diff --git a/yazi-config/preset/keymap.toml b/yazi-config/preset/keymap.toml
index 58d84b60..2c9e5b8e 100644
--- a/yazi-config/preset/keymap.toml
+++ b/yazi-config/preset/keymap.toml
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ keymap = [
 	{ on = [ "<C-f>" ],   exec = "move 1",  desc = "Move forward a character" },
 
 	# Word-wise movement
-	{ on = [ "b" ],     exec = "backward",                  desc = "Move back to the start of the current or previous word" },
-	{ on = [ "w" ],     exec = "forward",                   desc = "Move forward to the start of the next word" },
-	{ on = [ "e" ],     exec = "forward --end-of-word",     desc = "Move forward to the end of the current or next word" },
-	{ on = [ "<A-b>" ], exec = "backward",                  desc = "Move back to the start of the current or previous word" },
-	{ on = [ "<A-f>" ], exec = "forward --after-last-char", desc = "Move forward to the end of the current or next word" },
+	{ on = [ "b" ],     exec = "backward",              desc = "Move back to the start of the current or previous word" },
+	{ on = [ "w" ],     exec = "forward",               desc = "Move forward to the start of the next word" },
+	{ on = [ "e" ],     exec = "forward --end-of-word", desc = "Move forward to the end of the current or next word" },
+	{ on = [ "<A-b>" ], exec = "backward",              desc = "Move back to the start of the current or previous word" },
+	{ on = [ "<A-f>" ], exec = "forward --end-of-word", desc = "Move forward to the end of the current or next word" },
 
 	# Line-wise movement
 	{ on = [ "0" ],     exec = "move -999", desc = "Move to the BOL" },
diff --git a/yazi-config/src/popup/offset.rs b/yazi-config/src/popup/offset.rs
index d8524321..1a36860b 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/popup/offset.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/popup/offset.rs
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ impl TryFrom<Vec<i16>> for Offset {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+impl Offset {
+	#[inline]
+	pub fn line() -> Self { Self { x: 0, y: 0, width: u16::MAX, height: 1 } }
+}
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/help/commands/filter.rs b/yazi-core/src/help/commands/filter.rs
index 54865299..0721bd43 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/help/commands/filter.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/help/commands/filter.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use yazi_config::keymap::Exec;
+use yazi_config::{keymap::Exec, popup::{Offset, Origin, Position}};
 
-use crate::help::Help;
+use crate::{help::Help, input::Input};
 
 pub struct Opt;
 
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
 
 impl Help {
 	pub fn filter(&mut self, _: impl Into<Opt>) -> bool {
-		self.in_filter = Some(Default::default());
+		let mut input = Input::default();
+		input.position = Position::new(Origin::BottomLeft, Offset::line());
+
+		self.in_filter = Some(input);
 		self.filter_apply();
 		true
 	}
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/help/help.rs b/yazi-core/src/help/help.rs
index 97696135..a50f8641 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/help/help.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/help/help.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crossterm::event::KeyCode;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 use yazi_config::{keymap::{Control, Key, KeymapLayer}, KEYMAP};
 use yazi_shared::Term;
@@ -65,11 +66,14 @@ impl Help {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if input.type_(key) {
-			return self.filter_apply();
-		}
+		let b = match &key {
+			Key { code: KeyCode::Backspace, shift: false, ctrl: false, alt: false } => {
+				input.backspace(false)
+			}
+			_ => input.type_(key),
+		};
 
-		false
+		if b { self.filter_apply() } else { false }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backspace.rs b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backspace.rs
index 2d74608c..8828796a 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backspace.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/input/commands/backspace.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ pub struct Opt {
 impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
 	fn from(e: &Exec) -> Self { Self { under: e.named.contains_key("under") } }
 }
+impl From<bool> for Opt {
+	fn from(under: bool) -> Self { Self { under } }
+}
 
 impl Input {
 	pub fn backspace(&mut self, opt: impl Into<Opt>) -> bool {
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
index a408d18a..c2d3fad2 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/executor.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 		if self.cx.which.visible {
 			return self.cx.which.press(key);
 		}
-		if self.cx.input.visible && self.cx.input.type_(&key) {
+		if self.cx.help.visible && self.cx.help.type_(&key) {
 			return true;
 		}
-		if self.cx.help.visible && self.cx.help.type_(&key) {
+		if self.cx.input.visible && self.cx.input.type_(&key) {
 			return true;
 		}