diff --git a/operation.go b/operation.go
index d9dc4c6..01373b4 100644
--- a/operation.go
+++ b/operation.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Operation struct {
 const (
 	CharLineStart = 0x1
 	CharLineEnd   = 0x5
+	CharKill      = 11
 	CharNext      = 0xe
 	CharPrev      = 0x10
 	CharBackward  = 0x2
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ func (l *Operation) ioloop() {
 	for {
 		r := l.t.ReadRune()
 		switch r {
+		case CharKill:
+			l.buf.Kill()
 		case MetaNext:
 			l.buf.MoveToNextWord()
 		case MetaPrev:
diff --git a/runebuf.go b/runebuf.go
index 9d75a59..9435a09 100644
--- a/runebuf.go
+++ b/runebuf.go
@@ -84,16 +84,18 @@ func (r *RuneBuffer) DeleteWord() {
 	if r.idx == len(r.buf) {
 		return
 	}
-	for i := r.idx + 1; i < len(r.buf); i++ {
+	init := r.idx
+	for init < len(r.buf) && r.buf[init] == ' ' {
+		init++
+	}
+	for i := init + 1; i < len(r.buf); i++ {
 		if r.buf[i] != ' ' && r.buf[i-1] == ' ' {
 			r.buf = append(r.buf[:r.idx], r.buf[i-1:]...)
 			r.Refresh(r.idx-i+1, 0)
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	length := len(r.buf)
-	r.buf = r.buf[:r.idx]
-	r.Refresh(length-r.idx, 0)
+	r.Kill()
 }
 
 func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToPrevWord() {
@@ -115,6 +117,12 @@ func (r *RuneBuffer) SetIdx(idx int) (change int) {
 	return r.idx - i
 }
 
+func (r *RuneBuffer) Kill() {
+	length := len(r.buf)
+	r.buf = r.buf[:r.idx]
+	r.Refresh(r.idx-length, 0)
+}
+
 func (r *RuneBuffer) MoveToNextWord() {
 	for i := r.idx + 1; i < len(r.buf); i++ {
 		if r.buf[i] != ' ' && r.buf[i-1] == ' ' {
diff --git a/terminal.go b/terminal.go
index c895081..430f993 100644
--- a/terminal.go
+++ b/terminal.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) ioloop() {
 			isEscape = true
 		case CharEnter, CharEnter2, KeyPrevChar, KeyNextChar, KeyDelete:
 			fallthrough
-		case CharLineEnd, CharLineStart, CharNext, CharPrev:
+		case CharLineEnd, CharLineStart, CharNext, CharPrev, CharKill:
 			t.outchan <- r
 		default:
 			println("np:", r)