diff --git a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
index 0f0bbb40..e18592ef 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
+++ b/terminatorlib/preferences.glade
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@
       <column type="gchararray"/>
     </columns>
     <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Automatic</col>
+      </row>
       <row>
         <col id="0" translatable="yes">Control-H</col>
       </row>
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@
       <column type="gchararray"/>
     </columns>
     <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Automatic</col>
+      </row>
       <row>
         <col id="0" translatable="yes">Control-H</col>
       </row>
diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index ef7e495c..bdb156c2 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -414,20 +414,24 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         widget = guiget('backspace-binding-combobox')
         value = self.config['backspace_binding']
         if value == 'control-h':
-            widget.set_active(0)
-        elif value == 'escape-sequence':
-            widget.set_active(2)
-        else:
             widget.set_active(1)
+        elif value == 'ascii-del':
+            widget.set_active(2)
+        elif value == 'escape-sequence':
+            widget.set_active(3)
+        else:
+            widget.set_active(0)
         # Delete key
         widget = guiget('delete-binding-combobox')
         value = self.config['delete_binding']
         if value == 'control-h':
-            widget.set_active(0)
-        elif value == 'ascii-del':
             widget.set_active(1)
-        else:
+        elif value == 'ascii-del':
             widget.set_active(2)
+        elif value == 'escape-sequence':
+            widget.set_active(3)
+        else:
+            widget.set_active(0)
 
     # FIXME: Why do we have a profile argument that we don't use?
     def store_profile_values(self, profile):
@@ -574,20 +578,24 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         widget = guiget('backspace-binding-combobox')
         selected = widget.get_active()
         if selected == 0:
-            value = 'control-h'
+            value = 'automatic'
         elif selected == 1:
-            value = 'ascii-del'
+            value = 'control-h'
         elif selected == 2:
+            value = 'ascii-del'
+        elif selected == 3:
             value == 'escape-sequence'
         self.config['backspace_binding'] = value
         # Delete key
         widget = guiget('delete-binding-combobox')
         selected = widget.get_active()
         if selected == 0:
-            value = 'control-h'
+            valud = 'automatic'
         elif selected == 1:
-            value = 'ascii-del'
+            value = 'control-h'
         elif selected == 2:
+            value = 'ascii-del'
+        elif selected == 3:
             value = 'escape-sequence'
         self.config['delete_binding'] = value
 
@@ -655,9 +663,9 @@ class PrefsEditor:
         guiget = self.builder.get_object
 
         widget = guiget('backspace-binding-combobox')
-        widget.set_active(1)
-        widget = guiget('delete-binding-combobox')
         widget.set_active(2)
+        widget = guiget('delete-binding-combobox')
+        widget.set_active(3)
 
     def on_background_type_toggled(self, _widget):
         """The background type was toggled"""
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminal.py b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
index 2c6951ce..a0a442fb 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminal.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminal.py
@@ -496,22 +496,38 @@ for %s (%s)' % (name, urlplugin.__class__.__name__))
         # escape-sequence
         try:
             if backspace == 'ascii-del':
+                backbind = vte.ERASE_ASCII_DELETE
+            elif backspace == 'control-h':
                 backbind = vte.ERASE_ASCII_BACKSPACE
+            elif backspace == 'escape-sequence':
+                backbind = vte.ERASE_DELETE_SEQUENCE
             else:
                 backbind = vte.ERASE_AUTO
         except AttributeError:
             if backspace == 'ascii-del':
                 backbind = 2
-            else:
+            elif backspace == 'control-h':
                 backbind = 1
+            elif backspace == 'escape-sequence':
+                backbind = 3
+            else:
+                backbind = 0
 
         try:
-            if delete == 'escape-sequence':
+            if delete == 'ascii-del':
+                delbind = vte.ERASE_ASCII_DELETE
+            elif delete == 'control-h':
+                delbind = vte.ERASE_ASCII_BACKSPACE
+            elif delete == 'escape-sequence':
                 delbind = vte.ERASE_DELETE_SEQUENCE
             else:
                 delbind = vte.ERASE_AUTO
         except AttributeError:
-            if delete == 'escape-sequence':
+            if delete == 'ascii-del':
+                delbind = 2
+            elif delete == 'control-h':
+                delbind = 1
+            elif delete == 'escape-sequence':
                 delbind = 3
             else:
                 delbind = 0