diff --git a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
index 393c73cc230..4bad5530e52 100644
--- a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
+++ b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
@@ -5629,6 +5629,8 @@ def km_curves(params):
         ("curves.disable_selection", {"type": 'TWO', "value": 'PRESS', "alt": True}, None),
         *_template_items_select_actions(params, "curves.select_all"),
         ("curves.select_linked", {"type": 'L', "value": 'PRESS', "ctrl": True}, None),
+        ("curves.delete", {"type": 'X', "value": 'PRESS'}, None),
+        ("curves.delete", {"type": 'DEL', "value": 'PRESS'}, None),
     ])
 
     return keymap
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
index 9903ebc085b..45ad5d47ae8 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
@@ -5311,6 +5311,7 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_edit_curves(Menu):
 
         layout.menu("VIEW3D_MT_transform")
         layout.separator()
+        layout.operator("curves.delete")
 
 
 class VIEW3D_MT_object_mode_pie(Menu):
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
index d80ebff2adc..d9496cf6e25 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
@@ -1091,6 +1091,52 @@ static void CURVES_OT_surface_set(wmOperatorType *ot)
   ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
 }
 
+namespace curves_delete {
+
+static int delete_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator * /*op*/)
+{
+  for (Curves *curves_id : get_unique_editable_curves(*C)) {
+    bke::CurvesGeometry &curves = curves_id->geometry.wrap();
+    const eAttrDomain domain = eAttrDomain(curves_id->selection_domain);
+    const bke::AttributeAccessor attributes = curves.attributes();
+    const VArray<bool> selection = attributes.lookup_or_default<bool>(".selection", domain, false);
+    const int domain_size_orig = attributes.domain_size(domain);
+    Vector<int64_t> indices;
+    const IndexMask mask = index_mask_ops::find_indices_from_virtual_array(
+        selection.index_range(), selection, 4096, indices);
+    switch (domain) {
+      case ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT:
+        curves.remove_points(mask);
+        break;
+      case ATTR_DOMAIN_CURVE:
+        curves.remove_curves(mask);
+        break;
+      default:
+        BLI_assert_unreachable();
+    }
+    if (attributes.domain_size(domain) != domain_size_orig) {
+      DEG_id_tag_update(&curves_id->id, ID_RECALC_GEOMETRY);
+      WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_DATA, curves_id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+}  // namespace curves_delete
+
+static void CURVES_OT_delete(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+  ot->name = "Delete";
+  ot->idname = __func__;
+  ot->description = "Remove selected control points or curves";
+
+  ot->exec = curves_delete::delete_exec;
+  ot->poll = editable_curves_in_edit_mode_poll;
+
+  ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
+}
+
 }  // namespace blender::ed::curves
 
 void ED_operatortypes_curves()
@@ -1105,6 +1151,7 @@ void ED_operatortypes_curves()
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_select_end);
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_select_linked);
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_surface_set);
+  WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_delete);
 }
 
 void ED_keymap_curves(wmKeyConfig *keyconf)