diff --git a/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.cpp
index e77e53d7929..73373051c0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ BookmarkView::BookmarkView(QWidget *parent)  :
 
     connect(this, SIGNAL(clicked(QModelIndex)),
             this, SLOT(gotoBookmark(QModelIndex)));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(activated(QModelIndex)),
+            this, SLOT(gotoBookmark(QModelIndex)));
 
     ICore::addContextObject(m_bookmarkContext);
 
@@ -280,6 +282,16 @@ void BookmarkView::removeBookmark(const QModelIndex& index)
     m_manager->removeBookmark(bm);
 }
 
+void BookmarkView::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Delete) {
+        removeBookmark(currentIndex());
+        event->accept();
+        return;
+    }
+    QListView::keyPressEvent(event);
+}
+
 void BookmarkView::removeAll()
 {
     const QString key = QLatin1String("Bookmarks.DontAskAgain");
diff --git a/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.h b/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.h
index 6bf8d6d7c11..7727dc49237 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bookmarks/bookmarkmanager.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ protected slots:
 protected:
     void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event);
     void removeBookmark(const QModelIndex &index);
+    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event);
 private:
     BookmarkContext *m_bookmarkContext;
     QModelIndex m_contextMenuIndex;