diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 57b34bc009c..f3360d9a98a 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 using NotifyIcon = System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using System.Windows.Media;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
@@ -499,6 +501,20 @@ private void OnKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
                         e.Handled = true;
                     }
                     break;
+                case Key.Back:
+                    var specialKeyState = GlobalHotkey.CheckModifiers();
+                    if (specialKeyState.CtrlPressed)
+                    {
+                        if (_viewModel.SelectedIsFromQueryResults()
+                            && QueryTextBox.CaretIndex == QueryTextBox.Text.Length
+                            && FilesFolders.IsLocationPathString(QueryTextBox.Text))
+                        {
+
+                            _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 2391e622cd6..a3691e98e30 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using Flow.Launcher.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Channels;
 using ISavable = Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ISavable;
 
-
 namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 {
     public class MainViewModel : BaseModel, ISavable
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ private void InitializeKeyCommands()
                 }
             });
 
+            BackspaceCommand = new RelayCommand(index =>
+            {
+                var path = QueryText;
+
+                // GetPreviousExistingDirectory does not require trailing '\', otherwise will return empty string
+                ChangeQueryText(FilesFolders.GetPreviousExistingDirectory(FilesFolders.IsLocationPathString, path.TrimEnd('\\')));
+            });
+
             LoadContextMenuCommand = new RelayCommand(_ =>
             {
                 if (SelectedIsFromQueryResults())
@@ -398,6 +406,7 @@ private ResultsViewModel SelectedResults
         public string PluginIconPath { get; set; } = null;
 
         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; }