diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
index d9a864d8432..7e6189f5685 100644
--- a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalSelection.ts
@@ -1101,6 +1101,21 @@ export class RangeSelection implements BaseSelection {
     if (nodes.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
+    // Two soft breaks create an empty visual line, which should act as a
+    // block boundary instead of merging inserted blocks into either side.
+    const initialAnchorNode = this.anchor.getNode();
+    const nodeBeforeAnchor =
+      this.anchor.type === 'element' &&
+      $isElementNode(initialAnchorNode) &&
+      this.anchor.offset > 0
+        ? initialAnchorNode.getChildAtIndex(this.anchor.offset - 1)
+        : this.anchor.type === 'text' && this.anchor.offset === 0
+          ? initialAnchorNode.getPreviousSibling()
+          : null;
+    const shouldPreserveInsertedBlocks =
+      this.isCollapsed() &&
+      $isLineBreakNode(nodeBeforeAnchor) &&
+      $isLineBreakNode(nodeBeforeAnchor.getPreviousSibling());
     if (!this.isCollapsed()) {
       this.removeText();
     }
@@ -1293,6 +1308,7 @@ export class RangeSelection implements BaseSelection {
     const nodeToSelect = blocksParent.getLastDescendant()!;
     const blocks = blocksParent.getChildren();
     const isMergeable = (node: LexicalNode): node is ElementNode =>
+      !shouldPreserveInsertedBlocks &&
       $isElementNode(node) &&
       INTERNAL_$isBlock(node) &&
       !node.isEmpty() &&
@@ -1332,6 +1348,7 @@ export class RangeSelection implements BaseSelection {
     );
 
     if (
+      !shouldPreserveInsertedBlocks &&
       insertedParagraph &&
       $isElementNode(lastInsertedBlock) &&
       (insertedParagraph.canMergeWhenEmpty() || INTERNAL_$isBlock(lastToInsert))
diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/__tests__/unit/Issue4815Repro.test.ts b/packages/lexical/src/__tests__/unit/Issue4815Repro.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7890ffbb27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/__tests__/unit/Issue4815Repro.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+import {
+  $createLineBreakNode,
+  $createParagraphNode,
+  $createTextNode,
+  $getRoot,
+  $getSelection,
+  $isRangeSelection,
+  createEditor,
+  ElementNode,
+} from 'lexical';
+import {assert, describe, expect, test} from 'vitest';
+
+class TestHeadingNode extends ElementNode {
+  $config() {
+    return this.config('test-heading', {extends: ElementNode});
+  }
+
+  createDOM(): HTMLElement {
+    return document.createElement('h3');
+  }
+
+  updateDOM(): false {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+describe('Regression #4815', () => {
+  test('preserves a pasted block after consecutive line breaks', () => {
+    const editor = createEditor({
+      namespace: 'test',
+      nodes: [TestHeadingNode],
+      onError: error => {
+        throw error;
+      },
+    });
+    let pastedTextKey = '';
+
+    editor.update(
+      () => {
+        const paragraph = $createParagraphNode().append(
+          $createTextNode('Line of text'),
+          $createLineBreakNode(),
+          $createLineBreakNode(),
+          $createTextNode('Paragraph 1'),
+        );
+        $getRoot().append(paragraph);
+
+        const heading = new TestHeadingNode().append(
+          $createTextNode('Heading 3'),
+        );
+        const pastedText = $createTextNode('Some paragraph');
+        pastedTextKey = pastedText.getKey();
+
+        paragraph
+          .select(3, 3)
+          .insertNodes([heading, $createParagraphNode().append(pastedText)]);
+      },
+      {discrete: true},
+    );
+
+    editor.read(() => {
+      const rootChildren = $getRoot().getChildren();
+      expect(rootChildren.map(node => node.getType())).toEqual([
+        'paragraph',
+        'test-heading',
+        'paragraph',
+        'paragraph',
+      ]);
+      expect(rootChildren.map(node => node.getTextContent())).toEqual([
+        'Line of text\n',
+        'Heading 3',
+        'Some paragraph',
+        'Paragraph 1',
+      ]);
+
+      const selection = $getSelection();
+      assert($isRangeSelection(selection), 'Expected RangeSelection');
+      expect(selection.isCollapsed()).toBe(true);
+      expect(selection.anchor.key).toBe(pastedTextKey);
+      expect(selection.anchor.offset).toBe('Some paragraph'.length);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('keeps the existing merge behavior after a single line break', () => {
+    const editor = createEditor({
+      namespace: 'test',
+      nodes: [TestHeadingNode],
+      onError: error => {
+        throw error;
+      },
+    });
+
+    editor.update(
+      () => {
+        const paragraph = $createParagraphNode().append(
+          $createTextNode('Line of text'),
+          $createLineBreakNode(),
+          $createTextNode('Paragraph 1'),
+        );
+        $getRoot().append(paragraph);
+
+        paragraph
+          .select(2, 2)
+          .insertNodes([
+            new TestHeadingNode().append($createTextNode('Heading 3')),
+            $createParagraphNode().append($createTextNode('Some paragraph')),
+          ]);
+      },
+      {discrete: true},
+    );
+
+    editor.read(() => {
+      const rootChildren = $getRoot().getChildren();
+      expect(rootChildren.map(node => node.getType())).toEqual([
+        'paragraph',
+        'paragraph',
+      ]);
+      expect(rootChildren.map(node => node.getTextContent())).toEqual([
+        'Line of text\nHeading 3',
+        'Some paragraphParagraph 1',
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+});