diff --git a/acme.diff b/acme.diff
index 718e867..587b1de 100644
--- a/acme.diff
+++ b/acme.diff
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ index e5658a4e..2c79b387 100644
  
  	r = Rect(0, 0, Scrollwid+ButtonBorder, font->height+1);
 diff --git a/src/cmd/acme/text.c b/src/cmd/acme/text.c
-index 09422dda..cecdd97b 100644
+index 09422dda..81e5eb36 100644
 --- a/src/cmd/acme/text.c
 +++ b/src/cmd/acme/text.c
 @@ -692,10 +692,16 @@ texttype(Text *t, Rune r)
@@ -172,13 +172,19 @@ index 09422dda..cecdd97b 100644
  	case Kins:
  		typecommit(t);
  		rp = textcomplete(t);
-@@ -844,9 +857,9 @@ texttype(Text *t, Rune r)
+@@ -844,9 +857,15 @@ texttype(Text *t, Rune r)
  			typecommit(t);
  		t->iq1 = t->q0;
  		return;
 -	case 0x08:	/* ^H: erase character */
 -	case 0x15:	/* ^U: erase line */
 -	case 0x17:	/* ^W: erase word */
++	case 0x7F:  /* DEL: erase character in front */
++		if (t->q0>=t->file->b.nc)
++			return;
++		if (t->q0 == t->q1)
++			textshow(t, t->q0+1, t->q0+1,TRUE);
++		r = 0x08;
 +	case 0x08:  /* ^H: erase character */
 +	case 0x15:  /* ^U: erase line */
 +	case 0x17:  /* ^W: erase word */
diff --git a/acme.txt b/acme.txt
index b94ec92..962b9c1 100644
--- a/acme.txt
+++ b/acme.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ Changes to acme
   - switched behavior of Home/End with ^A/^E
   - Ctrl+c, Ctrl+x, Ctrl+v now work as expected
   - Ctrl+z for undo, Ctrl+y for redo
+  - DELETE key
+