diff --git a/src/monitor/ncomwin.cpp b/src/monitor/ncomwin.cpp
index 7465cdb1f..67b41a16d 100644
--- a/src/monitor/ncomwin.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/ncomwin.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ keyRet NComWin::injectKey (int key)
 	{
 		case KEY_BACKSPACE:
 		case 127:
+		case '\b':
 			getyx (comwin, y, x);
 			mvwdelch (comwin, y, x - 1);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/monitor/nwindowedit.cpp b/src/monitor/nwindowedit.cpp
index d75a20da6..888b52608 100644
--- a/src/monitor/nwindowedit.cpp
+++ b/src/monitor/nwindowedit.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ keyRet NWindowEdit::injectKey (int key)
 	{
 		case KEY_BACKSPACE:
 		case 127:
+		case '\b':
 			getyx (getWriteWindow (), y, x);
 			mvwdelch (getWriteWindow (), y, x - 1);
 			return RKEY_HANDLED;