diff --git a/src/hstr.c b/src/hstr.c
index 51b6058..0a16e41 100644
--- a/src/hstr.c
+++ b/src/hstr.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "include/hstr_history.h"
 
 #define LABEL_HISTORY " HISTORY "
-#define LABEL_HELP "Type to filter history, use UP and DOWN arrows to navigate, ENTER to select"
+#define LABEL_HELP "Type to filter history, use UP and DOWN arrows to navigate, Ctrl-r to delete item, ENTER to select"
 #define SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT -1
 
 #define Y_OFFSET_PROMPT 0
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define KEY_TERMINAL_RESIZE 410
 #define KEY_CTRL_A 1
 #define KEY_CTRL_E 5
+#define KEY_CTRL_R 18
 
 #define MIN(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b))
 #define MAX(a,b) (((a)>(b))?(a):(b))
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ void print_help_label(WINDOW *win) {
 	refresh();
 }
 
+void print_cmd_deleted_label(WINDOW *win, char *cmd, int occurences) {
+	mvwprintw(win, Y_OFFSET_HELP, 0, "History item '%s' deleted (%d occurrences)", cmd, occurences);
+	clrtoeol();
+	refresh();
+}
+
 void print_history_label(WINDOW *win) {
 	char message[512];
 
@@ -216,10 +223,10 @@ char *selection_loop(HistoryItems *history) {
 	int selectionCursorPosition=SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT;
 	int previousSelectionCursorPosition=SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT;
 
-	int y = 1, c, maxHistoryItems, cursorX, cursorY;
+	int y = 1, c, maxHistoryItems, cursorX, cursorY, deleteOccurences;
 	bool done = FALSE;
 	char prefix[500]="";
-	char *result="";
+	char *result="", *delete;
 	while (!done) {
 		maxHistoryItems=get_max_history_items(stdscr);
 
@@ -232,6 +239,14 @@ char *selection_loop(HistoryItems *history) {
 		case KEY_CTRL_A:
 		case KEY_CTRL_E:
 			break;
+		case KEY_CTRL_R:
+			if(selectionCursorPosition!=SELECTION_CURSOR_IN_PROMPT) {
+				delete=selection[selectionCursorPosition];
+				deleteOccurences=history_mgmt_remove(delete);
+				print_cmd_deleted_label(stdscr, delete, deleteOccurences);
+				move(y, basex+strlen(prefix));
+			}
+			break;
 		case 91:
 			// TODO 91 killed > debug to determine how to distinguish \e and [
 			break;
@@ -315,8 +330,10 @@ char *selection_loop(HistoryItems *history) {
 
 void hstr() {
 	HistoryItems *history=get_prioritized_history();
+	history_mgmt_open();
 	char *command = selection_loop(history);
-	fill_terminal_input(command);
+	history_mgmt_close();
+	fill_terminal_input(command, true);
 	free_prioritized_history();
 	free_history_items();
 }
diff --git a/src/hstr_history.c b/src/hstr_history.c
index c5b9d02..5ff24e3 100644
--- a/src/hstr_history.c
+++ b/src/hstr_history.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "include/hashset.h"
 #include "include/hashmap.h"
 #include "include/radixsort.h"
-#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include "include/hstr_utils.h"
 
@@ -173,21 +172,22 @@ void history_mgmt_open() {
 	dirty=false;
 }
 
-void history_mgmt_remove(char *cmd) {
-	get_history_items();
-
-	int offset=history_search_pos(cmd, 0, 0);
+int history_mgmt_remove(char *cmd) {
+	int offset=history_search_pos(cmd, 0, 0), occurences=0;
 	while(offset>=0) {
+		occurences++;
 		free_history_entry(remove_history(offset));
 		offset=history_search_pos(cmd, 0, ++offset);
 	}
-
-	write_history(get_history_file_name());
-	dirty=true;
+	if(occurences) {
+		write_history(get_history_file_name());
+		dirty=true;
+	}
+	return occurences;
 }
 
 void history_mgmt_close() {
 	if(dirty) {
-		fill_terminal_input("history -r\n");
+		fill_terminal_input("history -r\n", false);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/hstr_utils.c b/src/hstr_utils.c
index fb1bcb2..97d5032 100644
--- a/src/hstr_utils.c
+++ b/src/hstr_utils.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void tiocsti() {
 	}
 }
 
-void fill_terminal_input(char *cmd){
+void fill_terminal_input(char *cmd, bool padding){
 	size_t size = strlen(cmd);
 	unsigned i;
 	char *c;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void fill_terminal_input(char *cmd){
 		c=(cmd+i);
 		ioctl(0, TIOCSTI, c);
 	}
-	printf("\n");
+	if(padding) printf("\n");
 }
 
 void reverse_char_pointer_array(char **array, unsigned length) {
diff --git a/src/include/hstr_history.h b/src/include/hstr_history.h
index 198c2c9..00b8a1b 100644
--- a/src/include/hstr_history.h
+++ b/src/include/hstr_history.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <readline/history.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include "hstr_utils.h"
 
 #define ENV_VAR_USER "USER"
@@ -37,4 +38,8 @@ void free_history_items();
 HistoryItems *prioritize_history(HistoryItems *historyFileItems);
 void free_prioritized_history();
 
+void history_mgmt_open();
+int history_mgmt_remove(char *cmd);
+void history_mgmt_close();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/include/hstr_utils.h b/src/include/hstr_utils.h
index 451f747..f887125 100644
--- a/src/include/hstr_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/hstr_utils.h
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 void tiocsti();
-void fill_terminal_input(char* cmd);
+void fill_terminal_input(char* cmd, bool padding);
 void reverse_char_pointer_array(char **array, unsigned length);
 
 #endif