diff --git a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
index 72177de..b0b4880 100644
--- a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
+++ b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
@@ -300,6 +300,16 @@ void BufferPane::handle_key(uint32_t keyval)
                 m_iterator->go_back();
             }
         }
+        else if (keyval == SDLK_BACKSPACE)
+        {
+            Buffer::Iterator i = *m_iterator;
+            i.go_back();
+            if (i.valid())
+            {
+                m_buffer->erase_code_point(i);
+                m_window->request_redraw();
+            }
+        }
         else if (keyval <= 0xFFu)
         {
             if (keyval == SDLK_RETURN)