diff --git a/runtime/doc/gui_mac.txt b/runtime/doc/gui_mac.txt
index f0c9013316..5d444d1303 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/gui_mac.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/gui_mac.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*gui_mac.txt*	For Vim version 7.3.  Last change: 2010 Dec 28
+*gui_mac.txt*	For Vim version 7.3.  Last change: 2011 Jul 26
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bjorn Winckler
@@ -594,10 +594,17 @@ Alt-Up			Move cursor one paragraph forward (see |alt-movement|).
 Alt-Down		Move cursor to the previous paragraph
 			(see |alt-movement|).
 
+					      *delete-key* *macvim-<Backspace>*
+Delete key		Delete selection in visual mode.  (This overrides the
+			default behavior of moving the cursor left.)
+			Note that the key labeled "delete" on a Mac keyboard
+			is known to Vim as <Backspace>.
+
 						*cmd-movement* *alt-movement*
-The above mappings involving Cmd/Alt + arrow key are enabled by default in the
-system gvimrc file "$VIM/gvimrc".  You can quickly disable all of these by
-adding the following lines to your "~/.vimrc" (not .gvimrc) file: >
+The above mappings involving Cmd/Alt + arrow key (including the delete key)
+are enabled by default in the system gvimrc file "$VIM/gvimrc".  You can
+disable all of these by adding the following lines to your "~/.vimrc" (not
+.gvimrc) file: >
 	if has("gui_macvim")
 	  let macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement = 1
 	endif
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index 85651f2928..60c5127a02 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -5293,6 +5293,7 @@ definition-search	tagsrch.txt	/*definition-search*
 definitions	intro.txt	/*definitions*
 delete()	eval.txt	/*delete()*
 delete-insert	change.txt	/*delete-insert*
+delete-key	gui_mac.txt	/*delete-key*
 delete-menus	gui.txt	/*delete-menus*
 deleting	change.txt	/*deleting*
 design-assumptions	develop.txt	/*design-assumptions*
@@ -6609,6 +6610,7 @@ mac-vimfile	os_mac.txt	/*mac-vimfile*
 macintosh	os_mac.txt	/*macintosh*
 macro	map.txt	/*macro*
 macvim	gui_mac.txt	/*macvim*
+macvim-<Backspace>	gui_mac.txt	/*macvim-<Backspace>*
 macvim-backspace	gui_mac.txt	/*macvim-backspace*
 macvim-clientserver	remote.txt	/*macvim-clientserver*
 macvim-colors	gui_mac.txt	/*macvim-colors*
diff --git a/src/MacVim/gvimrc b/src/MacVim/gvimrc
index 84df752d1c..bcf9918856 100644
--- a/src/MacVim/gvimrc
+++ b/src/MacVim/gvimrc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " System gvimrc file for MacVim
 "
 " Maintainer:	Bjorn Winckler <bjorn.winckler@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:	Sun Aug 29 2009
+" Last Change:	Tue Jul 26 2011
 "
 " This is a work in progress.  If you feel so inclined, please help me improve
 " this file.
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ if !exists("macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement")
 
   imap <M-BS>         <C-w>
   imap <D-BS>         <C-u>
+
+  " Make the 'delete' key delete selection in visual+select mode instead of
+  " moving cursor to the left.
+  vmap <Backspace>    d
 endif " !exists("macvim_skip_cmd_opt_movement")