diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index a35415e754..943be37c69 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mSaveList->eventListChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onSlotSelected);
         mSaveList->eventListMouseItemActivate += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onSlotMouseClick);
         mSaveList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onSlotActivated);
+        mSaveList->eventKeyButtonPressed += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onKeyButtonPressed);
         mSaveNameEdit->eventEditSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onEditSelectAccept);
         mSaveNameEdit->eventEditTextChange += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SaveGameDialog::onSaveNameChanged);
     }
@@ -247,6 +248,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
     }
 
+    void SaveGameDialog::onKeyButtonPressed(MyGUI::Widget* _sender, MyGUI::KeyCode key, MyGUI::Char character)
+    {
+        if (key == MyGUI::KeyCode::Delete && mCurrentSlot)
+            confirmDeleteSave();
+    }
+
     void SaveGameDialog::onOkButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget *sender)
     {
         accept();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.hpp
index 80cfad2794..11470a20f3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     private:
         void confirmDeleteSave();
 
+        void onKeyButtonPressed(MyGUI::Widget* _sender, MyGUI::KeyCode key, MyGUI::Char character);
         void onCancelButtonClicked (MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void onOkButtonClicked (MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void onDeleteButtonClicked (MyGUI::Widget* sender);