diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
index 5076d52..eec7ac8 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client/search/interactive.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl State {
         // reset the state, will be set to true later if user really did change it
         self.switched_search_mode = false;
         match input.code {
-            KeyCode::Char('c' | 'd' | 'g') if ctrl => return Some(RETURN_ORIGINAL),
+            KeyCode::Char('c' | 'g') if ctrl => return Some(RETURN_ORIGINAL),
             KeyCode::Esc => {
                 return Some(match settings.exit_mode {
                     ExitMode::ReturnOriginal => RETURN_ORIGINAL,
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ impl State {
             KeyCode::Delete => {
                 self.search.input.remove();
             }
+            KeyCode::Char('d') if ctrl => {
+                if self.search.input.as_str().is_empty() {
+                    return Some(RETURN_ORIGINAL);
+                }
+                self.search.input.remove();
+            }
             KeyCode::Char('w') if ctrl => {
                 // remove the first batch of whitespace
                 while matches!(self.search.input.back(), Some(c) if c.is_whitespace()) {}