diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index f4aa8e4ee..494a3a1b4 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def send_test_step(service_id, template_id, step_index):
             help=get_help_argument(),
         ))
 
-    back_link = get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index)
+    back_link = get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index, placeholders)
 
     template.values = get_recipient_and_placeholders_from_session(template.template_type)
     template.values[current_placeholder] = None
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ def is_current_user_the_recipient():
     return session['recipient'] == current_user.email_address
 
 
-def get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index):
+def get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index, placeholders=None):
     if get_help_argument():
         # if we're on the check page, redirect back to the beginning. anywhere else, don't return the back link
         if request.endpoint == 'main.check_notification':
@@ -967,13 +967,26 @@ def get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index):
             step_index=0,
         )
 
-    else:
-        return url_for(
-            'main.send_one_off_step',
-            service_id=service_id,
-            template_id=template.id,
-            step_index=step_index - 1,
-        )
+    if template.template_type == 'letter' and placeholders:
+        # Make sure we’re not redirecting users to a page which will
+        # just redirect them forwards again
+        back_link_destination_step_index = next((
+            index
+            for index, placeholder in reversed(
+                list(enumerate(placeholders[:step_index]))
+            )
+            if placeholder not in Columns(
+                PostalAddress('').as_personalisation
+            )
+        ), 1)
+        return get_back_link(service_id, template, back_link_destination_step_index + 1)
+
+    return url_for(
+        'main.send_one_off_step',
+        service_id=service_id,
+        template_id=template.id,
+        step_index=step_index - 1,
+    )
 
 
 @main.route("/services/<uuid:service_id>/template/<uuid:template_id>/notification/check", methods=['GET'])
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 1e2af293f..ddafa5cc4 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -2061,6 +2061,7 @@ def test_send_one_off_letter_copes_with_placeholder_from_address_block(
     mocker,
     fake_uuid,
     mock_template_preview,
+    no_letter_contact_blocks,
     placeholder,
 ):
     mocker.patch(
@@ -2107,6 +2108,19 @@ def test_send_one_off_letter_copes_with_placeholder_from_address_block(
             'postcode': 'SW1A 1AA',
         }
 
+    back_link = page.select_one('.govuk-back-link')['href']
+    assert back_link == url_for(
+        'main.send_one_off_step',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_id=fake_uuid,
+        step_index=1,
+    )
+    previous_page = client_request.get_url(back_link, _follow_redirects=True)
+
+    # We’ve skipped past the address placeholder and gone back to the
+    # address block
+    assert normalize_spaces(previous_page.select_one('form label').text) == 'Address'
+
 
 def test_send_test_sms_message_puts_submitted_data_in_session(
     client_request,