diff --git a/inc/config.php b/inc/config.php
index a9494ee8..a05d81ed 100644
--- a/inc/config.php
+++ b/inc/config.php
@@ -1481,6 +1481,7 @@
 
 	// Mod links (full HTML).
 	$config['mod']['link_delete'] = '[D]';
+	$config['mod']['link_shadow_delete'] = '[ShD]';
 	$config['mod']['link_warning'] = '[W]';
 	$config['mod']['link_warningdelete'] = '[W&D]';
 	$config['mod']['link_ban'] = '[B]';
diff --git a/inc/functions.php b/inc/functions.php
index 55ad9b76..56a9399c 100755
--- a/inc/functions.php
+++ b/inc/functions.php
@@ -1458,11 +1458,11 @@ function rebuildPost($id) {
 
 
 // Delete a post (reply or thread)
-function deletePostShadow($id, $error_if_doesnt_exist=true, $rebuild_after=true) {
+function deletePostShadow($id, $error_if_doesnt_exist=true, $rebuild_after=true, $force_shadow_delete = false) {
 	global $board, $config;
 
 	// If we are using non permanent delete run that function
-	if($config['shadow_del']['use'] && ($config['mod']['auto_delete_shadow_post'] === false || !hasPermission($config['mod']['auto_delete_shadow_post'])))
+	if($force_shadow_delete || ($config['shadow_del']['use'] && ($config['mod']['auto_delete_shadow_post'] === false || !hasPermission($config['mod']['auto_delete_shadow_post']))))
 		return ShadowDelete::deletePost($id, $error_if_doesnt_exist, $rebuild_after);
 	else
 		return deletePostPermanent($id, $error_if_doesnt_exist, $rebuild_after);
diff --git a/inc/mod/pages.php b/inc/mod/pages.php
index e6a0ec6a..f7e655f3 100644
--- a/inc/mod/pages.php
+++ b/inc/mod/pages.php
@@ -2330,7 +2330,7 @@ function mod_shadow_purge() {
 
 
 
-function mod_delete($board, $post) {
+function mod_delete($board, $force_shadow_delete, $post) {
 	global $config, $mod;
 	
 	if (!openBoard($board))
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@ function mod_delete($board, $post) {
 		}
 	}
 	// Delete post (get thread id)
-	$thread_id = deletePostShadow($post);
+	$thread_id = deletePostShadow($post, true, true, $force_shadow_delete);
 	// Record the action
 	modLog("Deleted post #{$post}");
 	// Rebuild board
diff --git a/mod.php b/mod.php
index a9968ef9..c93fd167 100644
--- a/mod.php
+++ b/mod.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $pages = array(
 	'/(\%b)/move_reply/(\d+)'			=> 'secure_POST move_reply',		// move reply
 	'/(\%b)/merge/(\d+)'			=> 'secure_POST merge',		// merge thread
 	'/(\%b)/edit(_raw)?/(\d+)'		=> 'secure_POST edit_post',	// edit post
-	'/(\%b)/delete/(\d+)'			=> 'secure delete',		// delete post
+	'/(\%b)/delete(_shadow)?/(\d+)'			=> 'secure delete',		// delete post
 	'/(\%b)/deletefile/(\d+)/(\d+)'		=> 'secure deletefile',		// delete file from post
 	'/(\%b)/deletefilepermaban/(\d+)/(\d+)'     => 'secure deletefilepermaban',     // delete file from post and permaban it
 	'/(\%b+)/spoiler/(\d+)/(\d+)'			=> 'secure spoiler_image',	// spoiler file
diff --git a/templates/post/post_controls.html b/templates/post/post_controls.html
index 472bb403..c1da730a 100644
--- a/templates/post/post_controls.html
+++ b/templates/post/post_controls.html
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 {% if not post.shadow %}
 	{% if mod|hasPermission(config.mod.delete, board.uri) %}
 		{{ secure_link_confirm(config.mod.link_delete, 'Delete'|trans, 'Are you sure you want to delete this?'|trans, board.dir ~ 'delete/' ~ post.id) }} 
+		{% if mod|hasPermission(config.mod.auto_delete_shadow_post, board.uri) %}
+			{{ secure_link_confirm(config.mod.link_shadow_delete, 'Shadow Delete'|trans, 'Are you sure you want to shadow delete this?'|trans, board.dir ~ 'delete_shadow/' ~ post.id) }} 
+		{% endif %}
 	{% endif %}
 	{% if mod|hasPermission(config.mod.deletebyip, board.uri) %}
 		{{ secure_link_confirm(config.mod.link_deletebyip, 'Delete all posts by IP'|trans, 'Are you sure you want to delete all posts by this IP address?'|trans, board.dir ~ 'deletebyip/' ~ post.id) }}