diff --git a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
index 1e0899408c2..63ad6ed1deb 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ void GTextEditor::keydown_event(GKeyEvent& event)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!event.modifiers() && event.key() == KeyCode::Key_Backspace) {
+        if (m_cursor.column() > 0) {
+            current_line().remove(m_cursor.column() - 1);
+            set_cursor(m_cursor.line(), m_cursor.column() - 1);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!event.text().is_empty())
         insert_at_cursor(event.text()[0]);
 
@@ -204,7 +212,11 @@ void GTextEditor::insert_at_cursor(char ch)
             update();
             return;
         }
+        return;
     }
+    current_line().insert(m_cursor.column(), ch);
+    set_cursor(m_cursor.line(), m_cursor.column() + 1);
+    update_cursor();
 }
 
 Rect GTextEditor::visible_content_rect() const
@@ -330,3 +342,33 @@ int GTextEditor::Line::width(const Font& font) const
 {
     return font.glyph_width('x') * length();
 }
+
+void GTextEditor::Line::append(char ch)
+{
+    insert(length(), ch);
+}
+
+void GTextEditor::Line::prepend(char ch)
+{
+    insert(0, ch);
+}
+
+void GTextEditor::Line::insert(int index, char ch)
+{
+    if (index == length()) {
+        m_text.last() = ch;
+        m_text.append(0);
+    } else {
+        m_text.insert(index, move(ch));
+    }
+}
+
+void GTextEditor::Line::remove(int index)
+{
+    if (index == length()) {
+        m_text.take_last();
+        m_text.last() = 0;
+    } else {
+        m_text.remove(index);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
index 643b38f114e..5c16cf04a8d 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GTextEditor.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ private:
     virtual bool accepts_focus() const override { return true; }
 
     class Line {
+        friend class GTextEditor;
     public:
         Line();
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ private:
         int length() const { return m_text.size() - 1; }
         int width(const Font&) const;
         void set_text(const String&);
+        void append(char);
+        void prepend(char);
+        void insert(int index, char);
+        void remove(int index);
 
     private:
         // NOTE: This vector is null terminated.