diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/vim.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/vim.js
index 9e6d5bd4..a94e9dc8 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/vim.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/vim.js
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ exports.handler = {
             if (key == 'esc' || key == 'ctrl-[') {
                 data.state = 'start';
                 return {command: coreCommands.stop};
+            } else if (key == "ctrl-w") {
+                return {command: "removewordleft"};
             }
         }
     },