diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/useCanvasDeleteLayerHotkey.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/useCanvasDeleteLayerHotkey.ts
index 2d248b15ec..0baa6823d9 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/useCanvasDeleteLayerHotkey.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/controlLayers/hooks/useCanvasDeleteLayerHotkey.ts
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@ export function useCanvasDeleteLayerHotkey() {
     [selectedEntityIdentifier, isStaging]
   );
 
-  useHotkeys('shift+d', deleteSelectedLayer, { enabled: isDeleteEnabled }, [isDeleteEnabled, deleteSelectedLayer]);
+  useHotkeys(['delete', 'backspace'], deleteSelectedLayer, { enabled: isDeleteEnabled }, [
+    isDeleteEnabled,
+    deleteSelectedLayer,
+  ]);
 }
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/CurrentImageButtons.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/CurrentImageButtons.tsx
index 65131dd3e5..1364307f8c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/CurrentImageButtons.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageViewer/CurrentImageButtons.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const CurrentImageButtons = () => {
     [isUpscalingEnabled, imageDTO, shouldDisableToolbarButtons, isConnected, isImageViewerActive]
   );
 
-  useHotkeys('delete', handleDelete, { enabled: isImageViewerActive }, [imageDTO, isImageViewerActive]);
+  useHotkeys(['delete', 'backspace'], handleDelete, { enabled: isImageViewerActive }, [imageDTO, isImageViewerActive]);
 
   return (
     <>