diff --git a/files/assets/js/chat.js b/files/assets/js/chat.js
index 4e636d176..ec773543d 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/chat.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/chat.js
@@ -187,6 +187,23 @@ socket.on('typing', function (users){
 	}
 })
 
+
+function del(t) {
+	t.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.remove()
+	const text = t.previousElementSibling.previousElementSibling.innerHTML
+	socket.emit('delete', text);
+}
+
+socket.on('delete', function(text) {
+	const text_spans = document.getElementsByClassName('text')
+	for(const span of text_spans) {
+		if (span.innerHTML == text)
+		{
+			span.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.remove()
+		}
+	}
+})
+
 function scroll_chat() {
 	setTimeout(function () {
 		box.scrollTo(0, box.scrollHeight)
diff --git a/files/routes/chat.py b/files/routes/chat.py
index 307b33eb3..ffe513b4a 100644
--- a/files/routes/chat.py
+++ b/files/routes/chat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import time
-from files.helpers.wrappers import auth_required
+from files.helpers.wrappers import *
 from files.helpers.sanitize import sanitize
 from files.helpers.const import *
 from files.helpers.alerts import *
@@ -133,6 +133,19 @@ def typing_indicator(data, v):
 	return '', 204
 
 
+@socketio.on('delete')
+@admin_level_required(2)
+def delete(text, v):
+
+	for message in messages:
+		if message['text'] == text:
+			messages.remove(message)
+
+	emit('delete', text, broadcast=True)
+
+	return '', 204
+
+
 def close_running_threads():
 	cache.set(f'{SITE}_chat', messages)
 	cache.set(f'{SITE}_total', total)
diff --git a/files/templates/chat.html b/files/templates/chat.html
index 6d5e456f2..1645e2859 100644
--- a/files/templates/chat.html
+++ b/files/templates/chat.html
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
 									<span class="chat-message text-black text-break"></span>
 									<span class="text d-none"></span>
 									<button class="quote btn" onclick="quote(this)"><i class="fas fa-reply" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
+									{% if v.admin_level > 1 %}
+										<button class="btn" onclick="del(this)"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
+									{% endif %}
 								</div>
 							</div>
 						</div>
@@ -182,8 +185,11 @@
 
 										<div class="cdiv">
 											<span class="chat-message text-black text-break">{{text_html | safe}}</span>
-											<span class="d-none">{{m['text']}}</span>
+											<span class="text d-none">{{m['text']}}</span>
 											<button class="quote btn" onclick="quote(this)"><i class="fas fa-reply" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
+											{% if v.admin_level > 1 %}
+												<button class="btn" onclick="del(this)"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
+											{% endif %}
 										</div>
 									</div>
 								</div>