diff --git a/gems/src/test/terminal_decoder/main.cc b/gems/src/test/terminal_decoder/main.cc
index 4540121706..149b838779 100644
--- a/gems/src/test/terminal_decoder/main.cc
+++ b/gems/src/test/terminal_decoder/main.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class Static_character_screen : public Terminal::Character_screen
 		{
 		}
 
+		void cub(int)
+		{
+		}
+
 		void cuf(int)
 		{
 			if (_cursor_pos.x >= _boundary.width)
diff --git a/os/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h b/os/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
index c2927e2ed3..9db6b638c5 100644
--- a/os/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
+++ b/os/include/terminal/char_cell_array_character_screen.h
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ class Char_cell_array_character_screen : public Terminal::Character_screen
 			_region_end = Genode::max(_region_end, _region_start);
 		}
 
+		void cub(int dx)
+		{
+			Cursor_guard guard(*this);
+
+			_cursor_pos.x -= dx;
+			_cursor_pos.x = Genode::max(0, _cursor_pos.x);
+		}
+
 		void cuf(int dx)
 		{
 			Cursor_guard guard(*this);
diff --git a/os/include/terminal/character_screen.h b/os/include/terminal/character_screen.h
index e54eccb4f4..3ee5bd072f 100644
--- a/os/include/terminal/character_screen.h
+++ b/os/include/terminal/character_screen.h
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ namespace Terminal {
 		 */
 		virtual void csr(int, int) = 0;
 
+		/**
+		 * Move cursor backwards
+		 */
+		virtual void cub(int) = 0;
+
 		/**
 		 * Non-destructive space - move right #1 spaces
 		 */
diff --git a/os/include/terminal/character_screen_tracer.h b/os/include/terminal/character_screen_tracer.h
index 1612710eb6..6da026ad0a 100644
--- a/os/include/terminal/character_screen_tracer.h
+++ b/os/include/terminal/character_screen_tracer.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
 		CS_TRACE_OP(cvvis);
 		CS_TRACE_OP(cpr);
 		CS_TRACE_OP_2(csr);
+		CS_TRACE_OP_1(cub);
 		CS_TRACE_OP(cuf1);
 		CS_TRACE_OP_2(cup);
 		CS_TRACE_OP(cuu1);
diff --git a/os/include/terminal/decoder.h b/os/include/terminal/decoder.h
index be2a6955c2..3744f949f8 100644
--- a/os/include/terminal/decoder.h
+++ b/os/include/terminal/decoder.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
 					if (starts_with_digit(4, p1))
 						return (_screen.setab(remove_first_digit(p1)), true);
 
+				case 'D': return (_screen.cub(p1), true);
 				case 'd': return (_screen.vpa(p1), true);
 				case 'g': return (p1 == 3) && (_screen.tbc(), true);
 				case 'G': return (_screen.hpa(p1), true);