diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 21f18849..0df1b129 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	of titlecolor, statuscolor, keycolor and functioncolor.
 	* doc/man/nanorc.5, doc/texinfo/nano.tex: Show quotes where quotes
 	are needed, remove some unneeded spaces, and do other tweaks.
+	* src/global.c (strtosc), doc/man/nanorc.5: Allow the Backwards
+	toggle to be rebound, document it, and document Backspace too.
 
 2014-05-03  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/*.h, src/*.c: Add the ability to colour four elements of
diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index 3b4619ec..573295f5 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ Insert a new line below the current one.
 .B delete
 Delete the character under the cursor.
 .TP
+.B backspace
+Delete the character before the cursor.
+.TP
 .B undo
 Undo the text action peformed (add text, delete text, etc).
 .TP
@@ -494,6 +497,9 @@ Toggle case sensitivity in searching (search/replace menus only).
 .B regexp
 Toggle whether searching/replacing is based on literal strings or regular expressions.
 .TP
+.B backwards
+Toggle whether searching/replacing goes forward or backward.
+.TP
 .B prevhistory
 Show the previous history entry in the prompt menus (e.g. search).
 .TP
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 1dce73a4..d85d3f9e 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,9 @@ sc *strtosc(char *input)
 	       !strcasecmp(input, "regex")) {
 	s->scfunc = regexp_void;
 	s->execute = FALSE;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(input, "backwards") {
+	s->scfunc = backwards_void;
+	s->execute = FALSE;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(input, "dontreplace")) {
 	s->scfunc = no_replace_void;
 	s->execute = FALSE;