diff --git a/extensions/messages/extend.php b/extensions/messages/extend.php
index 2f2394922..6f7037ced 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/extend.php
+++ b/extensions/messages/extend.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ return [
         ->fields(fn () => [
             Schema\Boolean::make('canSendAnyMessage')
                 ->get(fn (User $user, Context $context) => $user->can('sendAnyMessage')),
+            Schema\Boolean::make('canDeleteOwnMessages')
+                ->visible(fn (User $user, Context $context) => $context->getActor()->is($user)),
             Schema\Integer::make('messageCount')
                 ->get(function (object $model, Context $context) {
                     return Dialog::whereVisibleTo($context->getActor())
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.ts b/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 735aaaf2b..000000000
--- a/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import Extend from 'flarum/common/extenders';
-import commonExtend from '../common/extend';
-import app from 'flarum/admin/app';
-
-export default [
-  ...commonExtend,
-
-  new Extend.Admin().permission(
-    () => ({
-      icon: 'fas fa-envelope-open-text',
-      label: app.translator.trans('flarum-messages.admin.permissions.send_messages'),
-      permission: 'dialog.sendMessage',
-      allowGuest: false,
-    }),
-    'start',
-    95
-  ),
-];
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.tsx b/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41a28e150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/admin/extend.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import Extend from 'flarum/common/extenders';
+import commonExtend from '../common/extend';
+import app from 'flarum/admin/app';
+import SettingDropdown from 'flarum/admin/components/SettingDropdown';
+
+export default [
+  ...commonExtend,
+
+  new Extend.Admin()
+    .permission(
+      () => ({
+        icon: 'fas fa-envelope-open-text',
+        label: app.translator.trans('flarum-messages.admin.permissions.send_messages_label'),
+        permission: 'dialog.sendMessage',
+        allowGuest: false,
+      }),
+      'start',
+      95
+    )
+    .permission(
+      () => ({
+        icon: 'far fa-trash-alt',
+        label: app.translator.trans('flarum-messages.admin.permissions.delete_own_messages_label'),
+        id: 'flarum-messages.allow_delete_own_messages',
+        setting: () => {
+          const minutes = parseInt(app.data.settings['flarum-messages.allow_delete_own_messages'], 10);
+
+          return (
+            <SettingDropdown
+              default={'0'}
+              key="flarum-messages.allow_delete_own_messages"
+              options={[
+                { value: '-1', label: app.translator.trans('core.admin.permissions_controls.allow_indefinitely_button') },
+                { value: '10', label: app.translator.trans('core.admin.permissions_controls.allow_ten_minutes_button') },
+                { value: 'reply', label: app.translator.trans('core.admin.permissions_controls.allow_until_reply_button') },
+                { value: '0', label: app.translator.trans('core.admin.permissions_controls.allow_never_button') },
+              ]}
+            />
+          );
+        },
+      }),
+      'reply',
+      80
+    ),
+];
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/common/extend.ts b/extensions/messages/js/src/common/extend.ts
index 59286e0b2..e5bf90f5b 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/js/src/common/extend.ts
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/common/extend.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ export default [
     .add('dialog-messages', DialogMessage), //
 
   new Extend.Model(User) //
-    .attribute<boolean>('canSendAnyMessage'),
+    .attribute<boolean>('canSendAnyMessage')
+    .attribute<boolean>('canDeleteOwnMessage'),
 ];
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/common/models/DialogMessage.ts b/extensions/messages/js/src/common/models/DialogMessage.ts
index 4e88179b0..187fc531b 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/js/src/common/models/DialogMessage.ts
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/common/models/DialogMessage.ts
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ export default class DialogMessage extends Model {
   user() {
     return Model.hasOne<User>('user').call(this);
   }
+
+  canDelete() {
+    return Model.attribute<boolean>('canDelete').call(this);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/Message.tsx b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/Message.tsx
index b62cbb523..c241c3e9e 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/Message.tsx
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/Message.tsx
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import Comment from 'flarum/forum/components/Comment';
 import PostUser from 'flarum/forum/components/PostUser';
 import PostMeta from 'flarum/forum/components/PostMeta';
 import classList from 'flarum/common/utils/classList';
+import MessageControls from '../utils/MessageControls';
+import type MessageStreamState from '../states/MessageStreamState';
 
