diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7457d29..04e32f7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 	* Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m
 	Refactor path to executablePath.
 
+	* Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PipeDelegate.m
+	Do not permit deletion beyond the new line or the gdb prompt.
+
 2016-03-23 Riccardo Mottola <rm@gnu.org>
 
 	* Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m
diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PipeDelegate.m b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PipeDelegate.m
index 0104983..622add7 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PipeDelegate.m
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PipeDelegate.m
@@ -400,6 +400,14 @@
           {
             [self typeString: @"\n"];
           }
+	else if (c == 127) // del (usually backspace)
+          {
+	    NSString *tss = [[tView textStorage] string];
+	    if (![tss hasSuffix:@"\n"] && ![tss hasSuffix:@"(gdb) "])
+	      {
+		[self typeString: chars];
+	      }
+          }
 	else
 	  {
 	    [self typeString: chars];