diff --git a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
index 206a43b..e0ae4f6 100644
--- a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
+++ b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 //
 // Signal1: "dialer_send"
 //  Parameter1.1: $"keynumber"
-//  Parameter1.2: "backspace"
+//  Parameter1.2: "backspace_down"
+//  Parameter1.2: "backspace_up"
 //  Parameter1.2: "dial"
 
 data {
@@ -336,10 +337,16 @@ collections {
 				}
 			}
 			program {
-				name: "numberdisplay_backspace_area_signal_emit";
+				name: "numberdisplay_backspace_area_down_signal_emit";
 				signal: "mouse,down,*";
 				source: "numberdisplay_backspace_area";
-				action: SIGNAL_EMIT "dialer_send" "backspace";
+				action: SIGNAL_EMIT "dialer_send" "backspace_down";
+			}
+			program {
+				name: "numberdisplay_backspace_area_up_signal_emit";
+				signal: "mouse,up,*";
+				source: "numberdisplay_backspace_area";
+				action: SIGNAL_EMIT "dialer_send" "backspace_up";
 			}
 			program {
 				name: "numberdisplay_backspace_area_animation_start";
diff --git a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edj b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edj
index e569788..71151d8 100644
Binary files a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edj and b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edj differ
diff --git a/epydial/epydial.py b/epydial/epydial.py
index a80f14e..b55b997 100755
--- a/epydial/epydial.py
+++ b/epydial/epydial.py
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ class InCallScreen(EdjeGroup):
 
 class MainScreen(EdjeGroup):
 	text = None
+	TIMEOUT = 2.0
 	
 	def __init__(self, screen_manager):
 		EdjeGroup.__init__(self, screen_manager, MAIN_SCREEN_NAME)
 		self.text = []
+		self.last = 0.0
 		ecore.timer_add(60.0, self.display_time)
 		self.display_time()
 
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ class MainScreen(EdjeGroup):
 				self.text.append(source)
 				print ''.join(self.text)
 				self.part_text_set("numberdisplay_text", '*' * len(self.text))
-			elif source == "backspace":
+			elif source == "backspace_down":
 				self.text = self.text[:-1]
 				print ''.join(self.text)
 				self.part_text_set("numberdisplay_text", '*' * len(self.text))
@@ -143,12 +145,18 @@ class MainScreen(EdjeGroup):
 				self.text.append(source)
 				print ''.join(self.text)
 				self.part_text_set("numberdisplay_text", "".join(self.text))
-			elif source == "backspace":
+			elif source == "backspace_down":
+				time.time()-self.last < self.TIMEOUT
 				self.text = self.text[:-1]
 				print ''.join(self.text)
 				self.part_text_set("numberdisplay_text", "".join(self.text))
+			elif source == "backspace_up" and time.time()-self.last > self.TIMEOUT:
+				self.text = []
+				print ''.join(self.text)
+				self.part_text_set("numberdisplay_text", "".join(self.text))
 			elif source == "dial":
 				PyneoController.gsm_dial("".join(self.text))
+		self.last = time.time()
 
 
 class PyneoController(object):