diff --git a/lib/bind/emacs.bind b/lib/bind/emacs.bind
index f738872a84..9d2b518b9b 100644
--- a/lib/bind/emacs.bind
+++ b/lib/bind/emacs.bind
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 \bind "C-a"			"line-begin"
 \bind "C-b"			"char-backward"
 #bind "C-c"			"------" // used as users prefix
-\bind "C-d"			"delete-forward"
+\bind "C-d"			"char-delete-forward"
 \bind "C-e"			"line-end"
 \bind "C-f"			"char-forward"
 \bind "C-g"			"cancel"
diff --git a/lib/bind/site.bind b/lib/bind/site.bind
index 81d376b2e5..4aa3375ecb 100644
--- a/lib/bind/site.bind
+++ b/lib/bind/site.bind
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 \bind "Prior"      "screen-up"
 \bind "Next"       "screen-down"
 \bind "Return"     "break-paragraph"
-\bind "Delete"     "delete-forward"
-\bind "BackSpace"  "delete-backward"
+\bind "Delete"     "char-delete-forward"
+\bind "BackSpace"  "char-delete-backward"
 
 \bind "KP_Enter"   "break-paragraph"
 \bind "KP_Right"   "char-right"
diff --git a/lib/bind/xemacs.bind b/lib/bind/xemacs.bind
index 2ace4cbefb..8d94dd4dfc 100644
--- a/lib/bind/xemacs.bind
+++ b/lib/bind/xemacs.bind
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 \bind "C-a"			"line-begin"
 \bind "C-b"			"char-backward"
 #bind "C-c"			"------" # see end of file
-\bind "C-d"			"delete-forward"
+\bind "C-d"			"char-delete-forward"
 \bind "C-e"			"line-end"
 \bind "C-f"			"char-forward"
 \bind "C-g"			"cancel"
diff --git a/lib/doc/Reference.lyx b/lib/doc/Reference.lyx
index 5c3b0287bb..cb9d81b8b8 100644
--- a/lib/doc/Reference.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/Reference.lyx
@@ -8972,7 +8972,7 @@ copy; paste.
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Subsection
-delete-backward
+char-delete-backward
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Description
@@ -9041,12 +9041,12 @@ See Also:
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Standard
-delete-forward; word-delete-forward; word-delete-backward; line-delete-forward;
+char-delete-forward; word-delete-forward; word-delete-backward; line-delete-forward;
  line-delete-backward.
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Subsection
-delete-forward
+char-delete-forward
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Description
@@ -9128,7 +9128,7 @@ See Also:
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Standard
-delete-backward; word-delete-forward; word-delete-backward; line-delete-forward;
+char-delete-backward; word-delete-forward; word-delete-backward; line-delete-forward;
  line-delete-backward.
 \end_layout
 
diff --git a/lib/doc/de/Customization.lyx b/lib/doc/de/Customization.lyx
index 91e98cb371..434f7c389d 100644
--- a/lib/doc/de/Customization.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/de/Customization.lyx
@@ -15036,7 +15036,7 @@ Strg+D
 \family default
  
 \family typewriter
-delete-forward
+char-delete-forward
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Labeling
diff --git a/lib/doc/eu/Customization.lyx b/lib/doc/eu/Customization.lyx
index 3bc5ae31b9..bd9f81449b 100644
--- a/lib/doc/eu/Customization.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/eu/Customization.lyx
@@ -10488,7 +10488,7 @@ C-d
 \family default
  
 \family typewriter
-delete-forward
+char-delete-forward
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Labeling
diff --git a/lib/doc/fr/Customization.lyx b/lib/doc/fr/Customization.lyx
index 9478a2d0c3..53169ee43d 100644
--- a/lib/doc/fr/Customization.lyx
+++ b/lib/doc/fr/Customization.lyx
@@ -11320,7 +11320,7 @@ C-d
 \family default
  
 \family typewriter
-delete-forward
+char-delete-forward
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout List
diff --git a/src/LyXAction.cpp b/src/LyXAction.cpp
index 5fa423f242..2ca531086b 100644
--- a/src/LyXAction.cpp
+++ b/src/LyXAction.cpp
@@ -563,18 +563,18 @@ void LyXAction::init()
 		{ LFUN_CHAR_BACKWARD_SELECT, "char-backward-select", ReadOnly | SingleParUpdate, Edit },
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_BACKWARD
- * \li Action: Deletes one character in the backward direction.
+ * \li Action: Deletes one character in the backward direction (usually the "BackSpace" key).
  * \li Syntax: delete-backward
  * \endvar
  */
-		{ LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_BACKWARD, "delete-backward", SingleParUpdate, Edit },
+		{ LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_BACKWARD, "char-delete-backward", SingleParUpdate, Edit },
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_FORWARD
- * \li Action: Deletes one character in the backward direction.
+ * \li Action: Deletes one character in the backward direction (usually the "Delete" key).
  * \li Syntax: delete-forward
  * \endvar
  */
-		{ LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_FORWARD, "delete-forward", SingleParUpdate, Edit },
+		{ LFUN_CHAR_DELETE_FORWARD, "char-delete-forward", SingleParUpdate, Edit },
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD
  * \li Action: Moves the cursor one position logically forward.