diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
index 6fb71bfaa..48348ab05 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ TransferListWidget::TransferListWidget(IGUIApplication *app, QWidget *parent)
     connect(editHotkey, &QShortcut::activated, this, &TransferListWidget::renameSelectedTorrent);
     const auto *deleteHotkey = new QShortcut(Utils::KeySequence::deleteItem(), this, nullptr, nullptr, Qt::WidgetShortcut);
     connect(deleteHotkey, &QShortcut::activated, this, &TransferListWidget::softDeleteSelectedTorrents);
+    // Declare Backspace as alternative for compact keyboards
+    const auto *deleteHotkeyAlt = new QShortcut(Qt::Key_Backspace, this, nullptr, nullptr, Qt::WidgetShortcut);
+    connect(deleteHotkeyAlt, &QShortcut::activated, this, &TransferListWidget::softDeleteSelectedTorrents);
     const auto *permDeleteHotkey = new QShortcut((Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_Delete), this, nullptr, nullptr, Qt::WidgetShortcut);
     connect(permDeleteHotkey, &QShortcut::activated, this, &TransferListWidget::permDeleteSelectedTorrents);
     const auto *doubleClickHotkeyReturn = new QShortcut(Qt::Key_Return, this, nullptr, nullptr, Qt::WidgetShortcut);
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
index 01f29e25f..fef8cad58 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
@@ -1773,6 +1773,23 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 deleteSelectedTorrentsFN(event.shiftKey);
                 break;
+
+            case "Backspace":
+                if ((event.target.nodeName === "INPUT") || (event.target.nodeName === "TEXTAREA"))
+                    return;
+                if (event.target.isContentEditable)
+                    return;
+                event.preventDefault();
+                deleteSelectedTorrentsFN(event.shiftKey);
+                break;
+
+            case "Escape":
+                if (event.target.isContentEditable)
+                    return;
+                event.preventDefault();
+                if (typeof MochaUI.Windows.instances["confirmDeletionPage"] !== "undefined")
+                    MochaUI.Windows.instances["confirmDeletionPage"].close();
+                break;
         }
     });