diff --git a/webapp/components/ContentMenu.vue b/webapp/components/ContentMenu.vue
index 5de2820da..29473d6b2 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContentMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContentMenu.vue
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ export default {
           }).href,
           icon: 'edit'
         })
+        routes.push({
+          name: this.$t(`post.delete.title`),
+          callback: () => {
+            this.openModal('delete')
+          },
+          icon: 'trash'
+        })
       }
       if (this.isOwner && this.resourceType === 'comment') {
         routes.push({
diff --git a/webapp/components/Modal.vue b/webapp/components/Modal.vue
index 0507e5439..2ea482190 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Modal.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Modal.vue
@@ -14,19 +14,28 @@
       :name="name"
       @close="close"
     />
+    <delete-modal
+      v-if="open === 'delete'"
+      :id="data.resource.id"
+      :type="data.type"
+      :name="name"
+      @close="close"
+    />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import DisableModal from '~/components/Modal/DisableModal'
 import ReportModal from '~/components/Modal/ReportModal'
+import DeleteModal from '~/components/Modal/DeleteModal'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
 export default {
   name: 'Modal',
   components: {
     DisableModal,
-    ReportModal
+    ReportModal,
+    DeleteModal
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters({
diff --git a/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.spec.js b/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e52c252ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { shallowMount, mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import DeleteModal from './DeleteModal.vue'
+import Vue from 'vue'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
+import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import VueRouter from 'vue-router'
+
+const routes = [{ path: '/' }]
+const router = new VueRouter({ routes })
+const localVue = createLocalVue()
+
+localVue.use(Vuex)
+localVue.use(Styleguide)
+localVue.use(VueRouter)
+
+describe('DeleteModal.vue', () => {
+  let wrapper
+  let Wrapper
+  let propsData
+  let mocks
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    propsData = {
+      type: 'contribution',
+      id: 'c300'
+    }
+    mocks = {
+      $t: jest.fn(),
+      $filters: {
+        truncate: a => a
+      },
+      $toast: {
+        success: () => {},
+        error: () => {}
+      },
+      $apollo: {
+        mutate: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue()
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('shallowMount', () => {
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      return shallowMount(DeleteModal, { propsData, mocks, localVue, router })
+    }
+
+    describe('defaults', () => {
+      it('success false', () => {
+        expect(Wrapper().vm.success).toBe(false)
+      })
+
+      it('loading false', () => {
+        expect(Wrapper().vm.loading).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('given a post', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          id: 'p23',
+          type: 'post',
+          name: 'It is a post'
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('mentions post title', () => {
+        Wrapper()
+        const calls = mocks.$t.mock.calls
+        const expected = [['post.delete.message', { name: 'It is a post' }]]
+        expect(calls).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('mount', () => {
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      return mount(DeleteModal, { propsData, mocks, localVue, router })
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(jest.useFakeTimers)
+
+    it('renders', () => {
+      expect(Wrapper().is('div')).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    describe('given id', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          type: 'user',
+          id: 'u3'
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      describe('click cancel button', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          wrapper = Wrapper()
+          wrapper.find('button.cancel').trigger('click')
+        })
+
+        describe('after timeout', () => {
+          beforeEach(jest.runAllTimers)
+
+          it('fades away', () => {
+            expect(wrapper.vm.isOpen).toBe(false)
+          })
+
+          it('emits "close"', () => {
+            expect(wrapper.emitted().close).toBeTruthy()
+          })
+
+          it('does not call mutation', () => {
+            expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+          })
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('click confirm button', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          wrapper.find('button.confirm').trigger('click')
+        })
+
+        it('calls delete mutation', () => {
+          expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalled()
+        })
+
