diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index ba0b63a52..18a323cdf 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -469,6 +469,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                         e.Handled = true;
                     }
                     break;
+                case Key.Back:
+                    if (_viewModel.SelectedIsFromQueryResults()
+                        && QueryTextBox.CaretIndex == QueryTextBox.Text.Length
+                        && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(QueryTextBox.Text) && QueryTextBox.Text.Contains(":\\"))
+                    {
+                        _viewModel.BackspaceCommand.Execute(null);
+                        e.Handled = true;
+                    }
+                    break;
                 default:
                     break;
 
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index 1d666426f..f6d55e91f 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Channels;
 using ISavable = Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ISavable;
-
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 {
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
                 }
             });
 
+            BackspaceCommand = new RelayCommand(index =>
+            {
+                ChangeQueryText(Path.GetDirectoryName(QueryText));
+            });
+
             LoadContextMenuCommand = new RelayCommand(_ =>
             {
                 if (SelectedIsFromQueryResults())
@@ -371,6 +376,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
         public double MainWindowWidth => _settings.WindowSize;
 
         public ICommand EscCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand BackspaceCommand { get; set; }
         public ICommand SelectNextItemCommand { get; set; }
         public ICommand SelectPrevItemCommand { get; set; }
         public ICommand SelectNextPageCommand { get; set; }