diff --git a/book/src/keymap.md b/book/src/keymap.md
index 0550e57f3f3b..b3f87a05390f 100644
--- a/book/src/keymap.md
+++ b/book/src/keymap.md
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ experience.
 | `Alt-d`, `Alt-Delete`                       | Delete next word            | `delete_word_forward`    |
 | `Ctrl-u`                                    | Delete to start of line     | `kill_to_line_start`     |
 | `Ctrl-k`                                    | Delete to end of line       | `kill_to_line_end`       |
-| `Ctrl-h`, `Backspace`                       | Delete previous char        | `delete_char_backward`   |
+| `Ctrl-h`, `Backspace`, `Shift-Backspace`    | Delete previous char        | `delete_char_backward`   |
 | `Ctrl-d`, `Delete`                          | Delete next char            | `delete_char_forward`    |
 | `Ctrl-j`, `Enter`                           | Insert new line             | `insert_newline`         |
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Keys to use within prompt, Remapping currently not supported.
 | `Alt-d`, `Alt-Delete`, `Ctrl-Delete`        | Delete next word                                                        |
 | `Ctrl-u`                                    | Delete to start of line                                                 |
 | `Ctrl-k`                                    | Delete to end of line                                                   |
-| `Backspace`, `Ctrl-h`                       | Delete previous char                                                    |
+| `Backspace`, `Ctrl-h`, `Shift-Backspace`    | Delete previous char                                                    |
 | `Delete`, `Ctrl-d`                          | Delete next char                                                        |
 | `Ctrl-s`                                    | Insert a word under doc cursor, may be changed to Ctrl-r Ctrl-w later   |
 | `Ctrl-p`, `Up`                              | Select previous history                                                 |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
index 01184f80edcd..e0c3e158bb29 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
 
         "s" => select_regex,
         "A-s" => split_selection_on_newline,
-        "A-_" => merge_consecutive_selections,
+        "A-_" | "A-S-minus" => merge_consecutive_selections,
         "S" => split_selection,
         ";" => collapse_selection,
         "A-;" => flip_selections,
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
 
         "(" => rotate_selections_backward,
         ")" => rotate_selections_forward,
-        "A-(" => rotate_selection_contents_backward,
-        "A-)" => rotate_selection_contents_forward,
+        "A-(" | "A-S-9" => rotate_selection_contents_backward,
+        "A-)" | "A-S-0" => rotate_selection_contents_forward,
 
         "A-:" => ensure_selections_forward,
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
         "|" => shell_pipe,
         "A-|" => shell_pipe_to,
         "!" => shell_insert_output,
-        "A-!" => shell_append_output,
+        "A-!" | "A-S-1" => shell_append_output,
         "$" => shell_keep_pipe,
         "C-z" => suspend,
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
         "A-d" | "A-del" => delete_word_forward,
         "C-u" => kill_to_line_start,
         "C-k" => kill_to_line_end,
-        "C-h" | "backspace" => delete_char_backward,
+        "C-h" | "backspace" | "S-backspace" => delete_char_backward,
         "C-d" | "del" => delete_char_forward,
         "C-j" | "ret" => insert_newline,
         "tab" => insert_tab,
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index f297b44eb08b..77b9a6ce1d1a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -1447,11 +1447,11 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
 }
 
 fn canonicalize_key(key: &mut KeyEvent) {
-    if let KeyEvent {
-        code: KeyCode::Char(_),
-        modifiers: _,
-    } = key
-    {
-        key.modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT)
+    match key {
+        KeyEvent {
+            code: KeyCode::Char(char),
+            modifiers: _,
+        } if char.is_alphabetic() => key.modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT),
+        _ => (),
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
index 5fb6745a90e5..e84dae98f434 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl Component for Prompt {
             alt!('d') | alt!(Delete) | ctrl!(Delete) => self.delete_word_forwards(cx.editor),
             ctrl!('k') => self.kill_to_end_of_line(cx.editor),
             ctrl!('u') => self.kill_to_start_of_line(cx.editor),
-            ctrl!('h') | key!(Backspace) => {
+            ctrl!('h') | key!(Backspace) | shift!(Backspace) => {
                 self.delete_char_backwards(cx.editor);
                 (self.callback_fn)(cx, &self.line, PromptEvent::Update);
             }