diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 3e32ab92..d2a4a2a5 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -759,8 +759,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 'to': [likeActor+'/followers'],
                 'cc': []
             }    
-            if likeJson:
-                self._postToOutbox(likeJson)
+            self._postToOutbox(likeJson)
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             self._redirect_headers(actor+'/inbox',cookie)
             return
@@ -787,8 +786,28 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 'to': [undoActor+'/followers'],
                 'cc': []
             }
-            if undoLikeJson:
-                self._postToOutbox(undoLikeJson)
+            self._postToOutbox(undoLikeJson)
+            self.server.GETbusy=False
+            self._redirect_headers(actor+'/inbox',cookie)
+            return
+
+        # delete a post from the web interface icon
+        if authorized and '?delete=' in self.path:
+            deleteUrl=self.path.split('?delete=')[1]
+            actor=self.path.split('?delete=')[0]
+            self.postToNickname=getNicknameFromActor(actor)
+            if not self.server.session:
+                self.server.session= \
+                    createSession(self.server.domain,self.server.port,self.server.useTor)
+            deleteActor=self.server.httpPrefix+'://'+self.server.domainFull+'/users/'+self.postToNickname
+            deleteJson= {
+                'actor': actor,
+                'object': deleteUrl,
+                'to': ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'],
+                'cc': [actor+'/followers'],
+                'type': 'Delete'
+            }            
+            self._postToOutbox(deleteJson)
             self.server.GETbusy=False
             self._redirect_headers(actor+'/inbox',cookie)
             return
diff --git a/img/icons/delete.png b/img/icons/delete.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68d4a1e0
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diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 3e854dbf..d2042ff0 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -693,12 +693,15 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(baseDir: str, \
     likeStr= \
         '<a href="/users/'+nickname+'?'+likeLink+'='+postJsonObject['object']['id']+'" title="'+likeTitle+'">' \
         '<img src="/icons/'+likeIcon+'"/></a>'
+    deleteStr= \
+        '<a href="/users/'+nickname+'?delete='+postJsonObject['object']['id']+'" title="Delete this post">' \
+        '<img src="/icons/delete.png"/></a>'
 
     if showIcons:
         footerStr='<div class="'+containerClassIcons+'">'
         footerStr+='<a href="/users/'+nickname+'?replyto='+postJsonObject['object']['id']+'" title="Reply to this post">'
         footerStr+='<img src="/icons/reply.png"/></a>'
-        footerStr+=announceStr+likeStr
+        footerStr+=announceStr+likeStr+deleteStr
         footerStr+='<span class="'+timeClass+'">'+publishedStr+'</span>'
         footerStr+='</div>'