diff --git a/vty_cli.c b/vty_cli.c
index b3d0d1c39..a24530404 100644
--- a/vty_cli.c
+++ b/vty_cli.c
@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ static void knet_vty_backward_kill_word(struct knet_vty *vty)
 		knet_vty_delete_backward_char(vty);
 }
 
+static void knet_vty_forward_kill_word(struct knet_vty *vty)
+{
+	while(vty->cursor_pos != vty->line_idx && vty->line[vty->cursor_pos] == ' ')
+		knet_vty_delete_char(vty);
+
+	while(vty->cursor_pos != vty->line_idx && vty->line[vty->cursor_pos] != ' ')
+		knet_vty_delete_backward_char(vty);
+}
+
 static int knet_vty_process_buf(struct knet_vty *vty, unsigned char *buf, int buflen)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -214,7 +223,7 @@ static int knet_vty_process_buf(struct knet_vty *vty, unsigned char *buf, int bu
 					break;
 				case 'd':
 					vty->escape = VTY_NORMAL;
-					log_info("forward kill word");
+					knet_vty_forward_kill_word(vty);
 					break;
 				case CONTROL('H'):
 				case 0x7f: