diff --git a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
index d85f176d6f..9986c7c613 100644
--- a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
+++ b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	el_set(el, EL_ADDFN, "ed-complete", "Complete argument", complete);
 	el_set(el, EL_BIND, "^I", "ed-complete", NULL);
 
+	/* "Delete" key. */
+	el_set(el, EL_BIND, "\033[3~", "ed-delete-next-char", NULL);
+
 	if (!(myhistory = history_init())) {
 		esl_log(ESL_LOG_ERROR, "history could not be initialized\n");
 		goto done;
diff --git a/src/switch_console.c b/src/switch_console.c
index 3958cf98fc..993f668715 100644
--- a/src/switch_console.c
+++ b/src/switch_console.c
@@ -1119,6 +1119,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_console_loop(void)
 	el_set(el, EL_ADDFN, "ed-complete", "Complete argument", complete);
 	el_set(el, EL_BIND, "^I", "ed-complete", NULL);
 
+	/* "Delete" key. */
+	el_set(el, EL_BIND, "\033[3~", "ed-delete-next-char", NULL);
+
 	myhistory = history_init();
 	if (myhistory == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "history could not be initialized\n");