diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.module.scss b/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.module.scss
index dd7f89cd0..1a35d62c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.module.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.module.scss
@@ -147,3 +147,15 @@
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
     }
 }
+
+.red-on-shift {
+    --warning-color: #ce3a3a;
+    color: var(--warning-color)  !important;
+    border-color: var(--warning-color) !important;
+}
+
+.red-on-shift:hover {
+    --warning-hover-color: #f58d8d;
+    color: var(--warning-hover-color)  !important;
+    border-color: var(--warning-hover-color) !important;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.tsx
index bf771139f..29026d344 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ScratchItem.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { type ReactNode, useState } from "react";
 
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "@/components/Link";
 
-import { RepoForkedIcon } from "@primer/octicons-react";
+import { RepoForkedIcon, TrashIcon } from "@primer/octicons-react";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 
 import TimeAgo from "@/components/TimeAgo";
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { presetUrl, scratchUrl, userAvatarUrl } from "@/lib/api/urls";
 import getTranslation from "@/lib/i18n/translate";
 
 import AnonymousFrogAvatar from "./Frog/AnonymousFrog";
+import Button from "./Button";
 import PlatformLink from "./PlatformLink";
 import { calculateScorePercent, percentToString } from "./ScoreBadge";
 import styles from "./ScratchItem.module.scss";
@@ -144,53 +145,120 @@ function ScratchItemRow({
     showOwner = true,
     showPlatform = true,
     showPresetOrCompiler = true,
+    showDeleteButton = false,
 }: {
     scratch: api.TerseScratch;
     children?: ReactNode;
     showOwner?: boolean;
     showPlatform?: boolean;
     showPresetOrCompiler?: boolean;
+    showDeleteButton?: boolean;
 }) {
+    const [warnDelete, setWarnDelete] = useState(false);
+    const [showElement, setShowElement] = useState(true);
+    const deleteScratch = async (scratch: api.TerseScratch) => {
+        if (
+            !warnDelete &&
+            !confirm(
+                "Are you sure you want to delete this scratch? This action cannot be undone.",
+            )
+        ) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            await api.delete_(scratchUrl(scratch), {});
+            setShowElement(false); // Hide deleted element to avoid performing a page refresh, and allow deleting more scratches
+        } catch (error) {
+            alert("An error occurred trying to deleting this scratch.");
+            throw error;
+        }
+    };
+
+    document.body.addEventListener("keydown", (evt: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        setWarnDelete(evt.shiftKey);
+    });
+
+    document.body.addEventListener("keyup", (evt: KeyboardEvent) => {
+        setWarnDelete(evt.shiftKey);
+    });
+
     return (
-        <li className={styles.item}>
-            <div className={styles.scratch}>
-                <div className={styles.header}>
-                    <ScratchItemTitle
-                        scratch={scratch}
-                        showPlatform={showPlatform}
-                    />
-                    <span className={styles.improvementSlot}>
-                        <Improvement improvement={scratch.best_fork} />
-                    </span>
-                </div>
-                <div className={styles.metadata}>
-                    <ScratchMetadata
-                        scratch={scratch}
-                        showPresetOrCompiler={showPresetOrCompiler}
-                    />
-                    {(children || showOwner) && (
-                        <div className={styles.metadataAside}>
-                            {children && (
-                                <div className={styles.actions}>{children}</div>
+        <>
+            {" "}
+            {showElement && (
+                <li className={styles.item}>
+                    <div className={styles.scratch}>
+                        <div className={styles.header}>
+                            <ScratchItemTitle
+                                scratch={scratch}
+                                showPlatform={showPlatform}
+                            />
+                            <span className={styles.improvementSlot}>
+                                <Improvement improvement={scratch.best_fork} />
+                            </span>
+                        </div>
+                        <div className={styles.metadata}>
+                            <ScratchMetadata
+                                scratch={scratch}
+                                showPresetOrCompiler={showPresetOrCompiler}
+                            />
+                            {(children || showOwner || showDeleteButton) && (
+                                <div className={styles.metadataAside}>
+                                    {children && (
+                                        <div className={styles.actions}>
+                                            {children}
+                                        </div>
+                                    )}
+                                    {showOwner && (
+                                        <ScratchOwner scratch={scratch} />
+                                    )}
+                                    {showDeleteButton && (
+                                        <Button
+                                            onClick={() =>
+                                                deleteScratch(scratch)
+                                            }
+                                            className={
+                                                warnDelete
+                                                    ? styles["red-on-shift"]
+                                                    : ""
+                                            }
+                                        >
+                                            <TrashIcon />
+                                        </Button>
+                                    )}
+                                </div>
                             )}
-                            {showOwner && <ScratchOwner scratch={scratch} />}
                         </div>
-                    )}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </li>
+                    </div>
+                </li>
+            )}{" "}
+        </>
     );
 }
 
