diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
index 19a0ee3051..227ae84bd6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
@@ -813,8 +813,17 @@ function mcp_delete_topic($topic_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = ''
 
 		$user->add_lang('posting');
 
+		// If there are only shadow topics, we neither need a reason nor softdelete
+		$sql = 'SELECT topic_id
+			FROM ' . TOPICS_TABLE . '
+			WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('topic_id', $topic_ids) . '
+				AND topic_moved_id = 0';
+		$result = $db->sql_query_limit($sql, 1);
+		$only_shadow = !$db->sql_fetchfield('topic_id');
+		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
+
 		$only_softdeleted = false;
-		if ($auth->acl_get('m_delete', $forum_id) && $auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id))
+		if (!$only_shadow && $auth->acl_get('m_delete', $forum_id) && $auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id))
 		{
 			// If there are only soft deleted topics, we display a message why the option is not available
 			$sql = 'SELECT topic_id
@@ -827,6 +836,7 @@ function mcp_delete_topic($topic_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = ''
 		}
 
 		$template->assign_vars(array(
+			'S_SHADOW_TOPICS'		=> $only_shadow,
 			'S_SOFTDELETED'			=> $only_softdeleted,
 			'S_TOPIC_MODE'			=> true,
 			'S_ALLOWED_DELETE'		=> $auth->acl_get('m_delete', $forum_id),
@@ -839,7 +849,7 @@ function mcp_delete_topic($topic_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = ''
 			$l_confirm .= '_PERMANENTLY';
 			$s_hidden_fields['delete_permanent'] = '1';
 		}
-		else if (!$auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id))
+		else if ($only_shadow || !$auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id))
 		{
 			$s_hidden_fields['delete_permanent'] = '1';
 		}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
index f164b5f357..f0a7ab2bdb 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/confirm_delete_body.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	<form action="{S_CONFIRM_ACTION}" method="post">
 		<p>{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 
+		<!-- IF not S_SHADOW_TOPICS -->
 		<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 			<label>
 				<strong>{L_DELETE_PERMANENTLY}{L_COLON}</strong>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 			<strong>{L_DELETE_REASON}{L_COLON}</strong><br /><span>{L_DELETE_REASON_EXPLAIN}</span><br />
 			<input type="text" name="delete_reason" value="" class="inputbox autowidth" maxlength="120" size="45" />
 		</label>
+		<!-- ENDIF -->
 
 		<fieldset class="submit-buttons">
 			<input type="button" name="confirm" value="{L_YES}" class="button1" />&nbsp;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 
 	<p>{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 
+	<!-- IF not S_SHADOW_TOPICS -->
 	<fieldset class="fields1">
 		<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 			<dl>
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@
 			<dd><input type="text" name="delete_reason" id="delete_reason" value="" class="inputbox autowidth" maxlength="120" size="45" /></dd>
 		</dl>
 	</fieldset>
+	<!-- ENDIF -->
 
 	<fieldset class="submit-buttons">
 		{S_HIDDEN_FIELDS}
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
index 18df397fc3..44aec9b60a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/confirm_delete_body.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 			<p class="gen">{MESSAGE_TEXT}</p>
 			<br />
 
+			<!-- IF not S_SHADOW_TOPICS -->
 			<table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="1">
 			<!-- IF not S_SOFTDELETED and S_ALLOWED_DELETE and S_ALLOWED_SOFTDELETE -->
 				<tr>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 				</tr>
 			</table>
 			<br />
+			<!-- ENDIF -->
 
 			{S_HIDDEN_FIELDS}
 			<input type="submit" name="confirm" value="{L_YES}" class="btnmain" />&nbsp;&nbsp;