diff --git a/README.mdown b/README.mdown
index 334f7e7..9f9f77e 100644
--- a/README.mdown
+++ b/README.mdown
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Changelog
   - Added a status bar with char/line display
   - Added a toggle button to expand/collapse all krumo sub-trees at once
   - Cross-browser compatibility enhancements
+  - Removing a tab (i.e. 4 spaces) on backspace now
 - 1.0.0
   - Initial Public Release
 
diff --git a/php-console.js b/php-console.js
index 02bc706..832d911 100644
--- a/php-console.js
+++ b/php-console.js
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ $(function() {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }
             break;
+        case 8:
+            // deindent automatically on backspace
+            caret = $(this).getCaret();
+            part = $(this).val().substr(0, caret);
+            if (part.match(/\n( {4,})$/)) {
+                $(this).val(function(idx, val) {
+                    return val.substring(0, caret - 4) + val.substring(caret);
+                });
+                $(this).setCaret(caret - 4);
+                e.preventDefault();
+            }
+            break;
         }
 
         updateStatusBar();