diff --git a/src/ExtendedTableWidget.cpp b/src/ExtendedTableWidget.cpp
index 9ed7e11b..19d8f889 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedTableWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ExtendedTableWidget.cpp
@@ -551,15 +551,30 @@ void ExtendedTableWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
         // If the Tab key was pressed while the focus was on the last cell of the last row insert a new row automatically
         model()->insertRow(model()->rowCount());
     } else if ((event->key() == Qt::Key_Delete) || (event->key() == Qt::Key_Backspace)) {
-        if(event->modifiers().testFlag(Qt::AltModifier))
+        // Check if entire rows are selected. We call the selectedRows() method here not only for simplicity reasons but also because it distinguishes between
+        // "an entire row is selected" and "all cells of a row are selected", the former is e.g. the case when the row number is clicked, the latter when all cells
+        // are selected manually. This is an important distinction (especially when a table has only one column!) to match the users' expectations. Also never
+        // delete records when the backspace key was pressed.
+        if(event->key() == Qt::Key_Delete && selectionModel()->selectedRows().size())
         {
-            // When pressing Alt+Delete set the value to NULL
-            for(const QModelIndex& index : selectedIndexes())
-                model()->setData(index, QVariant());
+            // At least on entire row is selected. Because we don't allow completely arbitrary selections (at least at the moment) but only block selections,
+            // this means that only entire entire rows are selected. If an entire row is (or multiple entire rows are) selected, we delete that record instead
+            // of deleting only the cell contents.
+
+            emit selectedRowsToBeDeleted();
         } else {
-            // When pressing Delete only set the value to empty string
-            for(const QModelIndex& index : selectedIndexes())
-                model()->setData(index, "");
+            // No entire row is selected. So just set the selected cells to null or empty string depending on the modifier keys
+
+            if(event->modifiers().testFlag(Qt::AltModifier))
+            {
+                // When pressing Alt+Delete set the value to NULL
+                for(const QModelIndex& index : selectedIndexes())
+                    model()->setData(index, QVariant());
+            } else {
+                // When pressing Delete only set the value to empty string
+                for(const QModelIndex& index : selectedIndexes())
+                    model()->setData(index, "");
+            }
         }
     } else if(event->modifiers().testFlag(Qt::ControlModifier) && (event->key() == Qt::Key_PageUp || event->key() == Qt::Key_PageDown)) {
         // When pressing Ctrl + Page up/down send a signal indicating the user wants to change the current table
diff --git a/src/ExtendedTableWidget.h b/src/ExtendedTableWidget.h
index fe4fd751..be3c8d98 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedTableWidget.h
+++ b/src/ExtendedTableWidget.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ signals:
     void foreignKeyClicked(const sqlb::ObjectIdentifier& table, const QString& column, const QByteArray& value);
     void switchTable(bool next);    // 'next' parameter is set to true if next table should be selected and to false if previous table should be selected
     void openFileFromDropEvent(QString);
+    void selectedRowsToBeDeleted();
 
 private:
     void copy(const bool withHeaders = false);
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
index 1b0b4763..7a12395d 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ void MainWindow::init()
     connect(m_remoteDb, SIGNAL(openFile(QString)), this, SLOT(fileOpen(QString)));
     connect(m_remoteDb, &RemoteDatabase::gotCurrentVersion, this, &MainWindow::checkNewVersion);
     connect(m_browseTableModel, &SqliteTableModel::finishedFetch, this, &MainWindow::setRecordsetLabel);
+    connect(ui->dataTable, &ExtendedTableWidget::selectedRowsToBeDeleted, this, &MainWindow::deleteRecord);
 
     // Lambda function for keyboard shortcuts for selecting next/previous table in Browse Data tab
     connect(ui->dataTable, &ExtendedTableWidget::switchTable, [this](bool next) {