diff --git a/IPython/terminal/shortcuts/__init__.py b/IPython/terminal/shortcuts/__init__.py
index b787b09..09f9a15 100644
--- a/IPython/terminal/shortcuts/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/terminal/shortcuts/__init__.py
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ AUTO_SUGGEST_BINDINGS = [
     Binding(
         auto_suggest.backspace_and_resume_hint,
         ["backspace"],
-        "has_suggestion & default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
+        # no `has_suggestion` here to allow resuming if no suggestion
+        "default_buffer_focused & emacs_like_insert_mode",
     ),
 ]