diff --git a/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/jterminal/vt100/Vt100TerminalModel.java b/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/jterminal/vt100/Vt100TerminalModel.java
index 019494d..a3d9c28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/jterminal/vt100/Vt100TerminalModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/jterminal/vt100/Vt100TerminalModel.java
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ public class Vt100TerminalModel extends AbstractTerminalModel {
 				case '\t':
 					while ((++cursorColumn % TAB_WIDTH) != 0);
 					continue;
-				case 127:
+				case 8:   // ASCII Backspace
+				case 127: // ASCII Delete
 					if (cursorColumn > 0) {
 						cells[cursorRow][--cursorColumn] = null;
 					}