diff --git a/app/controllers/media_assets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/media_assets_controller.rb
index 6beb3a5b0..91c98f305 100644
--- a/app/controllers/media_assets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/media_assets_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class MediaAssetsController < ApplicationController
-  respond_to :html, :json, :xml
+  respond_to :html, :json, :xml, :js
 
   rate_limit :image, rate: 5.0/1.seconds, burst: 50
 
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class MediaAssetsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def destroy
+    @media_asset = authorize MediaAsset.find(params[:id])
+    @media_asset.trash!(CurrentUser.user)
+    flash[:notice] = "File deleted"
+    respond_with(@media_asset)
+  end
+
   def image
     media_asset = authorize MediaAsset.find(params[:media_asset_id])
     variant = media_asset.variant(params[:variant])
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.scss
index e6b649e98..9243c83ae 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/base/040_colors.scss
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ html, body[data-current-user-theme="light"] {
   --success-color: var(--green-5);
   --error-color: var(--red-5);
 
+  --success-hover-color: var(--green-4);
+  --error-hover-color: var(--red-4);
+
   --error-background-color: var(--red-1);
   --success-background-color: var(--green-0);
   --target-background: var(--yellow-0);
@@ -342,8 +345,11 @@ html, body[data-current-user-theme="light"] {
   --link-color: var(--azure-4);
   --link-hover-color: var(--azure-3);
 
-  --success-color: var(--green-3);
-  --error-color: var(--red-3);
+  --success-color: var(--green-4);
+  --error-color: var(--red-4);
+
+  --success-hover-color: var(--green-3);
+  --error-hover-color: var(--red-3);
 
   --default-border-color: var(--grey-7);
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/utilities.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/utilities.scss
index 49fa498e6..1553c3864 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/utilities.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/utilities.scss
@@ -252,8 +252,13 @@ $spacer: 0.25rem; /* 4px */
 
 .link-color { color: var(--link-color); }
 
-.text-success { color: var(--success-color); }
-.text-error { color: var(--error-color); }
+.text-success { color: var(--success-color) !important; }
+.text-error { color: var(--error-color) !important; }
+.text-danger { color: var(--error-color) !important; }
+
+a.text-success:hover { color: var(--success-hover-color) !important; }
+a.text-error:hover { color: var(--error-hover-color) !important; }
+a.text-danger:hover { color: var(--error-hover-color) !important; }
 
 .transition-opacity {
   transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
diff --git a/app/models/media_asset.rb b/app/models/media_asset.rb
index a5795e799..37ca6b79e 100644
--- a/app/models/media_asset.rb
+++ b/app/models/media_asset.rb
@@ -392,17 +392,23 @@ class MediaAsset < ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
 
-    def expunge!
-      delete_files!
-      update!(status: :expunged)
+    def expunge!(current_user, log: true)
+      with_lock do
+        delete_files!
+        update!(status: :expunged)
+        ModAction.log("expunged media asset ##{id} (md5=#{md5})", :media_asset_expunge, subject: self, user: current_user) if log
+      end
     rescue
       update!(status: :failed)
       raise
     end
 
-    def trash!
-      variants.each(&:trash_file!)
-      update!(status: :deleted)
+    def trash!(current_user, log: true)
+      with_lock do
+        variants.each(&:trash_file!)
+        update!(status: :deleted)
+        ModAction.log("deleted media asset ##{id} (md5=#{md5})", :media_asset_delete, subject: self, user: current_user) if log
+      end
     rescue
       update!(status: :failed)
       raise
diff --git a/app/models/mod_action.rb b/app/models/mod_action.rb
index f895be5d7..465301eb0 100644
--- a/app/models/mod_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/mod_action.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class ModAction < ApplicationRecord
     post_vote_undelete: 233,
     pool_delete: 62,
     pool_undelete: 63,
+    media_asset_delete: 72,
+    media_asset_expunge: 76,
     artist_ban: 184,
     artist_unban: 185,
     comment_update: 81,
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index aa3c4bafb..b24913b97 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class Post < ApplicationRecord
           decrement_tag_post_counts
           remove_from_all_pools
           remove_from_fav_groups
-          media_asset.trash!
+          media_asset.trash!(current_user, log: false)
           destroy
           update_parent_on_destroy
         end
diff --git a/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb b/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
index 6b704ea37..c28e09a9d 100644
--- a/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/media_asset_policy.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ class MediaAssetPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
     true
   end
 
+  def destroy?
+    user.is_admin?
+  end
+
   def image?
     can_see_image?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/media_assets/destroy.js.erb b/app/views/media_assets/destroy.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..345366b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/media_assets/destroy.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+location.reload();
diff --git a/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb b/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
index 4d093283c..6ce901d33 100644
--- a/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/media_assets/show.html.erb
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@
                         <%= search_icon %> <%= Danbooru.config.app_name %>
                       <% end %>
                     <% end %>
+
+                    <% if policy(@media_asset).destroy? && @media_asset.post.nil? && !@media_asset.deleted? && !@media_asset.expunged? %>
+                      <% menu.item do %>
+                        <hr class="border">
+                      <% end %>
+
+                      <% menu.item do %>
+                        <%= link_to media_asset_path(@media_asset), class: "text-danger", remote: true, xhr: true, method: :delete, "data-confirm": "This will permanently delete this file. Are you sure?" do %>
+                          <%= delete_icon %> Delete file
+                        <% end %>
+                      <% end %>
+                    <% end %>
                   <% end %>
                 </span>
               </div>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 293e9fb7f..260ae31e2 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       get :check, to: redirect {|path_params, req| "/iqdb_queries?#{req.query_string}"}
     end
   end
-  resources :media_assets, only: [:index, :show] do
+  resources :media_assets, only: [:index, :show, :destroy] do
     get "/:variant", to: "media_assets#image", as: :image
   end
   resources :media_metadata, only: [:index]
diff --git a/test/functional/media_assets_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/media_assets_controller_test.rb
index 58115735a..60d745bc5 100644
--- a/test/functional/media_assets_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/media_assets_controller_test.rb
@@ -44,5 +44,32 @@ class MediaAssetsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         assert_response :success
       end
     end
+
+    context "destroy action" do
+      should "delete the asset's files" do
+        @admin = create(:admin_user)
+        @media_asset = MediaAsset.upload!("test/files/test.jpg")
+        delete_auth media_asset_path(@media_asset), @admin
+
+        assert_redirected_to @media_asset
+
+        assert_equal("deleted", @media_asset.reload.status)
+        @media_asset.variants.each do |variant|
+          assert_nil(variant.open_file)
+        end
+
+        assert_equal(1, ModAction.count)
+        assert_equal("media_asset_delete", ModAction.last.category)
+        assert_equal(@media_asset, ModAction.last.subject)
+        assert_equal(@admin, ModAction.last.creator)
+      end
+
+      should "fail for non-admins" do
+        @media_asset = create(:media_asset)
+        delete_auth media_asset_path(@media_asset), create(:user)
+
+        assert_response 403
+      end
+    end
   end
 end