diff --git a/libcommon/src/microvty.c b/libcommon/src/microvty.c
index 9bb9887..ef7cbf3 100644
--- a/libcommon/src/microvty.c
+++ b/libcommon/src/microvty.c
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ static void cmd_buf_append(char c)
 	g_cmds.buf[g_cmds.buf_idx++] = c;
 }
 
+static bool cmd_buf_backspace(void)
+{
+	if (g_cmds.buf_idx > 0) {
+		g_cmds.buf_idx--;
+		g_cmds.buf[g_cmds.buf_idx] = 0;
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*! print the prompt to the console (stdout) */
 void microvty_print_prompt(void)
 {
@@ -125,6 +135,18 @@ static bool microvty_process_char(int c)
 		cmd_buf_reset();
 		microvty_print_prompt();
 		return true;
+	} else if (c == '\b' || c == '\x7f') {
+		if (cmd_buf_backspace()) {
+			/* VT100 weirdness: Need to print backspace, space, backspace */
+			printf("\b \b");
+		}
+	} else if (c == 3) { /* Ctrl+C */
+		printf("\r\n");
+		microvty_print_prompt();
+		return true;
+	} else if (c == '\t' || c == '\033') {
+		/* ignore control characters */
+		return false;
 	} else {
 		/* print + append character */
 		putchar(c);