diff --git a/ApiClient.js b/ApiClient.js
index 38a8a3136b..8c2dfc7201 100644
--- a/ApiClient.js
+++ b/ApiClient.js
@@ -1163,6 +1163,20 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout, wi
             });
         };
 
+        self.deleteItem = function (itemId) {
+
+            if (!itemId) {
+                throw new Error("null itemId");
+            }
+
+            var url = self.getUrl("Items/" + itemId);
+
+            return self.ajax({
+                type: "DELETE",
+                url: url
+            });
+        };
+
         self.updateItemImageIndex = function (itemId, itemType, itemName, imageType, imageIndex, newIndex) {
 
             if (!imageType) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html b/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
index 8f277bef61..3e971118de 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/edititemmetadata.html
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@
                             </div>
 
                             <button id="btnRefresh" type="button" data-icon="refresh" data-mini="true" data-theme="b" data-inline="true">Refresh</button>
+
                             <div id="fldRecursive" style="display: none; vertical-align: bottom;">
                                 <label for="chkRecursive">Refresh child items</label>
                                 <input type="checkbox" id="chkRecursive" name="chkRecursive" data-mini="true" checked="checked" data-inline="true" />
                             </div>
-                            <div id="fldDelete" style="vertical-align: bottom;">
-                                <button id="btnDelete" type="button" data-icon="delete" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-inline="true">Delete</button>
+                            <div style="display: inline-block;">
+                                <div id="fldDelete" style="vertical-align: bottom; display: none;">
+                                    <button id="btnDelete" type="button" data-icon="delete" data-mini="true" data-theme="a" data-inline="true">Delete</button>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <div style="margin: .5em 0 1em;">
                                 <div class="fieldDescription">A refresh will cause internet metadata to be re-downloaded (if enabled, and dependent on metadata settings).</div>
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
index 81a991e616..6fa13a83fd 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/edititemmetadata.js
@@ -350,17 +350,24 @@
             }
 
             $('#btnRefresh', page).button('enable');
+            $('#btnDelete', page).button('enable');
 
             $('#refreshLoading', page).hide();
 
             currentItem = item;
 
             if (item.IsFolder) {
-                $('#fldRecursive', page).css("display", "inline-block")
+                $('#fldRecursive', page).css("display", "inline-block");
             } else {
                 $('#fldRecursive', page).hide();
             }
 
+            if (item.LocationType == "Virtual") {
+                $('#fldDelete', page).show();
+            } else {
+                $('#fldDelete', page).hide();
+            }
+
             LibraryBrowser.renderName(item, $('.itemName', page), true);
 
             updateTabs(page, item);
@@ -1143,7 +1150,8 @@
 
         $('#btnRefresh', this).on('click', function () {
 
-            $(this).button('disable');
+            $('#btnDelete', page).button('disable');
+            $('#btnRefresh', page).button('disable');
 
             $('#refreshLoading', page).show();
 
@@ -1180,6 +1188,28 @@
             });
         });
 
+        $('#btnDelete', this).on('click', function () {
+
+            Dashboard.confirm("Are you sure you wish to delete this item?", "Confirm Deletion", function (result) {
+
+                if (result) {
+
+                    $('#btnDelete', page).button('disable');
+                    $('#btnRefresh', page).button('disable');
+
+                    $('#refreshLoading', page).show();
+
+                    ApiClient.deleteItem(currentItem.Id).done(function () {
+
+                        Dashboard.navigate('edititemmetadata.html?id=' + currentItem.ParentId);
+
+                    });
+                }
+
+            });
+
+        });
+
         $('.libraryTree', page).on('itemclicked', function (event, data) {
 
             if (data.id != currentItem.Id) {
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
index aec335395f..f0ac36bc53 100644
--- a/packages.config
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.179" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.180" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Common" version="3.9.62" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.62" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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