diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index f12a8854..bf363d69 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public:
                 --m_cursor_pos;
             }
         }
-        else if (key == Key::Erase)
+        else if (key == Key::Delete)
         {
             if (m_cursor_pos != m_line.char_length())
                 m_line = m_line.substr(0, m_cursor_pos)
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public:
                 buffer.erase(utf8::previous(pos), pos);
             }
         }
-        else if (key == Key::Erase)
+        else if (key == Key::Delete)
         {
             for (auto& sel : context().selections())
             {
diff --git a/src/keys.cc b/src/keys.cc
index f21f93ec..2caef9a7 100644
--- a/src/keys.cc
+++ b/src/keys.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static const KeyAndName keynamemap[] = {
     { "home", Key::Home },
     { "end", Key::End },
     { "backtab", Key::BackTab },
+    { "del", Key::Delete },
 };
 
 KeyList parse_keys(StringView str)
diff --git a/src/keys.hh b/src/keys.hh
index d64cee2e..262603d8 100644
--- a/src/keys.hh
+++ b/src/keys.hh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct Key
     {
         // use UTF-16 surrogate pairs range
         Backspace = 0xD800,
-        Erase,
+        Delete,
         Escape,
         Up,
         Down,
diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index f48ef7ee..67f73951 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Key NCursesUI::get_key()
     else switch (c)
     {
     case KEY_BACKSPACE: case 127: return Key::Backspace;
-    case KEY_DC: return Key::Erase;
+    case KEY_DC: return Key::Delete;
     case KEY_UP: return Key::Up;
     case KEY_DOWN: return Key::Down;
     case KEY_LEFT: return Key::Left;