diff --git a/frontend/src/features/library/LibraryDetail.tsx b/frontend/src/features/library/LibraryDetail.tsx
index e3db68e..e7ce38e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/library/LibraryDetail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/library/LibraryDetail.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ArrowLeft, Download } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, Download, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
@@ -296,8 +296,10 @@ function CustomDataCard({ item, canEdit }: { item: MediaItem; canEdit: boolean }
 
 export function LibraryDetail({ jId }: { jId: string }) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const ordering = useUi((state) => state.ordering);
   const user = useAuth((state) => state.user);
+  const [confirmDelete, setConfirmDelete] = useState(false);
   const rawUrl = `/api/files/${jId}/raw/`;
 
   const query = useQuery({
@@ -313,6 +315,20 @@ export function LibraryDetail({ jId }: { jId: string }) {
       ),
   });
 
+  const deleteMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () =>
+      api<{ deleted: string[]; errors: { j_id?: string; error: string }[] }>(
+        "/api/delete/",
+        { method: "POST", json: { j_ids: [jId] } },
+      ),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["files"] });
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["duplicates-md5"] });
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["storage"] });
+      navigate("/");
+    },
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
       if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.altKey) return;
@@ -361,6 +377,12 @@ export function LibraryDetail({ jId }: { jId: string }) {
         user.is_staff ||
         user.role === "staff"),
   );
+  const canDelete = Boolean(
+    user &&
+      (user.is_superuser ||
+        user.role === "staff" ||
+        user.id === item.uploaded_by_id),
+  );
 
   return (
     <DetailShell
@@ -381,6 +403,42 @@ export function LibraryDetail({ jId }: { jId: string }) {
           <a href={`${rawUrl}?download=1`} className={linkButtonClass}>
             <Download className="h-4 w-4" /> Download
           </a>
+          {canDelete ? (
+            confirmDelete ? (
+              <>
+                <span className="text-xs text-ctp-subtext0">
+                  Delete this item and all its copies?
+                </span>
+                <Button
+                  variant="danger"
+                  disabled={deleteMutation.isPending}
+                  onClick={() => deleteMutation.mutate()}
+                >
+                  {deleteMutation.isPending ? "Deleting…" : "Confirm delete"}
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => setConfirmDelete(false)}
+                  disabled={deleteMutation.isPending}
+                >
+                  Cancel
+                </Button>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <Button
+                variant="danger"
+                onClick={() => setConfirmDelete(true)}
+                title="Delete this item from the library"
+              >
+                <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" /> Delete
+              </Button>
+            )
+          ) : null}
+          {deleteMutation.isError ? (
+            <p className="text-sm text-ctp-red">
+              {errorMessage(deleteMutation.error)}
+            </p>
+          ) : null}
         </div>
       }
       media={