+        it('sets success', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.success).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        it('displays a success message', () => {
+          const calls = mocks.$t.mock.calls
+          const expected = [['post.delete.success']]
+          expect(calls).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected))
+        })
+
+        describe('after timeout', () => {
+          beforeEach(jest.runAllTimers)
+
+          it('fades away', () => {
+            expect(wrapper.vm.isOpen).toBe(false)
+          })
+
+          it('emits close', () => {
+            expect(wrapper.emitted().close).toBeTruthy()
+          })
+
+          it('resets success', () => {
+            expect(wrapper.vm.success).toBe(false)
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.vue b/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f9fc0d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/Modal/DeleteModal.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<template>
+  <ds-modal
+    :title="title"
+    :is-open="isOpen"
+    @cancel="cancel"
+  >
+    <transition name="ds-transition-fade">
+      <ds-flex
+        v-if="success"
+        class="hc-modal-success"
+        centered
+      >
+        <sweetalert-icon icon="success" />
+      </ds-flex>
+    </transition>
+
+    <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html -->
+    <p v-html="message" />
+
+    <template
+      slot="footer"
+    >
+      <ds-button
+        class="cancel"
+        icon="close"
+        @click="cancel"
+      >
+        {{ $t('post.delete.cancel') }}
+      </ds-button>
+
+      <ds-button
+        danger
+        class="confirm"
+        icon="trash"
+        :loading="loading"
+        @click="confirm"
+      >
+        {{ $t('post.delete.submit') }}
+      </ds-button>
+    </template>
+  </ds-modal>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+import { SweetalertIcon } from 'vue-sweetalert-icons'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'DeleteModal',
+  components: {
+    SweetalertIcon
+  },
+  props: {
+    name: { type: String, default: '' },
+    type: { type: String, required: true },
+    id: { type: String, required: true }
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      isOpen: true,
+      success: false,
+      loading: false
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    title() {
+      return this.$t(`post.delete.title`)
+    },
+    message() {
+      const name = this.$filters.truncate(this.name, 30)
+      return this.$t(`post.delete.message`, { name })
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    async cancel() {
+      this.isOpen = false
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.$emit('close')
+      }, 1000)
+    },
+    async confirm() {
+      this.loading = true
+      try {
+        await this.$apollo.mutate({
+          mutation: gql`
+            mutation($id: ID!) {
+              DeletePost(id: $id) {
+                id
+              }
+            }
+          `,
+          variables: { id: this.id }
+        })
+        this.success = true
+        this.$toast.success(this.$t('post.delete.success'))
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.isOpen = false
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.success = false
+            this.$emit('close')
+            if (this.$router.history.current.name === 'post-id-slug') {
+              // redirect to index
+              this.$router.history.push('/')
+            } else {
+              // reload the page (when deleting from profile or index)
+              window.location.assign(window.location.href)
+            }
+          }, 500)
+        }, 1500)
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.success = false
+        this.$toast.error(err.message)
+      } finally {
+        this.loading = false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.hc-modal-success {
+  pointer-events: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  opacity: 1;
+  z-index: $z-index-modal;
+  border-radius: $border-radius-x-large;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index ca06588aa..186b31d41 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@
     "takeAction": {
       "name": "Take action"
     },
+    "delete": {
+      "submit": "Delete",
+      "cancel": "Cancel",
+      "success": "Post deleted successfully",
+      "title": "Delete Post",
+      "type": "Contribution",
+      "message": "Do you really want to delete the post \"<b>{name}</b>\"?"
+    },
     "comment": {
       "submit": "Comment",
       "submitted": "Comment Submitted"
diff --git a/webapp/locales/es.json b/webapp/locales/es.json
index ba46f9ec1..5beab2eef 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/es.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/es.json
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@
     },
     "takeAction": {
       "name": "Tomar acción"
+    },
+    "delete": {
+      "submit": "Borrar",
+      "cancel": "Cancelar",
+      "success": "Mensaje borrado satisfactoriamente",
+      "title": "Borrar mensaje",
+      "type": "Mensaje",
+      "message": "¿Realmente quieres borrar el mensaje \"<b>{name}</b>\"?"
     }
   },
   "quotes": {