diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/keyboard.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/keyboard.cc
index b37b7e0e3a..66f41fbb9e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/keyboard.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/widgets/keyboard.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ KeyboardLayout::KeyboardLayout(QWidget* parent, const std::vector<QVector<QStrin
 
     for (const QString &p : s) {
       QPushButton* btn = new QPushButton(p);
+      if (p == QString("⌫")) {
+        btn->setAutoRepeat(true);
+      }
       btn->setFixedHeight(135);
       btn_group->addButton(btn);
       hlayout->addWidget(btn, p == QString("  ") ? SPACEBAR_STRETCH : DEFAULT_STRETCH);