboard navigation', {
         $itemContainer.trigger($.Event('keydown', { key: 'Enter' }));
         assert.equal(handler.callCount, 1);
     });
+
+    QUnit.test('allow delete item using keyboard after set allowItemDeleting option from false to true', function(assert) {
+        const $list = $('#list').dxList({
+            items: [1, 2, 3, 4],
+            allowItemDeleting: false,
+            focusStateEnabled: true
+        });
+        const list = $list.dxList('instance');
+
+        list.option('allowItemDeleting', true);
+        list.focus();
+
+        const $itemContainer = $list.find(`.${LIST_ITEM_CLASS}`).eq(0).parent();
+
+        $itemContainer.trigger($.Event('keydown', { key: 'Delete' }));
+
+        assert.deepEqual(list.option('items'), [2, 3, 4], 'item is deleted');
+    });
 });
 
 QUnit.module('Search', () => {