diff --git a/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
index 04c284c175..324e180a16 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Groups', '$http', 'A
 
   .controller('ChatCtrl', ['$scope', 'Groups', 'User', function($scope, Groups, User){
     $scope._chatMessage = '';
+
     $scope.postChat = function(group, message){
       if (_.isEmpty(message)) return
       $('.chat-btn').addClass('disabled');
@@ -62,9 +63,20 @@ habitrpg.controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Groups', '$http', 'A
         $('.chat-btn').removeClass('disabled');
       });
     }
+
+    $scope.deleteChatMessage = function(group, message){
+      if(message.uuid === User.user.id){
+        group.$deleteChatMessage({messageId: message.id}, function(){
+          var i = _.indexOf(group.chat, message);
+          if(i !== -1) group.chat.splice(i, 1);
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     $scope.sync = function(group){
       group.$get();
     }
+
     $scope.nameTagClasses = function(message){
       if (message.contributor) {
         if (message.contributor.match(/npc/i) || message.contributor.match(/royal/i)) {
diff --git a/public/js/services/groupServices.js b/public/js/services/groupServices.js
index 5dfbf7aa56..d4c7b5ee13 100644
--- a/public/js/services/groupServices.js
+++ b/public/js/services/groupServices.js
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ angular.module('groupServices', ['ngResource']).
     factory('Groups', ['API_URL', '$resource', 'User', '$q', 'Members',
       function(API_URL, $resource, User, $q, Members) {
         var Group = $resource(API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid',
-          {gid:'@_id'},
+          {gid:'@_id', messageId: '@_messageId'},
           {
             //'query': {method: "GET", isArray:false}
             postChat: {method: "POST", url: API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid/chat'},
+            deleteChatMessage: {method: "DELETE", url: API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid/chat/:messageId'},
             join: {method: "POST", url: API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid/join'},
             leave: {method: "POST", url: API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid/leave'},
             invite: {method: "POST", url: API_URL + '/api/v1/groups/:gid/invite'}
diff --git a/src/controllers/groups.js b/src/controllers/groups.js
index 8e2372e6b5..bd52cb09e0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/groups.js
+++ b/src/controllers/groups.js
@@ -166,6 +166,26 @@ api.postChat = function(req, res, next) {
   })
 }
 
+api.deleteChatMessage = function(req, res, next){
+  var user = res.locals.user
+  var group = res.locals.group;
+  var message = _.find(group.chat, {id: req.params.messageId, uuid: user.id});
+
+  if(message === undefined) return res.json(500, {err: "Message not found!"});
+
+  if(user.id !== message.uuid || (user.backer && !user.backer.admin)){
+    return res.json(500, {err: "Not authorized to delete this message!"});
+  }
+
+  group.chat = _.without(group.chat, message);
+  
+  group.save(function(err, data){
+    if(err) return res.json(500, {err: err});
+
+    res.send(204);
+  });
+}
+
 api.join = function(req, res, next) {
   var user = res.locals.user,
     group = res.locals.group;
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index df595bc43c..223adba3d4 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ router.post('/groups/:gid/invite', auth.auth, groups.attachGroup, groups.invite)
 
 //GET  /groups/:gid/chat
 router.post('/groups/:gid/chat', auth.auth, groups.attachGroup, groups.postChat);
+router["delete"]('/groups/:gid/chat/:messageId', auth.auth, groups.attachGroup, groups.deleteChatMessage);
 //PUT  /groups/:gid/chat/:messageId
-//DELETE  /groups/:gid/chat/:messageId
 
 /* Members */
 router.get('/members/:uid', groups.getMember);
diff --git a/views/options/groups/chat-message.jade b/views/options/groups/chat-message.jade
index 5c7c65926e..392627fbcc 100644
--- a/views/options/groups/chat-message.jade
+++ b/views/options/groups/chat-message.jade
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ li(ng-repeat='message in group.chat', ng-class='{highlight: message.text.indexOf
   span(ng-bind-html="message.text | linky:'_blank'") -
   span 
   span.muted.time
-    | {{relativeDate(message.timestamp, _currentTime)}}
-  a(ng-show='user.backer.admin || message.uuid == user.id', x-bind='click:deleteChatMessage')
+    | {{relativeDate(message.timestamp, _currentTime) + ' '}}
+  a(ng-show='user.backer.admin || message.uuid == user.id', ng-click='deleteChatMessage(group, message)')
     i.icon-remove(tooltip='Delete')