diff --git a/src/index_set.cpp b/src/index_set.cpp
index b9b9525c..2c566e13 100644
--- a/src/index_set.cpp
+++ b/src/index_set.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ChunkedRangeVector::iterator ChunkedRangeVector::erase(iterator pos)
     if (chunk.data.size() == 0) {
         pos.m_outer = m_data.erase(pos.m_outer);
         pos.m_end = m_data.end();
-        pos.m_inner = pos.m_outer == m_data.end() ? nullptr : &pos.m_outer->data.back();
+        pos.m_inner = pos.m_outer == m_data.end() ? nullptr : &pos.m_outer->data.front();
         verify();
         return pos;
     }
diff --git a/tests/index_set.cpp b/tests/index_set.cpp
index df5af2f1..ff62a05d 100644
--- a/tests/index_set.cpp
+++ b/tests/index_set.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ TEST_CASE("[index_set] add()") {
             set.add(i);
         REQUIRE_INDICES(set, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20);
     }
+
+    SECTION("merges ranges even when they are in different chunks") {
+        realm::IndexSet set2;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+            set.add(i * 2);
+            set2.add(i);
+            set2.add(i * 2);
+        }
+        set.add(set2);
+        REQUIRE(set.count() == 30);
+    }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("[index_set] add_shifted()") {