diff --git a/src/components/itemContextMenu.js b/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
index ad2052a3e1..c056b0d0ec 100644
--- a/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/itemContextMenu.js
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ import { playbackManager } from './playback/playbackmanager';
 import ServerConnections from './ServerConnections';
 import toast from './toast/toast';
 import * as userSettings from '../scripts/settings/userSettings';
+import { BaseItemKind } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models/base-item-kind';
+
+function getDeleteLabel(type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case BaseItemKind.Series:
+            return globalize.translate('DeleteSeries');
+
+        case BaseItemKind.Episode:
+            return globalize.translate('DeleteEpisode');
+
+        case BaseItemKind.Playlist:
+        case BaseItemKind.BoxSet:
+            return globalize.translate('Delete');
+
+        default:
+            return globalize.translate('DeleteMedia');
+    }
+}
 
 export function getCommands(options) {
     const item = options.item;
@@ -160,19 +178,11 @@ export function getCommands(options) {
     }
 
     if (item.CanDelete && options.deleteItem !== false) {
-        if (item.Type === 'Playlist' || item.Type === 'BoxSet') {
-            commands.push({
-                name: globalize.translate('Delete'),
-                id: 'delete',
-                icon: 'delete'
-            });
-        } else {
-            commands.push({
-                name: globalize.translate('DeleteMedia'),
-                id: 'delete',
-                icon: 'delete'
-            });
-        }
+        commands.push({
+            name: getDeleteLabel(item.Type),
+            id: 'delete',
+            icon: 'delete'
+        });
     }
 
     // Books are promoted to major download Button and therefor excluded in the context menu
diff --git a/src/scripts/deleteHelper.js b/src/scripts/deleteHelper.js
index ca46407db7..e1857e33f0 100644
--- a/src/scripts/deleteHelper.js
+++ b/src/scripts/deleteHelper.js
@@ -4,25 +4,38 @@ import { appRouter } from '../components/router/appRouter';
 import globalize from './globalize';
 import ServerConnections from '../components/ServerConnections';
 import alert from '../components/alert';
+import { BaseItemKind } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models/base-item-kind';
 
 function alertText(options) {
     return alert(options);
 }
 
+function getDeletionConfirmContent(item) {
+    if (item.Type === BaseItemKind.Series) {
+        const totalEpisodes = item.RecursiveItemCount;
+        return {
+            title: globalize.translate('HeaderDeleteSeries'),
+            text: globalize.translate('ConfirmDeleteSeries', totalEpisodes),
+            confirmText: globalize.translate('DeleteEntireSeries', totalEpisodes),
+            primary: 'delete'
+        };
+    }
+
+    return {
+        title: globalize.translate('HeaderDeleteItem'),
+        text: globalize.translate('ConfirmDeleteItem'),
+        confirmText: globalize.translate('Delete'),
+        primary: 'delete'
+    };
+}
+
 export function deleteItem(options) {
     const item = options.item;
     const parentId = item.SeasonId || item.SeriesId || item.ParentId;
 
     const apiClient = ServerConnections.getApiClient(item.ServerId);
 
-    return confirm({
-
-        title: globalize.translate('HeaderDeleteItem'),
-        text: globalize.translate('ConfirmDeleteItem'),
-        confirmText: globalize.translate('Delete'),
-        primary: 'delete'
-
-    }).then(function () {
+    return confirm(getDeletionConfirmContent(item)).then(function () {
         return apiClient.deleteItem(item.Id).then(function () {
             if (options.navigate) {
                 if (parentId) {
diff --git a/src/strings/en-us.json b/src/strings/en-us.json
index 999f646346..6c3b4465c0 100644
--- a/src/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/src/strings/en-us.json
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     "ConfigureDateAdded": "Set up how metadata for 'Date added' is determined in the Dashboard > Libraries > NFO Settings",
     "ConfirmDeleteImage": "Delete image?",
     "ConfirmDeleteItem": "Deleting this item will delete it from both the file system and your media library. Are you sure you wish to continue?",
+    "ConfirmDeleteSeries": "Deleting this series will delete ALL {0} episodes from both the file system and your media library. Are you sure you wish to continue?",
     "ConfirmDeleteItems": "Deleting these items will delete them from both the file system and your media library. Are you sure you wish to continue?",
     "ConfirmDeletion": "Confirm Deletion",
     "ConfirmEndPlayerSession": "Would you like to shutdown Jellyfin on {0}?",
@@ -181,12 +182,15 @@
     "DefaultSubtitlesHelp": "Subtitles are loaded based on the default and forced flags in the embedded metadata. Language preferences are considered when multiple options are available.",
     "DeinterlaceMethodHelp": "Select the deinterlacing method to use when software transcoding interlaced content. When hardware acceleration supporting hardware deinterlacing is enabled the hardware deinterlacer will be used instead of this setting.",
     "Delete": "Delete",
+    "DeleteEntireSeries": "Delete {0} Episodes",
     "DeleteAll": "Delete All",
     "DeleteDeviceConfirmation": "Are you sure you wish to delete this device? It will reappear the next time a user signs in with it.",
     "DeleteDevicesConfirmation": "Are you sure you wish to delete all devices? All other sessions will be logged out. Devices will reappear the next time a user signs in.",
     "DeleteImage": "Delete Image",
     "DeleteImageConfirmation": "Are you sure you wish to delete this image?",
     "DeleteMedia": "Delete media",
+    "DeleteSeries": "Delete Series",
+    "DeleteEpisode": "Delete Episode",
     "DeleteName": "Delete {0}",
     "DeleteUser": "Delete User",
     "DeleteUserConfirmation": "Are you sure you wish to delete this user?",
@@ -359,6 +363,7 @@
     "HeaderDeleteDevice": "Delete Device",
     "HeaderDeleteDevices": "Delete All Devices",
     "HeaderDeleteItem": "Delete Item",
+    "HeaderDeleteSeries": "Delete Series",
     "HeaderDeleteItems": "Delete Items",
     "HeaderDeleteProvider": "Delete Provider",
     "HeaderDeleteTaskTrigger": "Delete Task Trigger",