diff --git a/man/hh.1 b/man/hh.1
index 9a80817..9a5bd9e 100644
--- a/man/hh.1
+++ b/man/hh.1
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ Configuration options:
 \fIduplicates\fR
         Show duplicates in rawhistory (duplicates are discarded by default). 
 
+\fIverbose-kill\fR
+        Print the last command command deleted from history (nothing is printed by default).
+
 \fIblacklist\fR
         Load list of commands to skip when processing history from ~/.hh_blacklist (built-in blacklist used otherwise).
 
diff --git a/src/hstr.c b/src/hstr.c
index a704ca4..bc77a60 100644
--- a/src/hstr.c
+++ b/src/hstr.c
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@
 
 #define HH_CONFIG_THEME_MONOCHROMATIC   "monochromatic"
 #define HH_CONFIG_THEME_HICOLOR         "hicolor"
-#define HH_CONFIG_CASE       "casesensitive"
-#define HH_CONFIG_REGEXP     "regexp"
-#define HH_CONFIG_SUBSTRING  "substring"
-#define HH_CONFIG_KEYWORDS   "keywords"
-#define HH_CONFIG_SORTING    "rawhistory"
-#define HH_CONFIG_FAVORITES  "favorites"
-#define HH_CONFIG_NOCONFIRM  "noconfirm"
-// MVP: model is the same regardless prompt is top or bottom - view is different
+#define HH_CONFIG_CASE          "casesensitive"
+#define HH_CONFIG_REGEXP        "regexp"
+#define HH_CONFIG_SUBSTRING     "substring"
+#define HH_CONFIG_KEYWORDS      "keywords"
+#define HH_CONFIG_SORTING       "rawhistory"
+#define HH_CONFIG_FAVORITES     "favorites"
+#define HH_CONFIG_NOCONFIRM     "noconfirm"
+#define HH_CONFIG_VERBOSE_KILL  "verbose-kill"
 #define HH_CONFIG_PROMPT_BOTTOM "prompt-bottom"
-#define HH_CONFIG_BLACKLIST  "blacklist"
-#define HH_CONFIG_KEEP_PAGE  "keep-page"
-#define HH_CONFIG_DEBUG      "debug"
-#define HH_CONFIG_WARN       "warning"
+#define HH_CONFIG_BLACKLIST     "blacklist"
+#define HH_CONFIG_KEEP_PAGE     "keep-page"
+#define HH_CONFIG_DEBUG         "debug"
+#define HH_CONFIG_WARN          "warning"
 #define HH_CONFIG_BIG_KEYS_SKIP  "big-keys-skip"
 #define HH_CONFIG_BIG_KEYS_FLOOR "big-keys-floor"
 #define HH_CONFIG_BIG_KEYS_EXIT  "big-keys-exit"
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static const char *INSTALL_ZSH_STRING=
         "\nexport HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history  # ensure history file visibility"
         "\nexport HH_CONFIG=hicolor        # get more colors"
         "\nbindkey -s \"\\C-r\" \"\\eqhh\\n\"     # bind hh to Ctrl-r (for Vi mode check doc)"
-        // TODO try variant with arg/pars separation
+        // TODO try variant with args/pars separation
         //"\nbindkey -s \"\\C-r\" \"\\eqhh --\\n\"     # bind hh to Ctrl-r (for Vi mode check doc)"
         // alternate binding options in zsh:
         //   bindkey -s '^R' '^Ahh ^M'
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned char theme;
     bool keepPage; // do NOT clear page w/ selection on HH exit
     bool noConfirm; // do NOT ask for confirmation on history entry delete
+    bool verboseKill; // write a message on delete of the last command in history
     int bigKeys;
     int debugLevel;
 
@@ -391,6 +392,9 @@ void hstr_get_env_configuration(Hstr *hstr)
                 hstr->bigKeys=RADIX_BIG_KEYS_SKIP;
             }
         }
+        if(strstr(hstr_config,HH_CONFIG_VERBOSE_KILL)) {
+            hstr->verboseKill=true;
+        }
         if(strstr(hstr_config,HH_CONFIG_BLACKLIST)) {
             hstr->blacklist.useFile=true;
         }
@@ -1429,7 +1433,7 @@ void hstr_getopt(int argc, char **argv, Hstr *hstr)
             hstr->interactive=false;
             break;
         case 'k':
-            if(history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry()) {
+            if(history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry(hstr->verboseKill)) {
                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             } else {
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/hstr_history.c b/src/hstr_history.c
index 3c1280f..a01e66e 100644
--- a/src/hstr_history.c
+++ b/src/hstr_history.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ int history_mgmt_remove_from_system_history(char *cmd)
     return occurences;
 }
 
-bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry()
+bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry(bool verbose)
 {
     using_history();
 
@@ -276,11 +276,17 @@ bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry()
     // delete the last command + the command that was used to run HSTR
     if(historyState->length > 1) {
         // length is NOT updated on history entry removal
+        if(verbose) {
+            fprintf(stdout, "Deleting command '%s' from history\n", historyState->entries[historyState->length-2]->line);
+        }
         free_history_entry(remove_history(historyState->length-1));
         free_history_entry(remove_history(historyState->length-2));
         write_history(get_history_file_name());
         return true;
     }
+    if(verbose) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to delete the last command from history.\n");
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/hstr_history.h b/src/include/hstr_history.h
index 34c82e4..d7a4a87 100644
--- a/src/include/hstr_history.h
+++ b/src/include/hstr_history.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void free_prioritized_history(void);
 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();
+bool history_mgmt_remove_last_history_entry(bool verbose);
 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);