diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ef1f83115..989fae8878 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 
 #### EnsoGL (rendering engine)
 
-
 <br/>![Bug Fixes](/docs/assets/tags/bug_fixes.svg)
 
 #### Visual Environment
 
+- [Delete key will delete selected nodes][1538].
+
 #### EnsoGL (rendering engine)
 
 #### Enso Compiler
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ If you're interested in the enhancements and fixes made to the Enso compiler,
 you can find their release notes
 [here](https://github.com/enso-org/enso/blob/main/RELEASES.md).
 
+[1538]: https://github.com/enso-org/ide/pull/1538
+
 <br/>
 
 # Enso 2.0.0-alpha.4 (2021-05-04)
diff --git a/docs/product/shortcuts.md b/docs/product/shortcuts.md
index d46eb266cd..4040a03afa 100644
--- a/docs/product/shortcuts.md
+++ b/docs/product/shortcuts.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ further investigation.
 | Shortcut | Action |
 | -------- | ------ |
 | <kbd>tab</kbd>                                   | Show / hide node searcher. |
-| <kbd>backspace</kbd>                             | Remove selected nodes. |
+| <kbd>backspace</kbd> or <kbd>delete</kbd>        | Remove selected nodes. |
 | <kbd>cmd</kbd>+<kbd>g</kbd>                      | Collapse (group) selected nodes. |
 | <kbd>meta</kbd>+<kbd>LMB</kbd>                   | Start editing node expression. |
 | <kbd>meta</kbd>+<kbd>enter</kbd>                 | Start editing node expression. |
diff --git a/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/lib.rs b/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/lib.rs
index 52cd599ea7..2652336702 100644
--- a/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/ide/view/graph-editor/src/lib.rs
@@ -1908,6 +1908,7 @@ impl application::View for GraphEditor {
             (Press   , ""              , "left-mouse-button" , "node_press")
           , (Release , ""              , "left-mouse-button" , "node_release")
           , (Press   , "!node_editing" , "backspace"         , "remove_selected_nodes")
+          , (Press   , "!node_editing" , "delete"         , "remove_selected_nodes")
           , (Press   , ""              , "cmd g"             , "collapse_selected_nodes")
 
           // === Visualization ===