diff --git a/ssh/terminal/terminal.go b/ssh/terminal/terminal.go
index 2f04ee5..dd7378c 100644
--- a/ssh/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/ssh/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@
 		n, err := reader.Read(buf[:])
 		if n > 0 {
 			switch buf[0] {
+			case '\b':
+				if len(ret) > 0 {
+					ret = ret[:len(ret)-1]
+				}
 			case '\n':
 				return ret, nil
 			case '\r':
diff --git a/ssh/terminal/util_windows.go b/ssh/terminal/util_windows.go
index 5cfdf8f..f614e9c 100644
--- a/ssh/terminal/util_windows.go
+++ b/ssh/terminal/util_windows.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 	}
 	old := st
 
-	st &^= (windows.ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT)
-	st |= (windows.ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT | windows.ENABLE_LINE_INPUT | windows.ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT)
+	st &^= (windows.ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT | windows.ENABLE_LINE_INPUT)
+	st |= (windows.ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT | windows.ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT)
 	if err := windows.SetConsoleMode(windows.Handle(fd), st); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}