diff --git a/nvim/lua/nvim_tree_config.lua b/nvim/lua/nvim_tree_config.lua
index ca45a7a..46a567d 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/nvim_tree_config.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/nvim_tree_config.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ tree.setup({
         adaptive_size = true,
         mappings = {
             list = {
-                {key = "cd", action = "cd"}
+                {key = "cd", action = "cd"},
+                {key = "<backspace>", action = "close"},
             }
         },
     },