 export interface IMessageAttrs extends IAbstractPostAttrs {
   message: DialogMessage;
+  state: MessageStreamState;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ export default abstract class Message<CustomAttrs extends IMessageAttrs = IMessa
   }
 
   controls(): Mithril.Children[] {
-    return [];
+    return MessageControls.controls(this.attrs.message, this).toArray();
   }
 
   freshness(): Date {
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/MessageStream.tsx b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/MessageStream.tsx
index 69949ae40..a7f7f4808 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/MessageStream.tsx
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/components/MessageStream.tsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default class MessageStream<CustomAttrs extends IDialogStreamAttrs = IDia
     return (
       <div className="MessageStream-item" key={index} data-id={message.id()} data-number={message.number()}>
         {this.timeGap(message)}
-        <Message message={message} />
+        <Message message={message} state={this.attrs.state} />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/utils/MessageControls.tsx b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/utils/MessageControls.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ccf3b6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/messages/js/src/forum/utils/MessageControls.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import ItemList from 'flarum/common/utils/ItemList';
+import Separator from 'flarum/common/components/Separator';
+import type Mithril from 'mithril';
+import type DialogMessage from '../../common/models/DialogMessage';
+import type Message from '../components/Message';
+import Button from 'flarum/common/components/Button';
+import app from 'flarum/forum/app';
+import extractText from 'flarum/common/utils/extractText';
+
+const MessageControls = {
+  controls(message: DialogMessage, context: Message<any>) {
+    const items = new ItemList<Mithril.Children>();
+
+    Object.entries(this.sections()).forEach(([section, method]) => {
+      const controls = method.call(this, message, context).toArray();
+
+      if (controls.length) {
+        controls.forEach((item) => items.add(item.itemName, item));
+        items.add(section + 'Separator', <Separator />);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return items;
+  },
+
+  sections() {
+    return {
+      user: this.userControls,
+      moderation: this.moderationControls,
+      destructive: this.destructiveControls,
+    };
+  },
+
+  userControls(message: DialogMessage, context: Message) {
+    return new ItemList<Mithril.Children>();
+  },
+
+  moderationControls(message: DialogMessage, context: Message) {
+    return new ItemList<Mithril.Children>();
+  },
+
+  destructiveControls(message: DialogMessage, context: Message) {
+    const items = new ItemList<Mithril.Children>();
+
+    if (message.canDelete()) {
+      items.add(
+        'delete',
+        <Button icon="far fa-trash-alt" onclick={() => this.deleteAction(message, context)}>
+          {app.translator.trans('flarum-messages.forum.message_controls.delete_button')}
+        </Button>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return items;
+  },
+
+  deleteAction(message: DialogMessage, context: Message) {
+    if (!confirm(extractText(app.translator.trans('flarum-messages.forum.message_controls.delete_confirmation')))) return;
+
+    return message.delete().then(() => {
+      context.attrs.state.remove(message);
+      m.redraw();
+    });
+  },
+};
+
+export default MessageControls;
diff --git a/extensions/messages/locale/en.yml b/extensions/messages/locale/en.yml
index 18ecc76d2..ea8769e22 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/locale/en.yml
+++ b/extensions/messages/locale/en.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ flarum-messages:
   # Translations in this namespace are used by the admin interface.
   admin:
     permissions:
-      send_messages: Send private messages
+      send_messages_label: Send private messages
+      delete_own_messages_label: Delete own messages
 
   # Translations in this namespace are used by the forum user interface.
   forum:
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ flarum-messages:
       newest_button: Newest
       oldest_button: Oldest
 
+    message_controls:
+      delete_button: Delete
+      delete_confirmation: Are you sure you want to delete this message? This action cannot be undone.
+
     messages_page:
       cannot_send_message_button: Can't Send a Message
       empty_text: No new messages
diff --git a/extensions/messages/src/Access/DialogMessagePolicy.php b/extensions/messages/src/Access/DialogMessagePolicy.php
index f49c8b0a5..5e14dfb55 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/src/Access/DialogMessagePolicy.php
+++ b/extensions/messages/src/Access/DialogMessagePolicy.php
@@ -9,14 +9,36 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Messages\Access;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Flarum\Messages\DialogMessage;
+use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
 use Flarum\User\Access\AbstractPolicy;
 use Flarum\User\User;
 
