diff --git a/modules/messages/client/controllers/messages.client.controller.js b/modules/messages/client/controllers/messages.client.controller.js
index 363779d0..65836634 100644
--- a/modules/messages/client/controllers/messages.client.controller.js
+++ b/modules/messages/client/controllers/messages.client.controller.js
@@ -286,5 +286,36 @@
     function toIsMe(m) {
       return (m.to_user._id === vm.user._id) ? true : false;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * delete
+     * @param m
+     */
+    vm.delete = function (m) {
+      vm.deleteList = [];
+      var modalOptions = {
+        closeButtonText: $translate.instant('MESSAGE_DELETE_CONFIRM_CANCEL'),
+        actionButtonText: $translate.instant('MESSAGE_DELETE_CONFIRM_OK'),
+        headerText: $translate.instant('MESSAGE_DELETE_CONFIRM_HEADER_TEXT'),
+        bodyText: $translate.instant('MESSAGE_DELETE_CONFIRM_BODY_TEXT')
+      };
+      ModalConfirmService.showModal({}, modalOptions)
+        .then(function (result) {
+          var rmsg = new MessagesService({
+            _messageId: m._id
+          });
+
+          rmsg.$remove(function (res) {
+            vm.messages.splice(vm.messages.indexOf(m), 1);
+            vm.figureOutItemsToDisplay();
+            vm.hideMessage();
+
+            NotifycationService.showSuccessNotify('MESSAGE_DELETED_SUCCESSFULLY');
+          }, function (res) {
+            NotifycationService.showErrorNotify(res.data.message, 'MESSAGE_DELETED_ERROR');
+          });
+        });
+
+    };
   }
 }());
diff --git a/modules/messages/client/views/box.client.view.html b/modules/messages/client/views/box.client.view.html
index 4355ebd4..cf238116 100644
--- a/modules/messages/client/views/box.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/messages/client/views/box.client.view.html
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             <textarea class="form-control reply-textarea" id="reply-content" name="reply-content"
                       ng-model="vm.replyContent" autofocus></textarea>
             <button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="vm.hideMessage();">{{ 'BUTTON_CLOSE' | translate }}</button>
-            <button class="btn btn-default">{{ 'BUTTON_DELETE' | translate }}</button>
+            <button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="vm.delete(vm.selectedMessage);">{{ 'BUTTON_DELETE' | translate }}</button>
             <button class="btn btn-success pull-right" ng-disabled="!vm.replyContent" ng-click="vm.replyMessage(vm.selectedMessage);">{{ 'BUTTON_REPLY' | translate }}</button>
         </div>
     </div>