diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
index 89e4ab12db8..9e556dcc6b0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@ static int node_delete_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator * /*op*/)
 
   ED_preview_kill_jobs(CTX_wm_manager(C), bmain);
 
+  /* Delete paired nodes as well. */
+  node_select_paired(*snode->edittree);
+
   LISTBASE_FOREACH_MUTABLE (bNode *, node, &snode->edittree->nodes) {
     if (node->flag & SELECT) {
       nodeRemoveNode(bmain, snode->edittree, node, true);
@@ -1852,6 +1855,9 @@ static int node_delete_reconnect_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator * /*op*/)
 
   ED_preview_kill_jobs(CTX_wm_manager(C), CTX_data_main(C));
 
+  /* Delete paired nodes as well. */
+  node_select_paired(*snode->edittree);
+
   LISTBASE_FOREACH_MUTABLE (bNode *, node, &snode->edittree->nodes) {
     if (node->flag & SELECT) {
       nodeInternalRelink(snode->edittree, node);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
index a18d1d19240..6a90ffeebf1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_intern.hh
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ void node_socket_select(bNode *node, bNodeSocket &sock);
 void node_socket_deselect(bNode *node, bNodeSocket &sock, bool deselect_node);
 void node_deselect_all_input_sockets(bNodeTree &node_tree, bool deselect_nodes);
 void node_deselect_all_output_sockets(bNodeTree &node_tree, bool deselect_nodes);
+/**
+ * Select nodes that are paired to a selected node.
+ */
+void node_select_paired(bNodeTree &node_tree);
 void node_select_single(bContext &C, bNode &node);
 
 void NODE_OT_select(wmOperatorType *ot);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_select.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_select.cc
index 663a235b834..3d56cfa5d68 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_select.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_select.cc
@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ void node_deselect_all_output_sockets(bNodeTree &node_tree, const bool deselect_
   }
 }
 
+void node_select_paired(bNodeTree &node_tree)
+{
+  for (bNode *input_node : node_tree.nodes_by_type("GeometryNodeSimulationInput")) {
+    const NodeGeometrySimulationInput *storage = static_cast<NodeGeometrySimulationInput *>(
+        input_node->storage);
+    if (bNode *output_node = node_tree.node_by_id(storage->output_node_id)) {
+      if (input_node->flag & NODE_SELECT) {
+        output_node->flag |= NODE_SELECT;
+      }
+      if (output_node->flag & NODE_SELECT) {
+        input_node->flag |= NODE_SELECT;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 VectorSet<bNode *> get_selected_nodes(bNodeTree &node_tree)
 {
   VectorSet<bNode *> selected_nodes;