diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 87377ccf5..e6fde2440 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -733,6 +733,9 @@
         if (!(key = keybinds.cb.keyCode(e))) {
           return;
         }
+        if (key === 'BS') {
+          key = '';
+        }
         thread = nav.getThread();
         switch (key) {
           case conf.close:
@@ -841,6 +844,8 @@
           key = String.fromCharCode(kc);
         } else if (kc === 27) {
           key = 'Esc';
+        } else if (kc === 8) {
+          key = 'BS';
         } else {
           key = '';
         }
@@ -1131,6 +1136,9 @@
       if (!(key = keybinds.cb.keyCode(e))) {
         return;
       }
+      if (key === 'BS') {
+        key = '';
+      }
       this.value = key;
       $.setValue(this.name, key);
       return conf[this.name] = key;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 60782e9c9..8b722c788 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ keybinds =
     keydown: (e) ->
       return if e.target.nodeName in ['TEXTAREA', 'INPUT'] and not e.altKey and not e.ctrlKey and not (e.keyCode is 27)
       return unless key = keybinds.cb.keyCode e
+      if key is 'BS' then key = ''
 
       thread = nav.getThread()
       switch key
@@ -601,6 +602,8 @@ keybinds =
         key = String.fromCharCode kc
       else if kc is 27
         key = 'Esc'
+      else if kc is 8
+        key = 'BS'
       else
         key = ''
       if key
@@ -892,6 +895,7 @@ options =
     e.preventDefault()
     e.stopPropagation()
     return unless key = keybinds.cb.keyCode e
+    if key is 'BS' then key = ''
     @value = key
     $.setValue @name, key
     conf[@name] = key