diff --git a/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller.hs b/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller.hs
index 7c74e3a7..161e6004 100644
--- a/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Swarm.TUI.Controller (
 import Brick hiding (Direction, Location)
 import Brick.Focus
 import Brick.Widgets.Dialog
-import Brick.Widgets.Edit (handleEditorEvent)
+import Brick.Widgets.Edit (applyEdit, handleEditorEvent)
 import Brick.Widgets.List (handleListEvent)
 import Brick.Widgets.List qualified as BL
 import Control.Applicative (liftA2, pure)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import Data.String (fromString)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Text qualified as T
 import Data.Text.IO qualified as T
+import Data.Text.Zipper.Generic.Words qualified as TZ
 import Data.Time (getZonedTime)
 import Data.Vector qualified as V
 import Graphics.Vty qualified as V
@@ -1198,6 +1199,8 @@ handleREPLEventTyping = \case
         if text == T.empty
           then toggleModal QuitModal
           else continueWithoutRedraw
+      MetaKey V.KBS ->
+        uiState . uiGameplay . uiREPL . replPromptEditor %= applyEdit TZ.deletePrevWord
       -- finally if none match pass the event to the editor
       ev -> do
         Brick.zoom (uiState . uiGameplay . uiREPL . replPromptEditor) (handleEditorEvent ev)
diff --git a/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller/Util.hs b/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller/Util.hs
index 5683f4d9..bfa04241 100644
--- a/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller/Util.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-tui/Swarm/TUI/Controller/Util.hs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pattern MetaChar c = VtyEvent (V.EvKey (V.KChar c) [V.MMeta])
 pattern ShiftKey :: V.Key -> BrickEvent n e
 pattern ShiftKey k = VtyEvent (V.EvKey k [V.MShift])
 
+pattern MetaKey :: V.Key -> BrickEvent n e
+pattern MetaKey k = VtyEvent (V.EvKey k [V.MMeta])
+
 pattern EscapeKey :: BrickEvent n e
 pattern EscapeKey = VtyEvent (V.EvKey V.KEsc [])