diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheet.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheet.cpp
index 107054c3d..b6b45531e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/ViewProviderSpreadsheet.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "SpreadsheetView.h"
 
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h>
+#include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Range.h>
 #include <App/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/BitmapFactory.h>
 #include <Gui/Application.h>
@@ -157,10 +158,12 @@ bool ViewProviderSheet::onDelete(const std::vector<std::string> &)
 
             if (selection.size() > 0) {
                 Gui::Command::openCommand("Clear cell(s)");
-                for (QModelIndexList::const_iterator it = selection.begin(); it != selection.end(); ++it) {
-                    std::string address = CellAddress((*it).row(), (*it).column()).toString();
+                std::vector<Range> ranges = sheetView->selectedRanges();
+                std::vector<Range>::const_iterator i = ranges.begin();
+
+                for (; i != ranges.end(); ++i) {
                     Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.%s.clear('%s')", sheet->getNameInDocument(),
-                                            address.c_str());
+                                            i->rangeString().c_str());
                 }
                 Gui::Command::commitCommand();
                 Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.recompute()");