diff --git a/contrib/win32/win32compat/shell-host.c b/contrib/win32/win32compat/shell-host.c
index 5d5b0acd9..31f1619e0 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/win32compat/shell-host.c
+++ b/contrib/win32/win32compat/shell-host.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ start_withno_pty(wchar_t *command)
 			}
 
 			/* for backspace, we need to send space and another backspace for visual erase */
-			if (buf[i] == '\b') {
+			if (buf[i] == '\b' || buf[i] == '\x7f') {
 				if (in_cmd_len > 0) {
 					GOTO_CLEANUP_ON_FALSE(WriteFile(pipe_out, "\b \b", 3, &wr, NULL));
 					in_cmd_len--;