diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap.java
index ef2cb3ae2..c956d4d95 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap.java
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 public class SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap extends RSyntaxTextAreaDefaultInputMap {
 
   public SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap() {
-    int defaultMod = getDefaultModifier();
+    int defaultModifier = getDefaultModifier();
     int alt = InputEvent.ALT_MASK;
+    boolean isOSX = RTextArea.isOSX();
+    int moveByWordMod = isOSX ? alt : defaultModifier;
 
-    remove(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_K, defaultMod));
+    remove(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_K, defaultModifier));
 
     if (PreferencesData.getBoolean("editor.advanced")) {
       put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DOWN, alt), RTextAreaEditorKit.rtaLineDownAction);
@@ -25,9 +27,11 @@ public class SketchTextAreaDefaultInputMap extends RSyntaxTextAreaDefaultInputMa
       remove(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_UP, alt));
     }
 
-    boolean isOSX = RTextArea.isOSX();
+    remove(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE, defaultModifier));
+    put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE, moveByWordMod), RTextAreaEditorKit.rtaDeletePrevWordAction);
+
     if (isOSX) {
-      put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE, alt), SketchTextAreaEditorKit.rtaDeleteNextWordAction);
+      put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE, defaultModifier), SketchTextAreaEditorKit.rtaDeleteLineToCursorAction);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaEditorKit.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaEditorKit.java
index e5b10b8ad..b31bfcb2e 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaEditorKit.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SketchTextAreaEditorKit.java
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ import org.fife.ui.rtextarea.RTextArea;
 import org.fife.ui.rtextarea.RecordableTextAction;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
-import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
-import javax.swing.text.TextAction;
-import javax.swing.text.Utilities;
+import javax.swing.text.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 
 public class SketchTextAreaEditorKit extends RSyntaxTextAreaEditorKit {
 
   public static final String rtaDeleteNextWordAction = "RTA.DeleteNextWordAction";
+  public static final String rtaDeleteLineToCursorAction = "RTA.DeleteLineToCursorAction";
 
   private static final Action[] defaultActions = {
-    new DeleteNextWordAction()
+    new DeleteNextWordAction(),
+    new DeleteLineToCursorAction()
   };
 
   @Override
@@ -62,4 +62,42 @@ public class SketchTextAreaEditorKit extends RSyntaxTextAreaEditorKit {
 
   }
 
+  public static class DeleteLineToCursorAction extends RecordableTextAction {
+
+    public DeleteLineToCursorAction() {
+      super(rtaDeleteLineToCursorAction);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformedImpl(ActionEvent e, RTextArea textArea) {
+      if (!textArea.isEditable() || !textArea.isEnabled()) {
+        UIManager.getLookAndFeel().provideErrorFeedback(textArea);
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+
+        // We use the elements instead of calling getLineOfOffset(),
+        // etc. to speed things up just a tad (i.e. micro-optimize).
+        Document document = textArea.getDocument();
+        int caretPosition = textArea.getCaretPosition();
+        Element map = document.getDefaultRootElement();
+        int currentLineNum = map.getElementIndex(caretPosition);
+        Element currentLineElement = map.getElement(currentLineNum);
+        int currentLineStart = currentLineElement.getStartOffset();
+        if (caretPosition > currentLineStart) {
+          document.remove(currentLineStart, caretPosition - currentLineStart);
+        }
+
+      } catch (BadLocationException ble) {
+        ble.printStackTrace();
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMacroID() {
+      return rtaDeleteLineToCursorAction;
+    }
+
+  }
+
 }