diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
index fdab76d0933d..72301e41d848 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
@@ -396,14 +396,16 @@ public async Task When_Ctrl_Backspace()
 			SUT.Select(SUT.Text.Length, 0);
 			await WindowHelper.WaitForIdle();
 
-			SUT.SafeRaiseEvent(UIElement.KeyDownEvent, new KeyRoutedEventArgs(SUT, VirtualKey.Back, VirtualKeyModifiers.Control));
+			// on macOS it's option (menu/alt) and backspace to delete a word
+			var mod = OperatingSystem.IsMacOS() ? VirtualKeyModifiers.Menu : VirtualKeyModifiers.Control;
+			SUT.SafeRaiseEvent(UIElement.KeyDownEvent, new KeyRoutedEventArgs(SUT, VirtualKey.Back, mod));
 			await WindowHelper.WaitForIdle();
 
 			Assert.AreEqual("lorem ipsum ", SUT.Text);
 			Assert.AreEqual(SUT.Text.Length, SUT.SelectionStart);
 			Assert.AreEqual(0, SUT.SelectionLength);
 
-			SUT.SafeRaiseEvent(UIElement.KeyDownEvent, new KeyRoutedEventArgs(SUT, VirtualKey.Back, VirtualKeyModifiers.Control));
+			SUT.SafeRaiseEvent(UIElement.KeyDownEvent, new KeyRoutedEventArgs(SUT, VirtualKey.Back, mod));
 			await WindowHelper.WaitForIdle();
 
 			Assert.AreEqual("lorem ", SUT.Text);
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
index 2a0aec65e9d9..d82ae614c8a4 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
@@ -538,6 +538,12 @@ args.Key is not (VirtualKey.Up or VirtualKey.Down or VirtualKey.Left or VirtualK
 
 	private void KeyDownBack(KeyRoutedEventArgs args, ref string text, bool ctrl, bool shift, ref int selectionStart, ref int selectionLength)
 	{
+		// on macOS it is `option` + `delete` (same location as backspace on PC keyboards) that removes the previous word
+		if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS())
+		{
+			ctrl = args.KeyboardModifiers.HasFlag(VirtualKeyModifiers.Menu);
+		}
+
 		if (HasPointerCapture)
 		{
 			return;