diff --git a/qw/source/sv_console.c b/qw/source/sv_console.c
index daa67a5e1..f8343b614 100644
--- a/qw/source/sv_console.c
+++ b/qw/source/sv_console.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ Con_ProcessInput (inputline_t *il, int ch)
 			Con_CompleteCommandLine();
 			break;
 		case KEY_BACKSPACE:
+		case '\b':
 			if (key_linepos > 1) {
 				strcpy (key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos - 1,
 						key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos);