diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index b998a12..5cf2cc2 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,23 @@ use termion::{TermWrite, IntoRawMode, Color, Style};
 use std::io::{Read, Write, stdout, stdin};
 
 fn main() {
+    // Initialize 'em all.
     let stdout = stdout();
     let mut stdout = stdout.lock().into_raw_mode().unwrap();
     let stdin = stdin();
     let stdin = stdin.lock();
 
+    // Move the cursor to (5, 5)
     stdout.goto(5, 5).unwrap();
+    // Clear the screen.
     stdout.clear().unwrap();
+    // Set style to bold.
     stdout.style(Style::Bold).unwrap();
+    // Write some guiding stuff
     stdout.write(b"yo, 'q' will exit.").unwrap();
+    // Reset the style.
     stdout.reset().unwrap();
+    // Flush and goto (20, 10)
     stdout.flush().unwrap();
     stdout.goto(20, 10).unwrap();
 
@@ -22,9 +29,13 @@ fn main() {
         let b = bytes.next().unwrap().unwrap();
 
         match b {
+            // Quit
             b'q' => return,
+            // Clear the screen
             b'c' => stdout.clear(),
+            // Set red color
             b'r' => stdout.color(Color::Rgb(5, 0, 0)),
+            // Write it to stdout.
             a => stdout.write(&[a]),
         }.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index 754823e..8338634 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ impl<R: Read> TermRead for R {
             match c {
                 Err(e) => return Err(e),
                 Ok(0) | Ok(3) | Ok(4) => return Ok(None),
+                Ok(0x7f) => { passbuf.pop(); },
                 Ok(b'\n') | Ok(b'\r') => break,
                 Ok(c) => passbuf.push(c),
             }
@@ -116,11 +117,12 @@ impl<R: Read> TermRead for R {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::io;
+
     #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
     #[test]
     fn test_keys() {
-        use {TermRead, Key};
-
         let mut i = b"\x1Bayo\x7F\x1B[D".keys();
 
         assert_eq!(i.next(), Some(Key::Alt('a')));
@@ -130,4 +132,24 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(i.next(), Some(Key::Left));
         assert_eq!(i.next(), None);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_passwd() {
+        let test1 = "this is the first test";
+        let test2 = "this is the second test";
+        let mut sink = io::sink();
+
+        assert_eq!(&test1.as_bytes().read_passwd(&mut sink).unwrap().unwrap(), test1);
+        assert_eq!(&test2.as_bytes().read_passwd(&mut sink).unwrap().unwrap(), test2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_passwd_backspace() {
+        let test1 = "this is the\x7f first\x7f\x7f test";
+        let test2 = "this is the seco\x7fnd test\x7f";
+        let mut sink = io::sink();
+
+        assert_eq!(&test1.as_bytes().read_passwd(&mut sink).unwrap().unwrap(), "this is th fir test");
+        assert_eq!(&test2.as_bytes().read_passwd(&mut sink).unwrap().unwrap(), "this is the secnd tes");
+    }
 }