diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index c764f5bd5..f21c41f72 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ Thanks to the following, who submitted detailed bug reports and excellent sugges
   Thomas@BIC
   Ian Mortimer
   Zach Frazier
+  Ivo Jimenez
+
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 976d37555..989aef91e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 1.9.0 ()
  + Added feature #292 that permits alternate line coloration in reports
    (thanks to Richard Querin).
+ + The 'delete' command is now aliased to 'rm' (thanks to Ivo Jimenez).
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index c34654d95..1946e6ee7 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ void Config::createDefaultRC (const std::string& rc, const std::string& data)
            << "#default.priority=M                    # Unless otherwise specified\n"
            << "default.command=list                   # Unless otherwise specified\n"
            << "\n"
+           << "alias.rm=delete\n"
+           << "\n"
            << "# Fields: id,uuid,project,priority,entry,start,due,recur,recur_ind,age,\n"
            << "#          age_compact,active,tags,description,description_only\n"
            << "# Description:   This report is ...\n"
@@ -323,6 +325,8 @@ void Config::setDefaults ()
   set ("report.next.labels",           "ID,Project,Pri,Due,Active,Age,Description");                      // TODO i18n
   set ("report.next.sort",             "due+,priority-,project+");                                        // TODO i18n
   set ("report.next.filter",           "status:pending");                                                 // TODO i18n
+
+  set ("alias.rm",                     "delete");                                                         // TODO i18n
 }
 
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