diff --git a/src/app/party.coffee b/src/app/party.coffee
index f84762ae5d..732459f6c1 100644
--- a/src/app/party.coffee
+++ b/src/app/party.coffee
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model, app) ->
     return next() unless e.keyCode is 13
     appExports.tavernSendChat()
 
-  appExports.deleteChatMessage = (e) -> e.at().remove() #requires the {#with}
+  appExports.deleteChatMessage = (e) ->
+    if confirm("Delete chat message?") is true
+      e.at().remove() #requires the {#with}
 
   app.on 'render', (ctx) ->
     $('#party-tab-link').on 'shown', (e) ->
diff --git a/views/app/party.html b/views/app/party.html
index a2afcc2fa3..4c5fb1d073 100644
--- a/views/app/party.html
+++ b/views/app/party.html
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
             class="label {{#if @message.npc}}label-success{{else if @message.contributor}}label-inverse{{else if equal(@message.uuid,_user.id)}}label-info{{/}} chat-message"
             rel='tooltip' title="{{@message.contributor}}{{@message.npc}}">
             {{@message.user}}</span> {{@message.text}} - <span class='muted time'>{relativeDate(@message.timestamp, _currentTime)}
-            {{#if equal(@message.uuid,_user.id)}}{{#with @message}}<a x-bind="click:deleteChatMessage"><i rel=tooltip title=Delete class=icon-remove></i></a>{{/}}{{/}}
+            {{#if or(_user.backer.admin,equal(@message.uuid,_user.id))}}{{#with @message}}<a x-bind="click:deleteChatMessage"><i rel=tooltip title=Delete class=icon-remove></i></a>{{/}}{{/}}
         </span>
     </li>