diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c48898a8..cb445362e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- [#1898] Keyboard shortcut to remove tags (DEL, SHIFT+DEL)
+
 ### Fixed
 - [#1897] Close menu button without selecting specific item
 
@@ -2678,6 +2681,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [alpha 9]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/compare/alpha8...alpha9
 [alpha 8]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/compare/alpha7...alpha8
 [alpha 7]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/releases/tag/alpha7
+[#1898]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1898
 [#1897]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1897
 [#1888]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1888
 [#1895]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1895
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
index 5a3e1ee26..2a7064fff 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
@@ -511,6 +511,21 @@ public final class MainPanel extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener, Se
 
     private void handleTreeKeyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
         AbstractTagTree tree = (AbstractTagTree) e.getSource();
+        if ((e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DELETE) && !e.isControlDown() && !e.isAltDown()) {
+            TreePath[] paths = tree.getSelectionPaths();
+            if (paths == null || paths.length == 0) {
+                return;
+            }
+            List<TreeItem> items = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (TreePath treePath : paths) {
+                TreeItem item = (TreeItem) treePath.getLastPathComponent();
+                items.add(item);
+            }
+            if (contextPopupMenu.canRemove(items)) {
+                contextPopupMenu.update(items);
+                contextPopupMenu.removeItemActionPerformed(null, e.isShiftDown());
+            }
+        }
         if ((e.getKeyCode() == 'C' || e.getKeyCode() == 'X') && (e.isControlDown())) {
             TreePath[] paths = tree.getSelectionPaths();
             if (paths == null || paths.length == 0) {
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
index e7d0ffa31..b389f66cc 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
         }
         add(changeCharsetMenu);
 
-        removeMenuItem = new JMenuItem(mainPanel.translate("contextmenu.remove"));
+        removeMenuItem = new JMenuItem(mainPanel.translate("contextmenu.remove") + " (DEL)");
         removeMenuItem.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
             removeItemActionPerformed(e, false);
         });
         removeMenuItem.setIcon(View.getIcon("remove16"));
         add(removeMenuItem);
 
-        removeWithDependenciesMenuItem = new JMenuItem(mainPanel.translate("contextmenu.removeWithDependencies"));
+        removeWithDependenciesMenuItem = new JMenuItem(mainPanel.translate("contextmenu.removeWithDependencies") + " (SHIFT+DEL)");
         removeWithDependenciesMenuItem.addActionListener((ActionEvent e) -> {
             removeItemActionPerformed(e, true);
         });
@@ -624,32 +624,14 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
         return mainPanel.getCurrentTree();
     }
 
-    public void update(final List<TreeItem> items) {
-
-        if (items.isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        this.items = items;
-
-        AbstractTagTree tree = getTree();
-
-        final List<OpenableList> swfs = mainPanel.getSwfs();
-
-        boolean canRemove = true;
-        boolean allDoNotHaveDependencies = true;
+    public boolean canRemove(final List<TreeItem> items) {
         for (TreeItem item : items) {
             if (!(item instanceof Tag) && !(item instanceof Frame)) {
                 if (item instanceof TagScript) {
-                    Tag tag = ((TagScript) item).getTag();
-                    if (tag instanceof DoActionTag || tag instanceof DoInitActionTag) {
-                        allDoNotHaveDependencies = false;
-                    }
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 if (item instanceof AS2Package) {
-                    allDoNotHaveDependencies = false;
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -675,10 +657,44 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                canRemove = false;
-                break;
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    public void update(final List<TreeItem> items) {
+
+        if (items.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.items = items;
+
+        AbstractTagTree tree = getTree();
+
+        final List<OpenableList> swfs = mainPanel.getSwfs();
+
+        boolean canRemove = canRemove(items);
+        boolean allDoNotHaveDependencies = true;
+        for (TreeItem item : items) {
+            if (!(item instanceof Tag) && !(item instanceof Frame)) {
+                if (item instanceof TagScript) {
+                    Tag tag = ((TagScript) item).getTag();
+                    if (tag instanceof DoActionTag || tag instanceof DoInitActionTag) {
+                        allDoNotHaveDependencies = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (item instanceof AS2Package) {
+                    allDoNotHaveDependencies = false;
+                    break;                  
+                }
             } else {
                 allDoNotHaveDependencies = false;
+                break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -2267,7 +2283,7 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
         }
     }
 
-    private void removeItemActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt, boolean removeDependencies) {
+    public void removeItemActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt, boolean removeDependencies) {
 
         List<TreePath> tps = new ArrayList<>();