diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index dcae65ff..88be1576 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -665,6 +665,11 @@
       this.color.value = newColor;
       this.chatModel.setColor(newColor);
     };
+    remove = () => {
+      this.close();
+      this.chatModel.delete();
+      this.chatListViewModel.restoreChats();
+    };
     // restore
     restorePageSelection = () => {
       const path = storageKeys.chatLastUsedPage(this.chatModel.id);
@@ -748,6 +753,7 @@
     };
     // restore
     restoreChats = () => {
+      this.chatViewModels.clear();
       for (const chatModel of this.chatListModel.chatModels.values()) {
         const chatViewModel = this.createChatViewModel(chatModel);
         this.chatViewModels.add(chatViewModel);
@@ -859,7 +865,8 @@
         addSecondaryChannelButtonAudioLabel: "add secondary channel",
         encryptionKeyLabel: "Encryption key",
         setEncryptionKeyButtonAudioLabel: "set encryption key",
-        showEncryptionKey: "Show encryption key"
+        showEncryptionKey: "Show encryption key",
+        deleteChatButton: "Delete entire chat"
       }
     }
   };
@@ -971,7 +978,7 @@
           "on:click": setColor
         }
       );
-    }))));
+    })), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { class: "danger width-input flex-no", "on:click": chatViewModel.remove }, translations.chatPage.settings.deleteChatButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "delete_forever"))));
   }
 
   // src/View/chatPage.tsx
diff --git a/dist/styles.css b/dist/styles.css
index 187f9ff6..70a696e2 100644
--- a/dist/styles.css
+++ b/dist/styles.css
@@ -798,6 +798,10 @@ header button {
   max-height: 100% !important;
 }
 
+button:not(.tile):not(header *),
+footer,
+input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]),
+select,
 .modal > div > :is(button, div.flex-row) {
   min-height: var(--control-height);
 }
diff --git a/src/View/ChatPages/settingsPage.tsx b/src/View/ChatPages/settingsPage.tsx
index 93f861fd..fd8accf9 100644
--- a/src/View/ChatPages/settingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/View/ChatPages/settingsPage.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ export function SettingsPage(chatViewModel: ChatViewModel) {
             );
           })}
         </div>
+
+        <hr></hr>
+
+        <button class="danger width-input flex-no" on:click={chatViewModel.remove}>
+          {translations.chatPage.settings.deleteChatButton}
+          <span class="icon">delete_forever</span>
+        </button>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/View/translations.ts b/src/View/translations.ts
index 053161c8..fab0f977 100644
--- a/src/View/translations.ts
+++ b/src/View/translations.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ const englishTranslations = {
       encryptionKeyLabel: "Encryption key",
       setEncryptionKeyButtonAudioLabel: "set encryption key",
       showEncryptionKey: "Show encryption key",
+
+      deleteChatButton: "Delete entire chat",
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.tsx b/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.tsx
index 7dc9d642..25a745c4 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.tsx
+++ b/src/ViewModel/chatListViewModel.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export default class ChatListViewModel {
 
   // restore
   restoreChats = (): void => {
+    this.chatViewModels.clear();
     for (const chatModel of this.chatListModel.chatModels.values()) {
       const chatViewModel = this.createChatViewModel(chatModel);
       this.chatViewModels.add(chatViewModel);
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/chatViewModel.tsx b/src/ViewModel/chatViewModel.tsx
index a05cb7d3..4a147797 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/chatViewModel.tsx
+++ b/src/ViewModel/chatViewModel.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     this.chatModel.setColor(newColor);
   };
 
+  remove = (): void => {
+    this.close();
+    this.chatModel.delete();
+    this.chatListViewModel.restoreChats();
+  }
+
   // restore
   restorePageSelection = (): void => {
     const path: string[] = storageKeys.chatLastUsedPage(this.chatModel.id);