diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2ed970c..617968f 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	NotifySound        bool `yaml:"notify_sound"`
 	SendToVerifiedOnly bool `yaml:"send_to_verified_only"`
 
+	Backspace1RemovesWord bool `yaml:"backspace1_removes_word"`
+	Backspace2RemovesWord bool `yaml:"backspace2_removes_word"`
+
 	Dir          string `yaml:"-"`
 	DataDir      string `yaml:"data_dir"`
 	CacheDir     string `yaml:"cache_dir"`
@@ -101,8 +104,9 @@ func NewConfig(configDir, dataDir, cacheDir, downloadDir string) *Config {
 		RoomCacheSize: 32,
 		RoomCacheAge:  1 * 60,
 
-		NotifySound:        true,
-		SendToVerifiedOnly: false,
+		NotifySound:           true,
+		SendToVerifiedOnly:    false,
+		Backspace1RemovesWord: true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ac0949..7681755 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lithammer/fuzzysearch v1.1.1
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.9
 	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d // indirect
 	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20180202154549-b0b1615b78e5 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/zyedidia/clipboard v1.0.3
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210220032944-ac19c3e999fb
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211020060615-d418f374d309
 	gopkg.in/toast.v1 v1.0.0-20180812000517-0a84660828b2
 	gopkg.in/vansante/go-ffprobe.v2 v2.0.2
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.9.29
-	maunium.net/go/mauview v0.1.2
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.1
+	maunium.net/go/mauview v0.1.3
 	maunium.net/go/tcell v0.2.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 79142b6..50c39f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ github.com/jrick/logrotate v1.0.0/go.mod h1:LNinyqDIJnpAur+b8yyulnQw/wDuN1+BYKlT
 github.com/kkdai/bstream v0.0.0-20161212061736-f391b8402d23/go.mod h1:J+Gs4SYgM6CZQHDETBtE9HaSEkGmuNXF86RwHhHUvq4=
 github.com/kyokomi/emoji/v2 v2.2.8 h1:jcofPxjHWEkJtkIbcLHvZhxKgCPl6C7MyjTrD4KDqUE=
 github.com/kyokomi/emoji/v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:JUcn42DTdsXJo1SWanHh4HKDEyPaR5CqkmoirZZP9qE=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.9.0 h1:L8nSXQQzAYByakOFMTwpjRoHsMJklur4Gi59b6VivR8=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.9.0/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/lithammer/fuzzysearch v1.1.1 h1:8F9OAV2xPuYblToVohjanztdnPjbtA0MLgMvDKQ0Z08=
 github.com/lithammer/fuzzysearch v1.1.1/go.mod h1:H2bng+w5gsR7NlfIJM8ElGZI0sX6C/9uzGqicVXGU6c=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
@@ -56,8 +54,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 h1:wuysRhFDzyxgEmMf5xjvJ2M9dZoWAXNNr5LSBS7uHX
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Kysco4FUpU=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 h1:Lm995f3rfxdpd6TSmuVCHVb/QhupuXlYr8sCI/QdE+0=
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-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6 h1:dNPt6NO46WmLVt2DLNpwczCmdV5boIZ6g/tlDrlRUbg=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.9 h1:10HX2Td0ocZpYEjhilsuo6WWtUqttj2Kb0KtD86/KYA=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.9/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
 github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d h1:VhgPp6v9qf9Agr/56bj7Y/xa04UccTW04VP0Qed4vnQ=
 github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d/go.mod h1:YUTz3bUH2ZwIWBy3CJBeOBEugqcmXREj14T+iG/4k4U=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
@@ -81,16 +79,16 @@ github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAm
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-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1 h1:hDPOHmpOpP40lSULcqw7IrRb/u7w6RpDC9399XyoNd0=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.6.8 h1:CTmXMClGYPAmln7652e69B7OLXfTi5ABcPPwjIWUv7w=
-github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.6.8/go.mod h1:zeFuBCIqD4sN/gmqBzZ4j7Jd6UcA2Fc56x7QFsv+8fI=
-github.com/tidwall/match v1.0.3 h1:FQUVvBImDutD8wJLN6c5eMzWtjgONK9MwIBCOrUJKeE=
-github.com/tidwall/match v1.0.3/go.mod h1:eRSPERbgtNPcGhD8UCthc6PmLEQXEWd3PRB5JTxsfmM=
-github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.0.2 h1:Z7S3cePv9Jwm1KwS0513MRaoUe3S01WPbLNV40pwWZU=
-github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.0.2/go.mod h1:XNkn88O1ChpSDQmQeStsy+sBenx6DDtFZJxhVysOjyk=
-github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.1.5 h1:wsUceI/XDyZk3J1FUvuuYlK62zJv2HO2Pzb8A5EWdUE=
-github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.1.5/go.mod h1:VuJzsZnTowhSxWdOgsAnb886i4AjEyTkk7tNtsL7EYE=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.10.2 h1:APbLGOM0rrEkd8WBw9C24nllro4ajFuJu0Sc9hRz8Bo=
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+github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.3 h1:5+deguEhHSEjmuICXZ21uSSsXotWMA0orU783+Z7Cp8=
+github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.3/go.mod h1:5WdjKx3AQMvCJ4RG6/2UYT7dLrGvJUV1x4jdTAyGvZs=
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@@ -101,34 +99,35 @@ go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20170930174604-9419663f5a44/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
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-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210220033148-5ea612d1eb83 h1:/ZScEX8SfEmUGRHs0gxpqteO5nfNW6axyZbBdw9A12g=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210220033148-5ea612d1eb83/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
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+maunium.net/go/mauview v0.1.3/go.mod h1:3QBUiuLct9moP1LgDhCGIg0Ovxn38Bd2sGndnUOuj4o=
 maunium.net/go/tcell v0.2.0 h1:1Q0kN3wCOGAIGu1r3QHADsjSUOPDylKREvCv3EzJpVg=
 maunium.net/go/tcell v0.2.0/go.mod h1:9Apcb3lNNS6C6lCqKT9UFp7BTRzHXfWE+/tgufsAMho=
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 171fcc9..fbd6cda 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"maunium.net/go/mauview"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/clipboard"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mauview"
 	"maunium.net/go/tcell"
 
 	"maunium.net/go/gomuks/interface"
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ func NewGomuksUI(gmx ifc.Gomuks) ifc.GomuksUI {
 }
 
 func (ui *GomuksUI) Init() {
+	mauview.Backspace2RemovesWord = ui.gmx.Config().Backspace2RemovesWord
+	mauview.Backspace1RemovesWord = ui.gmx.Config().Backspace1RemovesWord
 	clipboard.Initialize()
 	ui.views = map[View]mauview.Component{
 		ViewLogin: ui.NewLoginView(),