diff --git a/man/hh.1 b/man/hh.1
index ff0f0a5..9a80817 100644
--- a/man/hh.1
+++ b/man/hh.1
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Show help
 \fB-n --non-interactive\fR
 Print filtered history on standard output and exit
 .TP 
+\fB-k --kill-last-command\fR
+Delete the last command from history and exit
+.TP
 \fB-f --favorites\fR
 Show favorites view immediately
 .TP 
diff --git a/src/hstr.c b/src/hstr.c
index 1263ddd..c8bdd25 100644
--- a/src/hstr.c
+++ b/src/hstr.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ static const char *HELP_STRING=
         "\nShell history suggest box:"
         "\n"
         "\n  --favorites              -f ... show favorites view"
+        "\n  --kill-last-command      -k ... delete last command in history"
         "\n  --non-interactive        -n ... print filtered history and exit"
         "\n  --show-configuration     -s ... show configuration to be added to ~/.bashrc"
         "\n  --show-zsh-configuration -z ... show Zsh configuration to be added to ~/.zshrc"
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ static const char *LABEL_HELP=
 
 static const struct option long_options[] = {
         {"favorites",              GETOPT_NO_ARGUMENT, NULL, 'f'},
+        {"kill-last-command",      GETOPT_NO_ARGUMENT, NULL, 'k'},
         {"version",                GETOPT_NO_ARGUMENT, NULL, 'V'},
         {"help",                   GETOPT_NO_ARGUMENT, NULL, 'h'},
         {"non-interactive",        GETOPT_NO_ARGUMENT, NULL, 'n'},
@@ -1417,7 +1419,7 @@ void hstr_main(Hstr *hstr)
 void hstr_getopt(int argc, char **argv, Hstr *hstr)
 {
     int option_index = 0;
-    int option = getopt_long(argc, argv, "fVhnszb", long_options, &option_index);
+    int option = getopt_long(argc, argv, "fkVhnszb", long_options, &option_index);
     if(option != -1) {
         switch(option) {
         case 'f':
@@ -1426,6 +1428,12 @@ void hstr_getopt(int argc, char **argv, Hstr *hstr)
         case 'n':
             hstr->interactive=false;
             break;
+        case 'k':
+            if(history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry()) {
+                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+            } else {
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            }
         case 'b':
             blacklist_load(&hstr->blacklist);
             blacklist_dump(&hstr->blacklist);
diff --git a/src/hstr_history.c b/src/hstr_history.c
index 1e01f35..3c1280f 100644
--- a/src/hstr_history.c
+++ b/src/hstr_history.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ unsigned history_ranking_function(unsigned rank, int newOccurenceOrder, size_t l
     return metrics;
 }
 
-char *get_history_file_name()
+char *get_history_file_name(void)
 {
     char *historyFile=getenv(ENV_VAR_HISTFILE);
     if(!historyFile || strlen(historyFile)==0) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void dump_prioritized_history(HistoryItems *historyItems)
     printf("\n"); fflush(stdout);
 }
 
-int get_item_offset()
+int get_item_offset(void)
 {
     if(isZshParentShell()) {
         // In zsh history file, the format of item is
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ HistoryItems *get_prioritized_history(int optionBigKeys, HashSet *blacklist)
     }
 }
 
-void free_prioritized_history()
+void free_prioritized_history(void)
 {
     free(prioritizedHistory->items);
     free(prioritizedHistory);
 }
 
-void history_mgmt_open()
+void history_mgmt_open(void)
 {
     dirty=false;
 }
 
-void history_clear_dirty()
+void history_clear_dirty(void)
 {
     dirty=false;
 }
@@ -263,6 +263,27 @@ int history_mgmt_remove_from_system_history(char *cmd)
     return occurences;
 }
 
+bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry()
+{
+    using_history();
+
+    char *historyFile = get_history_file_name();
+    if(read_history(historyFile)!=0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\nUnable to read history file from '%s'!\n",historyFile);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    HISTORY_STATE *historyState=history_get_history_state();
+    // delete the last command + the command that was used to run HSTR
+    if(historyState->length > 1) {
+        // length is NOT updated on history entry removal
+        free_history_entry(remove_history(historyState->length-1));
+        free_history_entry(remove_history(historyState->length-2));
+        write_history(get_history_file_name());
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 int history_mgmt_remove_from_raw(char *cmd, HistoryItems *history) {
     int occurences=history->rawCount;
     if(history->rawCount) {
@@ -291,7 +312,7 @@ int history_mgmt_remove_from_ranked(char *cmd, HistoryItems *history) {
     return occurences-history->count;
 }
 
-void history_mgmt_flush()
+void history_mgmt_flush(void)
 {
     if(dirty) {
         fill_terminal_input("history -r\n", false);
diff --git a/src/include/hstr_history.h b/src/include/hstr_history.h
index baac5f3..34c82e4 100644
--- a/src/include/hstr_history.h
+++ b/src/include/hstr_history.h
@@ -51,17 +51,18 @@ typedef struct {
 
 HistoryItems *get_prioritized_history(int optionBigKeys, HashSet *blacklist);
 
-HistoryItems *get_history_items();
-void free_history_items();
+HistoryItems *get_history_items(void);
+void free_history_items(void);
 
 HistoryItems *prioritize_history(HistoryItems *historyFileItems);
-void free_prioritized_history();
+void free_prioritized_history(void);
 
-void history_mgmt_open();
-void history_clear_dirty();
+void history_mgmt_open(void);
+void history_clear_dirty(void);
 int history_mgmt_remove_from_system_history(char *cmd);
+bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry();
 int history_mgmt_remove_from_raw(char *cmd, HistoryItems *history);
 int history_mgmt_remove_from_ranked(char *cmd, HistoryItems *history);
-void history_mgmt_flush();
+void history_mgmt_flush(void);
 
 #endif