diff --git a/command/format/diff.go b/command/format/diff.go
index 9d6a9f1de..c726f0ede 100644
--- a/command/format/diff.go
+++ b/command/format/diff.go
@@ -1101,8 +1101,8 @@ func ctySequenceDiff(old, new []cty.Value) []*plans.Change {
 		if lcsI < len(lcs) {
 			ret = append(ret, &plans.Change{
 				Action: plans.NoOp,
-				Before: new[newI],
-				After:  new[newI],
+				Before: lcs[lcsI],
+				After:  lcs[lcsI],
 			})
 
 			// All of our indexes advance together now, since the line
diff --git a/command/format/diff_test.go b/command/format/diff_test.go
index b50b70c71..d93e26c2c 100644
--- a/command/format/diff_test.go
+++ b/command/format/diff_test.go
@@ -3006,6 +3006,49 @@ func TestResourceChange_nestedMap(t *testing.T) {
           - volume_type = "gp2" -> null
         }
     }
+`,
+		},
+		"in-place sequence update - deletion": {
+			Action: plans.Update,
+			Mode:   addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+			Before: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"list": cty.ListVal([]cty.Value{
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{"attr": cty.StringVal("x")}),
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{"attr": cty.StringVal("y")}),
+				}),
+			}),
+			After: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"list": cty.ListVal([]cty.Value{
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{"attr": cty.StringVal("y")}),
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{"attr": cty.StringVal("z")}),
+				}),
+			}),
+			RequiredReplace: cty.NewPathSet(),
+			Tainted:         false,
+			Schema: &configschema.Block{
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*configschema.NestedBlock{
+					"list": {
+						Block: configschema.Block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+								"attr": {
+									Type:     cty.String,
+									Required: true,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						Nesting: configschema.NestingList,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedOutput: `  # test_instance.example will be updated in-place
+  ~ resource "test_instance" "example" {
+      ~ list {
+          ~ attr = "x" -> "y"
+        }
+      ~ list {
+          ~ attr = "y" -> "z"
+        }
+    }
 `,
 		},
 	}