diff --git a/editor/js/main.js b/editor/js/main.js
index 9baa14d47..bd41a2ca4 100644
--- a/editor/js/main.js
+++ b/editor/js/main.js
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
         menuOptions.push({id:"menu-item-projects-menu",label:"NLS: Projects",options:[
             {id:"menu-item-projects-new",label:"New...",disabled:false,onselect:"core:new-project"},
             {id:"menu-item-projects-open",label:"Open...",disabled:false,onselect:"core:open-project"},
+            {id:"menu-item-projects-delete",label:"Delete...",disabled:false,onselect:"core:delete-project"},
         ]});
 
 
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/projects.js b/editor/js/ui/projects.js
index 68d5aee3e..0493bad0a 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/projects.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/projects.js
@@ -505,6 +505,9 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                         canSelectActive: false,
                         dblclick: function() {
                             $("#projects-dialog-open").click();
+                        },
+                        select: function() {
+                            $("#projects-dialog-open").prop('disabled',false).removeClass('disabled ui-button-disabled ui-state-disabled');
                         }
                     })
                 },
@@ -536,6 +539,49 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                         }
                     }
                 ]
+            },
+
+            'delete': {
+                content: function() {
+                    return createProjectList({
+                        canSelectActive: false,
+                        dblclick: function() {
+                            $("#projects-dialog-delete").click();
+                        },
+                        select: function() {
+                            $("#projects-dialog-delete").prop('disabled',false).removeClass('disabled ui-button-disabled ui-state-disabled');
+                        }
+                    })
+                },
+                buttons: [
+                    {
+                        // id: "clipboard-dialog-cancel",
+                        text: RED._("common.label.cancel"),
+                        click: function() {
+                            $( this ).dialog( "close" );
+                        }
+                    },
+                    {
+                        id: "projects-dialog-delete",
+                        text: "Delete project", // TODO: nls
+                        class: "primary disabled",
+                        disabled: true,
+                        click: function() {
+                            deleteProject(selectedProject.name,function(err,data) {
+                                if (err) {
+                                    if (err.error === 'credentials_load_failed') {
+                                        dialog.dialog( "close" );
+                                    } else {
+                                        console.log("unexpected_error",err)
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    dialog.dialog( "close" );
+                                }
+                            })
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+                
             }
         }
     }
@@ -565,6 +611,23 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
         })
     }
 
+    function deleteProject(name,done) {
+        sendRequest({
+            url: "projects/"+name,
+            type: "DELETE",
+            responses: {
+                200: function(data) {
+                    done(null,data);
+                },
+                400: {
+                    'unexpected_error': function(error) {
+                        done(error,null);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     function show(s,options) {
         if (!dialog) {
             RED.projects.init();
@@ -607,7 +670,6 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                 row.click(function(evt) {
                     $('.projects-dialog-project-list-entry').removeClass('selected');
                     header.addClass('selected');
-                    $("#projects-dialog-open").prop('disabled',false).removeClass('disabled ui-button-disabled ui-state-disabled');
                     selectedProject = entry;
                     if (options.select) {
                         options.select(entry);
@@ -947,6 +1009,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
 
         RED.actions.add("core:new-project",RED.projects.newProject);
         RED.actions.add("core:open-project",RED.projects.selectProject);
+        RED.actions.add("core:delete-project",RED.projects.deleteProject);
         var projectsAPI = {
             sendRequest:sendRequest,
             createBranchList:createBranchList,
@@ -990,6 +1053,9 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
         selectProject: function() {
             show('open')
         },
+        deleteProject: function() {
+            show('delete')
+        },
         showCredentialsPrompt: function() { //TODO: rename this function
             RED.projects.settings.show('settings');
         },
diff --git a/red/api/editor/projects/index.js b/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
index 8faab61df..33576a0a5 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
+++ b/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ module.exports = {
 
         // Delete project - tbd
         app.delete("/:id", needsPermission("projects.write"), function(req,res) {
+            runtime.storage.projects.deleteProject(req.user, req.params.id).then(function() {
+                res.status(204).end();
+            })
+            .catch(function(err) {
+                console.log(err.stack);
+                res.status(400).json({error:"unexpected_error", message:err.toString()})
+            });
         });
 
 
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
index ec7944102..67aaaadf9 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/Project.js
@@ -583,6 +583,11 @@ function createProjectDirectory(project) {
     return fs.ensureDir(projectPath);
 }
 
+function deleteProjectDirectory(project) {
+    var projectPath = fspath.join(projectsDir,project);
+    return fs.remove(projectPath);
+}
+
 function createDefaultProject(user, project) {
     var projectPath = fspath.join(projectsDir,project.name);
     // Create a basic skeleton of a project
@@ -710,6 +715,23 @@ function createProject(user, metadata) {
     })
 }
 
+function deleteProject(user, name) {
+    return checkProjectExists(name).then(function() {
+        if (currentProject && currentProject.name === name) {
+            var e = new Error("NLS: Can't delete the active project");
+            e.code = "cannot_delete_active_project";
+            throw e;
+        }
+        else {
+            return deleteProjectDirectory(name).then(function() {
+                var projects = settings.get('projects');
+                delete projects.projects[name];
+                return settings.set('projects', projects);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 var currentProject;
 
 function getProject(name) {
@@ -749,6 +771,7 @@ module.exports = {
     init: init,
     get: getProject,
     create: createProject,
+    delete: deleteProject,
     list: listProjects
 
 }
diff --git a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
index 8e2600e51..15003f4d5 100644
--- a/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/storage/localfilesystem/projects/index.js
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ function getProject(user, name) {
     });
 }
 
+function deleteProject(user, name) {
+    return Projects.delete(user, name);
+}
+
 function checkActiveProject(project) {
     if (!activeProject || activeProject.name !== project) {
         //TODO: throw better err
@@ -398,6 +402,7 @@ module.exports = {
     getActiveProject: getActiveProject,
     setActiveProject: setActiveProject,
     getProject: getProject,
+    deleteProject: deleteProject,
     createProject: createProject,
     updateProject: updateProject,
     getFiles: getFiles,