diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/de/config.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/de/config.json
index 71ab66ff22..d26552c30d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/de/config.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/de/config.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "createButton": "Berechtigungsrolle erstellen",
     "name": "Name",
     "type": "Typ",
-    "verbs": "Verben",
+    "verbs": "Berechtigungen",
     "button": {
       "edit": "Bearbeiten"
     },
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
     "name": "Name",
     "system": "System"
   },
+  "deleteRole" : {
+    "button": "Löschen",
+    "subtitle": "Berechtigungsrolle löschen",
+    "confirmAlert": {
+      "title": "Berechtigungsrolle löschen",
+      "message": "Soll die Berechtigungsrolle wirklich gelöscht werden? Alle Nutzer dieser Rolle verlieren Ihre Berechtigungen.",
+      "submit": "Ja",
+      "cancel": "Nein"
+    }
+  },
   "config-form": {
     "submit": "Speichern",
     "submit-success-notification": "Einstellungen wurden erfolgreich geändert!",
diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/config.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/config.json
index 66ddea3ee2..a57a962ced 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/config.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/config.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     },
     "name": "Name",
     "type": "Type",
-    "verbs": "Verbs",
+    "verbs": "Permissions",
     "system": "System",
     "form": {
       "name": "Name",
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
       "submit": "Save"
     }
   },
+  "deleteRole" : {
+    "button": "Delete",
+    "subtitle": "Delete Permission Role",
+    "confirmAlert": {
+      "title": "Delete Permission Role",
+      "message": "Do you really want to delete this permission role? All users who own this role will lose their permissions.",
+      "submit": "Yes",
+      "cancel": "No"
+    }
+  },
   "config-form": {
     "submit": "Submit",
     "submit-success-notification": "Configuration changed successfully!",
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/DeleteRepositoryRole.js b/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/DeleteRepositoryRole.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a00cc21840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/DeleteRepositoryRole.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import type { RepositoryRole } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import {
+  Subtitle,
+  DeleteButton,
+  confirmAlert,
+  ErrorNotification
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import { connect } from "react-redux";
+import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import type { History } from "history";
+import {
+  deleteRole,
+  getDeleteRoleFailure,
+  isDeleteRolePending
+} from "../modules/roles";
+
+type Props = {
+  loading: boolean,
+  error: Error,
+  role: RepositoryRole,
+  confirmDialog?: boolean,
+  deleteRole: (role: RepositoryRole, callback?: () => void) => void,
+
+  // context props
+  history: History,
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+class DeleteRepositoryRole extends React.Component<Props> {
+  static defaultProps = {
+    confirmDialog: true
+  };
+
+  roleDeleted = () => {
+    this.props.history.push("/config/roles/");
+  };
+
+  deleteRole = () => {
+    this.props.deleteRole(this.props.role, this.roleDeleted);
+  };
+
+  confirmDelete = () => {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    confirmAlert({
+      title: t("deleteRole.confirmAlert.title"),
+      message: t("deleteRole.confirmAlert.message"),
+      buttons: [
+        {
+          label: t("deleteRole.confirmAlert.submit"),
+          onClick: () => this.deleteRole()
+        },
+        {
+          label: t("deleteRole.confirmAlert.cancel"),
+          onClick: () => null
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+  };
+
+  isDeletable = () => {
+    return this.props.role._links.delete;
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { loading, error, confirmDialog, t } = this.props;
+    const action = confirmDialog ? this.confirmDelete : this.deleteRole;
+
+    if (!this.isDeletable()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Subtitle subtitle={t("deleteRole.subtitle")} />
+        <div className="columns">
+          <div className="column">
+            <ErrorNotification error={error} />
+            <DeleteButton
+              label={t("deleteRole.button")}
+              action={action}
+              loading={loading}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  const loading = isDeleteRolePending(state, ownProps.role.name);
+  const error = getDeleteRoleFailure(state, ownProps.role.name);
+  return {
+    loading,
+    error
+  };
+};
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
+  return {
+    deleteRole: (role: RepositoryRole, callback?: () => void) => {
+      dispatch(deleteRole(role, callback));
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(withRouter(translate("config")(DeleteRepositoryRole)));
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/EditRepositoryRole.js b/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/EditRepositoryRole.js
index 6dc783bec3..15e3bee6ae 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/EditRepositoryRole.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/config/roles/containers/EditRepositoryRole.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { ErrorNotification, Subtitle } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import type { RepositoryRole } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import type { History } from "history";
+import DeleteRepositoryRole from "./DeleteRepositoryRole";
 
 type Props = {
   disabled: boolean,
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ class EditRepositoryRole extends React.Component<Props> {
           role={this.props.role}
           submitForm={role => this.updateRepositoryRole(role)}
         />
+        <hr/>
+        <DeleteRepositoryRole role={this.props.role}/>
       </>
     );
   }