diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSet.scala b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSet.scala
index 2c40a3ead3..2f1637dfe8 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSet.scala
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSet.scala
@@ -432,17 +432,20 @@ final class ORSet[A] private[akka] (
   private def mergeRemoveDelta(thatDelta: ORSet.RemoveDeltaOp[A]): ORSet[A] = {
     val that = thatDelta.underlying
     val (elem, thatDot) = that.elementsMap.head
+    def deleteDots = that.vvector.versionsIterator
+    def deleteDotsNodes = deleteDots.map { case (dotNode, _) ⇒ dotNode }
     val newElementsMap =
-      if (that.vvector > vvector || that.vvector == vvector)
-        elementsMap - elem
-      else {
+      if (deleteDots.forall { case (dotNode, dotV) ⇒ this.vvector.versionAt(dotNode) <= dotV }) {
         elementsMap.get(elem) match {
           case Some(thisDot) ⇒
-            if (thatDot == thisDot || thatDot > thisDot) elementsMap - elem
+            if (thisDot.versionsIterator.forall { case (thisDotNode, _) ⇒ deleteDotsNodes.contains(thisDotNode) })
+              elementsMap - elem
             else elementsMap
           case None ⇒
             elementsMap
         }
+      } else {
+        elementsMap
       }
     clearAncestor()
     val newVvector = vvector.merge(that.vvector)
diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSetSpec.scala b/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSetSpec.scala
index 73febe05b1..741e6ade92 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSetSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/ORSetSpec.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class ORSetSpec extends WordSpec with Matchers {
 
   val node1 = UniqueAddress(Address("akka.tcp", "Sys", "localhost", 2551), 1L)
   val node2 = UniqueAddress(node1.address.copy(port = Some(2552)), 2L)
+  val node3 = UniqueAddress(node1.address.copy(port = Some(2553)), 3L)
 
   val nodeA = UniqueAddress(Address("akka.tcp", "Sys", "a", 2552), 1L)
   val nodeB = UniqueAddress(nodeA.address.copy(host = Some("b")), 2L)
@@ -374,6 +375,50 @@ class ORSetSpec extends WordSpec with Matchers {
       s9.elements should ===(Set("a", "z"))
     }
 
+    "handle a mixed add/remove scenario 2" in {
+      val s1 = ORSet.empty[String]
+      val s2 = s1.resetDelta.add(node1, "a")
+      val s3 = s2.resetDelta.add(node1, "b")
+      val s4 = s3.resetDelta.add(node2, "a")
+      val s5 = s4.resetDelta.remove(node1, "a")
+
+      s5.elements should ===(Set("b"))
+
+      val delta1 = s2.delta.get merge s3.delta.get
+      val delta2 = s4.delta.get
+
+      val t1 = ORSet.empty[String]
+      val t2 = t1.mergeDelta(delta1).mergeDelta(delta2)
+      t2.elements should ===(Set("a", "b"))
+      val t3 = t2.resetDelta.add(node3, "z")
+
+      val t4 = t3.mergeDelta(s5.delta.get)
+
+      t4.elements should ===(Set("b", "z"))
+    }
+
+    "handle a mixed add/remove scenario 3" in {
+      val s1 = ORSet.empty[String]
+      val s2 = s1.resetDelta.add(node1, "a")
+      val s3 = s2.resetDelta.add(node1, "b")
+      val s4 = s3.resetDelta.add(node2, "a")
+      val s5 = s4.resetDelta.remove(node1, "a")
+
+      s5.elements should ===(Set("b"))
+
+      val delta1 = s2.delta.get merge s3.delta.get
+
+      val t1 = ORSet.empty[String]
+
+      val t2 = t1.mergeDelta(delta1)
+      t2.elements should ===(Set("a", "b"))
+      val t3 = t2.resetDelta.add(node3, "a")
+
+      val t4 = t3.mergeDelta(s5.delta.get)
+
+      t4.elements should ===(Set("b", "a"))
+    }
+
     "require causal delivery of deltas" in {
       // This test illustrates why we need causal delivery of deltas.
       // Otherwise the following could happen.