diff --git a/diff_edit/editor.py b/diff_edit/editor.py
index 780b300..ddd8b91 100755
--- a/diff_edit/editor.py
+++ b/diff_edit/editor.py
@@ -425,6 +425,14 @@ class Editor:
             self.previous_word()
         self.delete_selection()
 
+    def delete_line(self):
+        empty_selection = self.text_widget[self.cursor_y][self.cursor_x:].strip() == ""
+        self.set_mark()
+        self.jump_to_end_of_line()
+        self.delete_selection()
+        if empty_selection:
+            self.delete_character()
+
     def join_lines(self):
         if self.cursor_y == 0:
             self.jump_to_start_of_line()
@@ -564,7 +572,7 @@ class Editor:
         terminal.ALT_H: highlight_block, terminal.CTRL_R: syntax_highlight_all,
         terminal.CTRL_L: center_cursor, terminal.ALT_SEMICOLON: comment_highlighted,
         terminal.ALT_c: cycle_syntax_highlighting, terminal.CTRL_X: prefix, terminal.ESC: quit,
-        terminal.CTRL_C: ctrl_c}
+        terminal.CTRL_C: ctrl_c, terminal.CTRL_K: delete_line}
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/tests/editor_test.py b/tests/editor_test.py
index 533cec9..c68b7c4 100755
--- a/tests/editor_test.py
+++ b/tests/editor_test.py
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ class EditorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                               (self.editor.join_lines, "ab- -cd  ", (0, 0)),
                               (self.editor.join_lines, "ab- -cd  ", (0, 0))])
 
+    def test_delete_line(self):
+        text = "a  \ndef"
+        self._set_editor(text, (1, 0))
+        self._assert_changes([(self.editor.delete_line, "adef", (1, 0)),
+                              (self.editor.delete_line, "a", (1, 0))])
+        text = "\nabc"
+        self._set_editor(text, (0, 0))
+        self._assert_changes([(self.editor.delete_line, "abc", (0, 0)),
+                              (self.editor.delete_line, "", (0, 0)),
+                              (self.editor.delete_line, "", (0, 0))])
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()