diff --git a/core/ansi_escape_parser.js b/core/ansi_escape_parser.js
index 7f60c438..8cc4dbb6 100644
--- a/core/ansi_escape_parser.js
+++ b/core/ansi_escape_parser.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 
 exports.ANSIEscapeParser = ANSIEscapeParser;
 
+const BS = 0x08;
 const TAB = 0x09;
 const CR = 0x0d;
 const LF = 0x0a;
@@ -99,6 +100,14 @@ function ANSIEscapeParser(options) {
             charCode = text.charCodeAt(pos) & 0xff; //  8bit clean
 
             switch (charCode) {
+                case BS:
+                    self.emit('literal', text.slice(start, pos + 1));
+                    start = pos + 1;
+
+                    self.column = Math.max(1, self.column - 1);
+
+                    self.positionUpdated();
+                    break;
                 case TAB:
                     self.emit('literal', text.slice(start, pos + 1));
                     start = pos + 1;