 class DialogMessagePolicy extends AbstractPolicy
 {
-    public function update(User $actor, DialogMessage $dialogMessage): bool
+    public function __construct(
+        protected SettingsRepositoryInterface $settings
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function update(User $actor, DialogMessage $message): ?bool
     {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public function delete(User $actor, DialogMessage $message): bool|null|string
+    {
+        if ($message->user_id === $actor->id) {
+            $allowHiding = $this->settings->get('flarum-messages.allow_delete_own_messages');
+
+            if ($allowHiding === '-1'
+                || ($allowHiding === 'reply' && $message->number >= $message->dialog->lastMessage->number)
+                || (is_numeric($allowHiding) && $message->created_at->diffInMinutes(new Carbon, true) < $allowHiding)) {
+                return $this->allow();
+            }
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/messages/src/Api/Resource/DialogMessageResource.php b/extensions/messages/src/Api/Resource/DialogMessageResource.php
index 356c0d65e..b5dbd54f4 100644
--- a/extensions/messages/src/Api/Resource/DialogMessageResource.php
+++ b/extensions/messages/src/Api/Resource/DialogMessageResource.php
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ class DialogMessageResource extends Resource\AbstractDatabaseResource
                         return $actor->can('sendAnyMessage');
                     }
                 }),
+            Endpoint\Delete::make()
+                ->authenticated()
+                ->visible(function (DialogMessage $message, Context $context): bool {
+                    return $context->getActor()->can('delete', $message);
+                }),
             Endpoint\Index::make()
                 ->authenticated()
                 ->defaultInclude([
@@ -166,6 +171,12 @@ class DialogMessageResource extends Resource\AbstractDatabaseResource
                 ->items(1)
                 ->set(fn () => null),
 
+            // Read-only.
+            Schema\Boolean::make('canDelete')
+                ->get(function (DialogMessage $message, Context $context) {
+                    return $context->getActor()->can('delete', $message);
+                }),
+
             Schema\Relationship\ToOne::make('user')
                 ->type('users')
                 ->includable(),
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/SettingDropdown.tsx b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/SettingDropdown.tsx
index 0205ff532..76f5a0a4a 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/SettingDropdown.tsx
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/SettingDropdown.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type SettingDropdownOption = {
 export interface ISettingDropdownAttrs extends ISelectDropdownAttrs {
   setting?: string;
   options: Array<SettingDropdownOption>;
+  default: any;
 }
 
 export default class SettingDropdown<CustomAttrs extends ISettingDropdownAttrs = ISettingDropdownAttrs> extends SelectDropdown<CustomAttrs> {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export default class SettingDropdown<CustomAttrs extends ISettingDropdownAttrs =
     return super.view({
       ...vnode,
       children: this.attrs.options.map(({ value, label }) => {
-        const active = app.data.settings[this.attrs.setting!] === value;
+        const active = (app.data.settings[this.attrs.setting!] ?? this.attrs.default) === value;
 
         return (
           <Button icon={active ? 'fas fa-check' : true} onclick={saveSettings.bind(this, { [this.attrs.setting!]: value })} active={active}>
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/common/states/PaginatedListState.ts b/framework/core/js/src/common/states/PaginatedListState.ts
index 42c5aa661..208a9961b 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/common/states/PaginatedListState.ts
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/common/states/PaginatedListState.ts
@@ -391,4 +391,12 @@ export default abstract class PaginatedListState<T extends Model, P extends Pagi
       1
     );
   }
+
+  remove(model: T): void {
+    const page = this.pages.find((pg) => pg.items.includes(model));
+
+    if (page) {
+      page.items = page.items.filter((item) => item !== model);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/utils/PostControls.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/utils/PostControls.js
index 9385126a4..594ec3d19 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/utils/PostControls.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/utils/PostControls.js
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ const PostControls = {
   controls(post, context) {
     const items = new ItemList();
 
-    ['user', 'moderation', 'destructive'].forEach((section) => {
-      const controls = this[section + 'Controls'](post, context).toArray();
+    Object.entries(this.sections()).forEach(([section, method]) => {
+      const controls = method.call(this, post, context).toArray();
+
       if (controls.length) {
         controls.forEach((item) => items.add(item.itemName, item));
         items.add(section + 'Separator', <Separator />);
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ const PostControls = {
     return items;
   },
 
+  sections() {
+    return {
+      user: this.userControls,
+      moderation: this.moderationControls,
+      destructive: this.destructiveControls,
+    };
+  },
+
   /**
    * Get controls for a post pertaining to the current user (e.g. report).
    *