diff --git a/src/dialogs/shortcuts/dialog-shortcuts.ts b/src/dialogs/shortcuts/dialog-shortcuts.ts
index 9af66e3002..415cdab476 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/shortcuts/dialog-shortcuts.ts
+++ b/src/dialogs/shortcuts/dialog-shortcuts.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+import { mdiAppleKeyboardCommand } from "@mdi/js";
 import { css, html, LitElement, nothing } from "lit";
 import { customElement, property, state } from "lit/decorators";
 import { fireEvent } from "../../common/dom/fire_event";
-import "../../components/ha-button";
-import { createCloseHeading } from "../../components/ha-dialog";
-import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../types";
-import { haStyleDialog } from "../../resources/styles";
-import "../../components/ha-alert";
-import "../../components/chips/ha-assist-chip";
 import type { LocalizeKeys } from "../../common/translations/localize";
+import "../../components/ha-alert";
+import { createCloseHeading } from "../../components/ha-dialog";
+import "../../components/ha-svg-icon";
+import { haStyleDialog } from "../../resources/styles";
+import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../types";
+import { isMac } from "../../util/is_mac";
 
 interface Text {
   type: "text";
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ interface Section {
   items: (Text | Shortcut)[];
 }
 
+const CTRL_CMD = "__CTRL_CMD__";
+
 const _SHORTCUTS: Section[] = [
   {
     key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.searching.title",
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ const _SHORTCUTS: Section[] = [
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "F"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "F"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.searching.search_in_table",
       },
     ],
@@ -73,27 +76,27 @@ const _SHORTCUTS: Section[] = [
     items: [
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "C"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "C"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.automation_script.copy",
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "X"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "X"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.automation_script.cut",
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "del"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "del"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.automation_script.delete",
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "V"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "V"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.automation_script.paste",
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [{ key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" }, "S"],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, "S"],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.automation_script.save",
       },
     ],
@@ -103,16 +106,13 @@ const _SHORTCUTS: Section[] = [
     items: [
       {
         type: "shortcut",
-        shortcut: [
-          { key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" },
-          { key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.drag" },
-        ],
+        shortcut: [CTRL_CMD, { key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.drag" }],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.charts.drag_to_zoom",
       },
       {
         type: "shortcut",
         shortcut: [
-          { key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.ctrl_cmd" },
+          CTRL_CMD,
           { key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.shortcuts.scroll_wheel" },
         ],
         key: "ui.dialogs.shortcuts.charts.scroll_to_zoom",
@@ -161,7 +161,18 @@ class DialogShortcuts extends LitElement {
 
     return html`
       <div class="shortcut">
-        ${keys.map((key) => html` <span>${key.toUpperCase()}</span>`)}
+        ${keys.map(
+          (key) =>
+            html`<span
+              >${key === CTRL_CMD
+                ? isMac
+                  ? html`<ha-svg-icon
+                      .path=${mdiAppleKeyboardCommand}
+                    ></ha-svg-icon>`
+                  : this.hass.localize("ui.panel.config.automation.editor.ctrl")
+                : key}</span
+            >`
+        )}
         ${this.hass.localize(translationKey)}
       </div>
     `;
@@ -247,6 +258,10 @@ class DialogShortcuts extends LitElement {
       .items p {
         margin-bottom: 8px;
       }
+
+      ha-svg-icon {
+        width: 12px;
+      }
     `,
   ];
 }
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
index bc0aee9c80..542beb6c88 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/ha-automation-editor.ts
@@ -1115,6 +1115,7 @@ export class HaAutomationEditor extends PreventUnsavedMixin(
       c: () => this._copySelectedRow(),
       x: () => this._cutSelectedRow(),
       Delete: () => this._deleteSelectedRow(),
+      Backspace: () => this._deleteSelectedRow(),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 1e441df471..491bf38b76 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2043,8 +2043,7 @@
         "shortcuts": {
           "double_click": "Double-click",
           "scroll_wheel": "Scroll",
-          "drag": "Drag",
-          "ctrl_cmd": "Ctrl/Cmd"
+          "drag": "Drag"
         },
         "searching": {
           "title": "Searching",
@@ -2061,9 +2060,9 @@
         },
         "automation_script": {
           "title": "Automations / Scripts",
-          "copy": "to copy the selected automation/script action/condition/trigger",
-          "cut": "to cut the selected automation/script action/condition/trigger",
-          "delete": "to delete the selected automation/script action/condition/trigger",
+          "copy": "to copy the selected item to clipboard",
+          "cut": "to cut the selected item and place it on the clipboard",
+          "delete": "to delete the selected item",
           "paste": "to paste automation/script YAML from clipboard to editor",
           "save": "to save automation/script"
         },