diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index de2dc07f..df7f0031 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static const char *const search_binding_action_map[] = {
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_PREV_WORD] = "delete-prev-word",
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT] = "delete-next",
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT_WORD] = "delete-next-word",
+    [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_START] = "delete-to-start",
+    [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_END] = "delete-to-end",
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_CHAR] = "extend-char",
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD] = "extend-to-word-boundary",
     [BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD_WS] = "extend-to-next-whitespace",
@@ -3183,6 +3185,8 @@ add_default_search_bindings(struct config *conf)
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT, m("none"), {{XKB_KEY_Delete}}},
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT_WORD, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL), {{XKB_KEY_Delete}}},
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT_WORD, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_ALT), {{XKB_KEY_d}}},
+        {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_START, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL), {{XKB_KEY_u}}},
+        {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_END, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL), {{XKB_KEY_k}}},
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_CHAR, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT), {{XKB_KEY_Right}}},
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL "+" XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT), {{XKB_KEY_Right}}},
         {BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD, m(XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL), {{XKB_KEY_w}}},
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index a1aa118c..b852da07 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@
 # delete-prev-word=Mod1+BackSpace Control+BackSpace
 # delete-next=Delete
 # delete-next-word=Mod1+d Control+Delete
+# delete-to-start=Control+u
+# delete-to-end=Control+k
 # extend-char=Shift+Right
 # extend-to-word-boundary=Control+w Control+Shift+Right
 # extend-to-next-whitespace=Control+Shift+w
diff --git a/key-binding.h b/key-binding.h
index 5f5bb9d7..89398859 100644
--- a/key-binding.h
+++ b/key-binding.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ enum bind_action_search {
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_PREV_WORD,
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT,
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_NEXT_WORD,
+    BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_START,
+    BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_END,
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_CHAR,
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD,
     BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_WORD_WS,
diff --git a/search.c b/search.c
index 20990c87..19fa0a5e 100644
--- a/search.c
+++ b/search.c
@@ -1265,6 +1265,33 @@ execute_binding(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
         return true;
     }
 
+    case BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_START: {
+        if (term->search.cursor > 0) {
+            memmove(&term->search.buf[0],
+                    &term->search.buf[term->search.cursor],
+                    (term->search.len - term->search.cursor)
+                        * sizeof(char32_t));
+
+            term->search.len -= term->search.cursor;
+            term->search.cursor = 0;
+            *update_search_result = *redraw = true;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    case BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_DELETE_TO_END: {
+        if (term->search.cursor < term->search.len) {
+            memmove(&term->search.buf[term->search.cursor],
+                    &term->search.buf[term->search.len],
+                    (term->search.len + term->search.cursor - term->search.len)
+                        * sizeof(char32_t));
+
+            term->search.len = term->search.cursor;
+            *update_search_result = *redraw = true;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     case BIND_ACTION_SEARCH_EXTEND_CHAR: {
         struct coord target;
         if (search_extend_find_char_right(term, &target)) {