 export function ScratchItem({
     scratch,
     children,
-}: { scratch: api.TerseScratch; children?: ReactNode }) {
+}: {
+    scratch: api.TerseScratch;
+    children?: ReactNode;
+    showDeleteButton?: boolean;
+}) {
     return <ScratchItemRow scratch={scratch}>{children}</ScratchItemRow>;
 }
 
-export function ScratchItemNoOwner({ scratch }: { scratch: api.TerseScratch }) {
-    return <ScratchItemRow scratch={scratch} showOwner={false} />;
+export function ScratchItemNoOwner({
+    scratch,
+    showDeleteButton,
+}: { scratch: api.TerseScratch; showDeleteButton?: boolean }) {
+    return (
+        <ScratchItemRow
+            scratch={scratch}
+            showOwner={false}
+            showDeleteButton={showDeleteButton}
+        />
+    );
 }
 
 export function ScratchItemPlatformList({
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ScratchList.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ScratchList.tsx
index e49aee2a0..6d95202c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ScratchList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ScratchList.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface Props {
     emptyButtonLabel?: ReactNode;
     isSortable?: boolean;
     isPublic?: boolean;
+    showDeleteButtons?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function ScratchList({
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export default function ScratchList({
     emptyButtonLabel,
     isSortable,
     isPublic,
+    showDeleteButtons,
 }: Props) {
     const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState(SortMode.NEWEST_FIRST);
     const { results, isLoading, hasNext, loadNext } =
@@ -62,7 +64,11 @@ export default function ScratchList({
                     )}
                 >
                     {results.map((scratch) => (
-                        <Item key={scratchUrl(scratch)} scratch={scratch} />
+                        <Item
+                            key={scratchUrl(scratch)}
+                            scratch={scratch}
+                            showDeleteButton={showDeleteButtons}
+                        />
                     ))}
                     {results.length === 0 && emptyButtonLabel && (
                         <li className={styles.button}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/user/tabs/ScratchesTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/user/tabs/ScratchesTab.tsx
index 012e2543c..7f57d4bdf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/user/tabs/ScratchesTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/user/tabs/ScratchesTab.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import ScratchList from "@/components/ScratchList";
 import { ScratchItemNoOwner } from "@/components/ScratchItem";
 
-import type { User } from "@/lib/api";
+import { type User, useThisUserIsAdmin, useUserIsYou } from "@/lib/api";
 import { userUrl } from "@/lib/api/urls";
 
 export default function ScratchesTab({ user }: { user: User }) {
+    const userIsYou = useUserIsYou();
+    const isAdmin = useThisUserIsAdmin();
+
     return (
         <section className="mt-4">
             <ScratchList
                 url={`${userUrl(user)}/scratches?page_size=20`}
                 item={ScratchItemNoOwner}
                 isSortable={true}
+                showDeleteButtons={userIsYou(user) || isAdmin}
             />
         </section>
     );