diff --git a/docs-master/Config.md b/docs-master/Config.md
index ebe2524ae..725f6ccc5 100644
--- a/docs-master/Config.md
+++ b/docs-master/Config.md
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ keybinding:
 
     # <a-backspace> on Mac
     backspaceWord: <c-backspace>
+
+    # <a-delete> on Mac
+    forwardDeleteWord: <c-delete>
     optionMenu: <disabled>
     optionMenu-alt1: '?'
     select: <space>
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index c0b086d98..4cff2463c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -454,9 +454,10 @@ type KeybindingUniversalConfig struct {
 	NextMatch                         string   `yaml:"nextMatch"`
 	PrevMatch                         string   `yaml:"prevMatch"`
 	StartSearch                       string   `yaml:"startSearch"`
-	MoveWordLeft                      string   `yaml:"moveWordLeft"`  // <a-left> on Mac
-	MoveWordRight                     string   `yaml:"moveWordRight"` // <a-right> on Mac
-	BackspaceWord                     string   `yaml:"backspaceWord"` // <a-backspace> on Mac
+	MoveWordLeft                      string   `yaml:"moveWordLeft"`      // <a-left> on Mac
+	MoveWordRight                     string   `yaml:"moveWordRight"`     // <a-right> on Mac
+	BackspaceWord                     string   `yaml:"backspaceWord"`     // <a-backspace> on Mac
+	ForwardDeleteWord                 string   `yaml:"forwardDeleteWord"` // <a-delete> on Mac
 	OptionMenu                        string   `yaml:"optionMenu"`
 	OptionMenuAlt1                    string   `yaml:"optionMenu-alt1"`
 	Select                            string   `yaml:"select"`
@@ -939,6 +940,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfigForPlatform(platform string) *UserConfig {
 				MoveWordLeft:                      platformKeyBinding(platform, map[string]string{"darwin": "<a-left>"}, "<c-left>"),
 				MoveWordRight:                     platformKeyBinding(platform, map[string]string{"darwin": "<a-right>"}, "<c-right>"),
 				BackspaceWord:                     platformKeyBinding(platform, map[string]string{"darwin": "<a-backspace>"}, "<c-backspace>"),
+				ForwardDeleteWord:                 platformKeyBinding(platform, map[string]string{"darwin": "<a-delete>"}, "<c-delete>"),
 				OptionMenu:                        "<disabled>",
 				OptionMenuAlt1:                    "?",
 				Select:                            "<space>",
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/edit.go b/pkg/gocui/edit.go
index 7180aba18..3b6c15677 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/edit.go
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ func (f EditorFunc) Edit(v *View, key Key) bool {
 var DefaultEditor Editor = EditorFunc(SimpleEditor)
 
 var (
-	moveWordLeftKeybinding  = NewKey(KeyArrowLeft, "", ModCtrl)
-	moveWordRightKeybinding = NewKey(KeyArrowRight, "", ModCtrl)
-	backspaceWordKeybinding = NewKey(KeyBackspace, "", ModCtrl)
+	moveWordLeftKeybinding      = NewKey(KeyArrowLeft, "", ModCtrl)
+	moveWordRightKeybinding     = NewKey(KeyArrowRight, "", ModCtrl)
+	backspaceWordKeybinding     = NewKey(KeyBackspace, "", ModCtrl)
+	forwardDeleteWordKeybinding = NewKey(KeyDelete, "", ModCtrl)
 )
 
 // SimpleEditor is used as the default gocui editor.
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func SimpleEditor(v *View, key Key) bool {
 	case key.Equals(backspaceWordKeybinding),
 		key.Equals(NewKeyStrMod("w", ModCtrl)):
 		v.TextArea.BackSpaceWord()
+	case key.Equals(forwardDeleteWordKeybinding),
+		key.Equals(NewKeyStrMod("d", ModAlt)):
+		v.TextArea.ForwardDeleteWord()
 	case key.Equals(NewKeyName(KeyBackspace)):
 		v.TextArea.BackSpaceChar()
 	case key.Equals(NewKeyStrMod("d", ModCtrl)),
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/gui.go b/pkg/gocui/gui.go
index eb3eb738c..d145f62ba 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/gui.go
@@ -1630,8 +1630,9 @@ func (g *Gui) Snapshot() string {
 	return builder.String()
 }
 
-func (g *Gui) SetEditKeybindings(moveWordLeft, moveWordRight, backspaceWord Key) {
+func (g *Gui) SetEditKeybindings(moveWordLeft, moveWordRight, backspaceWord, forwardDeleteWord Key) {
 	moveWordLeftKeybinding = moveWordLeft
 	moveWordRightKeybinding = moveWordRight
 	backspaceWordKeybinding = backspaceWord
+	forwardDeleteWordKeybinding = forwardDeleteWord
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gocui/text_area.go b/pkg/gocui/text_area.go
index 9c88e983b..7aeb6220a 100644
--- a/pkg/gocui/text_area.go
+++ b/pkg/gocui/text_area.go
@@ -340,13 +340,12 @@ func (self *TextArea) MoveLeftWord() {
 	self.cursor = self.newCursorForMoveLeftWord()
 }
 
-func (self *TextArea) MoveRightWord() {
+func (self *TextArea) newCursorForMoveRightWord() int {
 	if self.atEnd() {
-		return
+		return self.cursor
 	}
 	if self.atLineEnd() {
-		self.cursor++
-		return
+		return self.cursor + 1
 	}
 
 	cellCursor := self.contentCursorToCellCursor(self.cursor)
@@ -364,7 +363,11 @@ func (self *TextArea) MoveRightWord() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	self.cursor = self.cellCursorToContentCursor(cellCursor)
+	return self.cellCursorToContentCursor(cellCursor)
+}
+
+func (self *TextArea) MoveRightWord() {
+	self.cursor = self.newCursorForMoveRightWord()
 }
 
 func (self *TextArea) MoveCursorUp() {
@@ -559,6 +562,20 @@ func (self *TextArea) BackSpaceWord() {
 	self.updateCells()
 }
 
+func (self *TextArea) ForwardDeleteWord() {
+	newCursor := self.newCursorForMoveRightWord()
+	if newCursor == self.cursor {
+		return
+	}
+
+	clipboard := self.content[self.cursor:newCursor]
+	if clipboard != "\n" {
+		self.clipboard = clipboard
+	}
+	self.content = self.content[:self.cursor] + self.content[newCursor:]
+	self.updateCells()
+}
+
 func (self *TextArea) Yank() {
 	self.TypeString(self.clipboard)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 7fb732d99..ce22f4240 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) onUserConfigLoaded() error {
 		config.GetValidatedKeyBindingKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.MoveWordLeft),
 		config.GetValidatedKeyBindingKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.MoveWordRight),
 		config.GetValidatedKeyBindingKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.BackspaceWord),
+		config.GetValidatedKeyBindingKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.ForwardDeleteWord),
 	)
 
 	gui.g.ShowListFooter = userConfig.Gui.ShowListFooter
diff --git a/schema-master/config.json b/schema-master/config.json
index 5830772bb..1287a93b3 100644
--- a/schema-master/config.json
+++ b/schema-master/config.json
@@ -1425,6 +1425,11 @@
           "description": "\u003ca-backspace\u003e on Mac",
           "default": "\u003cc-backspace\u003e"
         },
+        "forwardDeleteWord": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "\u003ca-delete\u003e on Mac",
+          "default": "\u003cc-delete\u003e"
+        },
         "optionMenu": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "\u003cdisabled\u003e"