diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index a50a5ab..24168ba 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ bindkey "\e0F"   end-of-line
 bindkey "\e[H"   beginning-of-line
 bindkey "\e[F"   end-of-line
 
+bindkey "^W" backward-delete-char
+
 # Show syntax highlighting when we're not running in emacs
 if [ -z $EMACS ]; then
     source ~/.zsh/syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh