diff --git a/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx b/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
index c548405e..687a4bc3 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
@@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ TextInputDialog::OnKey(const Window window, int key)
 	if (IsFKey(key))
 		return false;
 
+	if (IsBackspace(key)) {
+		if (cursor > 0) { /* - 1 from buf[n+1] to buf   */
+			MoveCursorLeft();
+			DeleteChar();
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	switch (key) {
 	case KEY_TAB:
 #ifndef NCMPC_MINI
@@ -287,14 +296,6 @@ TextInputDialog::OnKey(const Window window, int key)
 			DeleteChar();
 		}
 		break;
-	case KEY_BACKSPACE3:
-	case KEY_BACKSPACE2:	/* handle backspace: copy all */
-	case KEY_BACKSPACE:	/* chars starting from curpos */
-		if (cursor > 0) { /* - 1 from buf[n+1] to buf   */
-			MoveCursorLeft();
-			DeleteChar();
-		}
-		break;
 	case KEY_DC:		/* handle delete key. As above */
 	case KEY_CTL('D'):
 		if (cursor < value.length())
diff --git a/src/page/FindSupport.cxx b/src/page/FindSupport.cxx
index 04523530..d377272e 100644
--- a/src/page/FindSupport.cxx
+++ b/src/page/FindSupport.cxx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "Command.hxx"
 #include "dialogs/TextInputDialog.hxx"
 #include "ui/Bell.hxx"
+#include "ui/Keys.hxx"
 #include "ui/ListWindow.hxx"
 #include "ui/Options.hxx"
 #include "co/InvokeTask.hxx"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ FindSupport::Jump(ListWindow &lw,
 	while(1) {
 		key = screen_getch(screen, buffer);
 		/* if backspace or delete was pressed, process instead of ending loop */
-		if (key == KEY_BACKSPACE || key == KEY_DC) {
+		if (IsBackspace(key) || key == KEY_DC) {
 			const char *prev = PrevCharMB(buffer, iter);
 			if (search_str <= prev)
 				iter = const_cast<char *>(prev);
diff --git a/src/ui/Keys.hxx b/src/ui/Keys.hxx
index 57b11688..caaa7555 100644
--- a/src/ui/Keys.hxx
+++ b/src/ui/Keys.hxx
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ IsFKey(int key) noexcept
 {
 	return key >= KEY_F(0) && key <= KEY_F(63);
 }
+
+constexpr bool
+IsBackspace(int key) noexcept
+{
+	return key == KEY_BACKSPACE ||
+	       key == KEY_BACKSPACE2 ||
+	       key == KEY_BACKSPACE3;
+}