diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 8bff3e99..534d03aa 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -3437,6 +3437,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 		const submit = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("submit");
 		const newLine = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("newLine");
 		const deleteWordBackward = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("deleteWordBackward");
+		const deleteWordForward = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("deleteWordForward");
 		const deleteToLineStart = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("deleteToLineStart");
 		const deleteToLineEnd = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("deleteToLineEnd");
 		const yank = this.getEditorKeyDisplay("yank");
@@ -3471,6 +3472,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 | \`${submit}\` | Send message |
 | \`${newLine}\` | New line${process.platform === "win32" ? " (Ctrl+Enter on Windows Terminal)" : ""} |
 | \`${deleteWordBackward}\` | Delete word backwards |
+| \`${deleteWordForward}\` | Delete word forwards |
 | \`${deleteToLineStart}\` | Delete to start of line |
 | \`${deleteToLineEnd}\` | Delete to end of line |
 | \`${yank}\` | Paste the most-recently-deleted text |
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
index f880bef5..b7fc164a 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/editor.ts
@@ -646,6 +646,10 @@ export class Editor implements Component, Focusable {
 			this.deleteWordBackwards();
 			return;
 		}
+		if (kb.matches(data, "deleteWordForward")) {
+			this.deleteWordForward();
+			return;
+		}
 		if (kb.matches(data, "deleteCharBackward") || matchesKey(data, "shift+backspace")) {
 			this.handleBackspace();
 			return;
@@ -1242,6 +1246,46 @@ export class Editor implements Component, Focusable {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private deleteWordForward(): void {
+		this.historyIndex = -1; // Exit history browsing mode
+
+		const currentLine = this.state.lines[this.state.cursorLine] || "";
+
+		// If at end of line, merge with next line (delete the newline)
+		if (this.state.cursorCol >= currentLine.length) {
+			if (this.state.cursorLine < this.state.lines.length - 1) {
+				// Treat newline as deleted text (forward deletion = append)
+				this.addToKillRing("\n", false);
+				this.lastAction = "kill";
+
+				const nextLine = this.state.lines[this.state.cursorLine + 1] || "";
+				this.state.lines[this.state.cursorLine] = currentLine + nextLine;
+				this.state.lines.splice(this.state.cursorLine + 1, 1);
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Save lastAction before cursor movement (moveWordForwards resets it)
+			const wasKill = this.lastAction === "kill";
+
+			const oldCursorCol = this.state.cursorCol;
+			this.moveWordForwards();
+			const deleteTo = this.state.cursorCol;
+			this.state.cursorCol = oldCursorCol;
+
+			// Restore kill state for accumulation check, then save to kill ring
+			this.lastAction = wasKill ? "kill" : null;
+			const deletedText = currentLine.slice(this.state.cursorCol, deleteTo);
+			this.addToKillRing(deletedText, false);
+			this.lastAction = "kill";
+
+			this.state.lines[this.state.cursorLine] =
+				currentLine.slice(0, this.state.cursorCol) + currentLine.slice(deleteTo);
+		}
+
+		if (this.onChange) {
+			this.onChange(this.getText());
+		}
+	}
+
 	private handleForwardDelete(): void {
 		this.historyIndex = -1; // Exit history browsing mode
 		this.lastAction = null;
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/keybindings.ts b/packages/tui/src/keybindings.ts
index 30432e61..8859e135 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/keybindings.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/keybindings.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type EditorAction =
 	| "deleteCharBackward"
 	| "deleteCharForward"
 	| "deleteWordBackward"
+	| "deleteWordForward"
 	| "deleteToLineStart"
 	| "deleteToLineEnd"
 	// Text input
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_KEYBINDINGS: Required<EditorKeybindingsConfig> = {
 	deleteCharBackward: "backspace",
 	deleteCharForward: "delete",
 	deleteWordBackward: ["ctrl+w", "alt+backspace"],
+	deleteWordForward: "alt+d",
 	deleteToLineStart: "ctrl+u",
 	deleteToLineEnd: "ctrl+k",
 	// Text input
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
index dcf1ddcf..e46d0cea 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/editor.test.ts
@@ -1062,5 +1062,37 @@ describe("Editor component", () => {
 			editor.handleInput("\x1by"); // Alt+Y
 			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), "hello SINGLEworld");
 		});
+
+		it("Alt+D deletes word forward and saves to kill ring", () => {
+			const editor = new Editor(createTestTUI(), defaultEditorTheme);
+
+			editor.setText("hello world test");
+			editor.handleInput("\x01"); // Ctrl+A - go to start
+
+			editor.handleInput("\x1bd"); // Alt+D - deletes "hello"
+			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), " world test");
+
+			editor.handleInput("\x1bd"); // Alt+D - deletes " world" (skips whitespace, then word)
+			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), " test");
+
+			// Yank should get accumulated text
+			editor.handleInput("\x19"); // Ctrl+Y
+			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), "hello world test");
+		});
+
+		it("Alt+D at end of line deletes newline", () => {
+			const editor = new Editor(createTestTUI(), defaultEditorTheme);
+
+			editor.setText("line1\nline2");
+			// Move to start of document, then to end of first line
+			editor.handleInput("\x1b[A"); // Up arrow - go to first line
+			editor.handleInput("\x05"); // Ctrl+E - end of line
+
+			editor.handleInput("\x1bd"); // Alt+D - deletes newline (merges lines)
+			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), "line1line2");
+
+			editor.handleInput("\x19"); // Ctrl+Y
+			assert.strictEqual(editor.getText(), "line1\nline2");
+		});
 	});
 });