diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py b/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
index 475f6efb7b..3d0fa3a842 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_text_area.py
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ class TextArea(ScrollView):
         Binding(
             "ctrl+f", "delete_word_right", "Delete right to start of word", show=False
         ),
-        Binding("ctrl+shift+x", "delete_line", "Delete line", show=False),
         Binding("ctrl+x", "cut", "Cut", show=False),
         Binding("ctrl+c", "copy", "Copy", show=False),
         Binding("ctrl+v", "paste", "Paste", show=False),
@@ -2185,22 +2184,22 @@ def action_delete_right(self) -> None:
 
     def action_delete_line(self) -> None:
         """Deletes the lines which intersect with the selection."""
+        self._delete_cursor_line()
+
+    def _delete_cursor_line(self) -> EditResult | None:
+        """Deletes the line (including the line terminator) that the cursor is on."""
         start, end = self.selection
         start, end = sorted((start, end))
         start_row, _start_column = start
         end_row, end_column = end
 
-        # Generally editors will only delete line the end line of the
-        # selection if the cursor is not at column 0 of that line.
-        if start_row != end_row and end_column == 0 and end_row >= 0:
-            end_row -= 1
-
         from_location = (start_row, 0)
         to_location = (end_row + 1, 0)
 
         deletion = self._delete_via_keyboard(from_location, to_location)
         if deletion is not None:
             self.move_cursor_relative(columns=end_column, record_width=False)
+        return deletion
 
     def action_cut(self) -> None:
         """Cut text (remove and copy to clipboard)."""
@@ -2208,10 +2207,12 @@ def action_cut(self) -> None:
             return
         start, end = self.selection
         if start == end:
-            return
-        copy_text = self.get_text_range(start, end)
-        self.app.copy_to_clipboard(copy_text)
-        self._delete_via_keyboard(start, end)
+            edit_result = self._delete_cursor_line()
+        else:
+            edit_result = self._delete_via_keyboard(start, end)
+
+        if edit_result is not None:
+            self.app.copy_to_clipboard(edit_result.replaced_text)
 
     def action_copy(self) -> None:
         """Copy selection to clipboard."""
diff --git a/tests/text_area/test_edit_via_bindings.py b/tests/text_area/test_edit_via_bindings.py
index 4724b74ea8..ff5871b7fd 100644
--- a/tests/text_area/test_edit_via_bindings.py
+++ b/tests/text_area/test_edit_via_bindings.py
@@ -168,26 +168,27 @@ async def test_delete_right_end_of_line():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "selection,expected_result",
+    "selection,expected_result,expected_clipboard,cursor_end_location",
     [
-        (Selection.cursor((0, 0)), ""),
-        (Selection.cursor((0, 4)), ""),
-        (Selection.cursor((0, 10)), ""),
-        (Selection((0, 2), (0, 4)), ""),
-        (Selection((0, 4), (0, 2)), ""),
+        (Selection.cursor((0, 0)), "", "0123456789", (0, 0)),
+        (Selection.cursor((0, 4)), "", "0123456789", (0, 0)),
+        (Selection.cursor((0, 10)), "", "0123456789", (0, 0)),
+        (Selection((0, 2), (0, 4)), "01456789", "23", (0, 2)),
+        (Selection((0, 4), (0, 2)), "01456789", "23", (0, 2)),
     ],
 )
-async def test_delete_line(selection, expected_result):
+async def test_cut(selection, expected_result, expected_clipboard, cursor_end_location):
     app = TextAreaApp()
     async with app.run_test() as pilot:
         text_area = app.query_one(TextArea)
         text_area.load_text("0123456789")
         text_area.selection = selection
 
-        await pilot.press("ctrl+shift+x")
+        await pilot.press("ctrl+x")
 
-        assert text_area.selection == Selection.cursor((0, 0))
+        assert text_area.selection == Selection.cursor(cursor_end_location)
         assert text_area.text == expected_result
+        assert app.clipboard == expected_clipboard
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -199,17 +200,8 @@ async def test_delete_line(selection, expected_result):
         (Selection.cursor((3, 1)), "012\n345\n678\n"),
         (Selection.cursor((4, 0)), "012\n345\n678\n9\n"),
         # Selections
-        (Selection((1, 1), (1, 2)), "012\n678\n9\n"),  # non-empty single line selection
-        (Selection((1, 2), (2, 1)), "012\n9\n"),  # delete lines selection touches
-        (
-            Selection((1, 2), (3, 0)),
-            "012\n9\n",
-        ),  # cursor at column 0 of line 3, should not be deleted!
-        (
-            Selection((3, 0), (1, 2)),
-            "012\n9\n",
-        ),  # opposite direction
-        (Selection((0, 0), (4, 0)), ""),  # delete all lines
+        (Selection((1, 1), (1, 2)), "012\n35\n678\n9\n"),
+        (Selection((1, 2), (2, 1)), "012\n3478\n9\n"),
     ],
 )
 async def test_delete_line_multiline_document(selection, expected_result):
@@ -219,7 +211,7 @@ async def test_delete_line_multiline_document(selection, expected_result):
         text_area.load_text("012\n345\n678\n9\n")
         text_area.selection = selection
 
-        await pilot.press("ctrl+shift+x")
+        await pilot.press("ctrl+x")
 
         cursor_row, cursor_column = text_area.cursor_location
         assert text_area.selection == Selection.cursor((cursor_row, cursor_column))