diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index cd09f39..80d242f 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ set ruler
 set signcolumn=yes
 set noexpandtab
 set notimeout
+set backspace=indent,eol,start
 
 let g:closetag_filenames = '*.html,*.xhtml,*.phtml,*.php'
 let g:python_recommended_style = 0