diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index a9c3456..aaab998 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ static KeyBinding vis_mode_prompt[] = {
 	{ { CONTROL('J')            }, prompt_enter,    { NULL                   } },
 	{ { KEY(UP)                 }, prompt_up,       { NULL                   } },
 	{ { KEY(DOWN)               }, prompt_down,     { NULL                   } },
+	{ { KEY(BACKSPACE)          }, prompt_backspace, { .i = MOVE_CHAR_PREV   } },
 	{ { KEY(HOME)               }, movement,        { .i = MOVE_FILE_BEGIN   } },
 	{ { CONTROL('B')            }, movement,        { .i = MOVE_FILE_BEGIN   } },
 	{ { KEY(END)                }, movement,        { .i = MOVE_FILE_END     } },
diff --git a/vis.c b/vis.c
index 17b7cf2..a0ff6a1 100644
--- a/vis.c
+++ b/vis.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ static void prompt_enter(const Arg *arg);
 /* cycle through past user inputs */
 static void prompt_up(const Arg *arg);
 static void prompt_down(const Arg *arg);
 /* exit cmd if deleting the cmd prompt */
+static void prompt_backspace(const Arg *arg);
 /* blocks to read 3 consecutive digits and inserts the corresponding byte value */
 static void insert_verbatim(const Arg *arg);
 /* scroll window content according to arg->i which can be either PAGE, PAGE_HALF,
@@ -848,6 +849,14 @@ static void prompt_down(const Arg *arg) {
 
 }
 
+static void prompt_backspace(const Arg *arg) {
+	char *s = editor_prompt_get(vis);
+   if (strcmp(s, "") == 0)
+       prompt_enter(arg);
+   else
+   delete(arg);
+}
+
 static void insert_verbatim(const Arg *arg) {
 	int value = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {