diff --git a/public/css/style.less b/public/css/style.less
index 9b7ddeac40..4aeedd53ba 100644
--- a/public/css/style.less
+++ b/public/css/style.less
@@ -201,8 +201,14 @@ footer.footer {
 		text-align: center;
 		font-size: 12px;
 	}
+
 	li {
 		padding-bottom: 15px;
+
+		&.deleted {
+			-moz-opacity: 0.30;
+			opacity: 0.30;			
+		}
 	}
 
 	.profile-block, .post-block {
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index dd626e72a7..63c4771783 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 <ul id="post-container" class="post-container container">
 <!-- BEGIN posts -->
-<li class="row">
+<li class="row {posts.deleted-class}">
 	<div class="span1 profile-image-block visible-desktop">
 		<!--<i class="icon-spinner icon-spin icon-2x pull-left"></i>-->
 		<a href="/users/{posts.username}">
@@ -218,15 +218,19 @@
 		});
 
         $('.post-container').delegate('.delete', 'click', function(e) {
-            var pid = ($(this).attr('id') || $(this.parentNode).attr('id')).split('_')[1];
-            alert('delete clicked post id '+pid);
+            var	pid = ($(this).attr('id') || $(this.parentNode).attr('id')).split('_')[1];
+            	confirmDel = confirm('Delete this post?');
+
+            if (confirmDel) {
+            	socket.emit('api:posts.delete', { pid: pid });
+            }
         }); 
 
 		ajaxify.register_events([
 			'event:rep_up', 'event:rep_down', 'event:new_post', 'api:get_users_in_room',
 			'event:topic_deleted', 'event:topic_restored', 'event:topic:locked',
 			'event:topic_unlocked', 'event:topic_pinned', 'event:topic_unpinned',
-			'event:topic_moved', 'event:post_edited'
+			'event:topic_moved', 'event:post_edited', 'event:post_deleted', 'event:post_restored'
 		]);
 		socket.on('api:get_users_in_room', function(users) {
 			var anonymous = users.anonymous,
@@ -315,6 +319,11 @@
 			});
 		});
 
+		socket.on('event:post_deleted', function(data) {
+			console.log(data);
+			if (data.pid) set_post_delete_state(data.pid, true);
+		});
+
 		function adjust_rep(value, pid, uid) {
 			var post_rep = jQuery('.post_rep_' + pid),
 				user_rep = jQuery('.user_rep_' + uid);
@@ -485,5 +494,9 @@
 				thread_state.pinned = '0';
 			}
 		}
+
+		function set_post_delete_state(pid, deleted) {
+			console.log('SETTING DELETE STATE: ', pid, deleted);
+		}
 	})();
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 5a20f67b38..2cd4b5d08e 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ marked.setOptions({
 					'display_moderator_tools': (uid == current_user || viewer_data.reputation >= config.privilege_thresholds.manage_content) ? 'show' : 'none',
 					'edited-class': post_data.editor[i] !== null ? '' : 'none',
 					'editor': post_data.editor[i] !== null ? user_data[post_data.editor[i]].username : '',
-					'relativeEditTime': post_data.editTime !== null ? utils.relativeTime(post_data.editTime[i]) : ''
+					'relativeEditTime': post_data.editTime !== null ? utils.relativeTime(post_data.editTime[i]) : '',
+					'deleted-class': post_data.deleted[i] === '1' ? 'deleted' : ''
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 		RDB.lrange('tid:' + tid + ':posts', start, end, function(err, pids) {
 			RDB.handle(err);
 			
-			var content = [], uid = [], timestamp = [], pid = [], post_rep = [], editor = [], editTime = [];
+			var content = [], uid = [], timestamp = [], pid = [], post_rep = [], editor = [], editTime = [], deleted = [];
 
 			for (var i=0, ii=pids.length; i<ii; i++) {
 				content.push('pid:' + pids[i] + ':content');
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				post_rep.push('pid:' + pids[i] + ':rep');
 				editor.push('pid:' + pids[i] + ':editor');
 				editTime.push('pid:' + pids[i] + ':edited');
+				deleted.push('pid:' + pids[i] + ':deleted');
 				pid.push(pids[i]);
 			}
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				.get('tid:' + tid + ':pinned')
 				.mget(editor)
 				.mget(editTime)
+				.mget(deleted)
 				.exec(function(err, replies) {
 					post_data = {
 						pid: pids,
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@ marked.setOptions({
 						timestamp: replies[2],
 						reputation: replies[3],
 						editor: replies[10],
-						editTime: replies[11]
+						editTime: replies[11],
+						deleted: replies[12]
 					};
 
 					thread_data = {
@@ -291,19 +295,40 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	Posts.edit = function(uid, pid, content) {
 		RDB.mget(['pid:' + pid + ':tid', 'pid:' + pid + ':uid'], function(err, results) {
 			var	tid = results[0],
-				author = results[1];
+				author = results[1],
+				success = function() {
+					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':content', content);
+					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':edited', new Date().getTime());
+					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':editor', uid);
 
-			if (uid === author) {
-				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':content', content);
-				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':edited', new Date().getTime());
-				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':editor', uid);
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_edited', { pid: pid, content: marked(content || '') });
+				};
 
-				io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_edited', { pid: pid, content: marked(content || '') });
+			if (uid === author) success();
+			else {
+				user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(reputation) {
+					if (reputation >= config.privilege_thresholds.manage_content) success();
+				});
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	Posts.delete = function(uid, pid) {
-		return 'elephants';
+		RDB.mget(['pid:' + pid + ':tid', 'pid:' + pid + ':uid'], function(err, results) {
+			var	tid = results[0],
+				author = results[1],
+				success = function() {
+					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':deleted', 1);
+
+					io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:post_deleted', { pid: pid });
+				};
+
+			if (uid === author) success();
+			else {
+				user.getUserField(uid, 'reputation', function(reputation) {
+					if (reputation >= config.privilege_thresholds.manage_content) success();
+				});
+			}
+		});
 	}
 }(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index a0dacd9bcf..e2fdfa0a62 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ var	SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server,{log:false}),
 		socket.on('api:posts.edit', function(data) {
 			modules.posts.edit(uid, data.pid, data.content);
 		});
+
+		socket.on('api:posts.delete', function(data) {
+			modules.posts.delete(uid, data.pid);
+		});
+
+		socket.on('api:posts.restore', function(data) {
+			modules.posts.restore(uid, data.pid);
+		});
 	});
 	
 }(SocketIO));