diff --git a/Localizations/Localizable.strings b/Localizations/Localizable.strings
index a597d44..be14cf8 100644
--- a/Localizations/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Localizations/Localizable.strings
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@
 "status.bookmark" = "Bookmark";
 "status.content-warning-abbreviation" = "CW";
 "status.delete" = "Delete";
+"status.delete.confirm" = "Are you sure you want to delete this post?";
 "status.delete-and-redraft" = "Delete & re-draft";
+"status.delete-and-redraft.confirm" = "Are you sure you want to delete this post and re-draft it? Favorites and boosts will be lost, and replies to the original post will be orphaned.";
 "status.mute" = "Mute conversation";
 "status.pin" = "Pin on profile";
 "status.pinned-post" = "Pinned post";
diff --git a/View Controllers/TableViewController.swift b/View Controllers/TableViewController.swift
index a4ebaf4..cc02779 100644
--- a/View Controllers/TableViewController.swift	
+++ b/View Controllers/TableViewController.swift	
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ private extension TableViewController {
             present(attachmentViewModel: attachmentViewModel, statusViewModel: statusViewModel)
         case let .compose(inReplyToViewModel, redraft):
             compose(inReplyToViewModel: inReplyToViewModel, redraft: redraft)
+        case let .confirmDelete(statusViewModel, redraft):
+            confirmDelete(statusViewModel: statusViewModel, redraft: redraft)
         case let .report(reportViewModel):
             report(reportViewModel: reportViewModel)
         }
@@ -389,6 +391,29 @@ private extension TableViewController {
         present(navigationController, animated: true)
     }
 
+    func confirmDelete(statusViewModel: StatusViewModel, redraft: Bool) {
+        let alertController = UIAlertController(
+            title: nil,
+            message: redraft
+                ? NSLocalizedString("status.delete-and-redraft.confirm", comment: "")
+                : NSLocalizedString("status.delete.confirm", comment: ""),
+            preferredStyle: .alert)
+
+        let deleteAction = UIAlertAction(
+            title: redraft
+                ? NSLocalizedString("status.delete-and-redraft", comment: "")
+                : NSLocalizedString("status.delete", comment: ""),
+            style: .destructive) { _ in
+            redraft ? statusViewModel.deleteAndRedraft() : statusViewModel.delete()
+        }
+        let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: NSLocalizedString("cancel", comment: ""), style: .cancel) { _ in }
+
+        alertController.addAction(deleteAction)
+        alertController.addAction(cancelAction)
+
+        present(alertController, animated: true)
+    }
+
     func set(expandAllState: ExpandAllState) {
         switch expandAllState {
         case .hidden:
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/Entities/CollectionItemEvent.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/Entities/CollectionItemEvent.swift
index 4f72c4c..317fddd 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/Entities/CollectionItemEvent.swift
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/Entities/CollectionItemEvent.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public enum CollectionItemEvent {
     case navigation(Navigation)
     case attachment(AttachmentViewModel, StatusViewModel)
     case compose(inReplyTo: StatusViewModel?, redraft: Status?)
+    case confirmDelete(StatusViewModel, redraft: Bool)
     case report(ReportViewModel)
     case share(URL)
 }
diff --git a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/StatusViewModel.swift b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/StatusViewModel.swift
index 5635d68..fe2c874 100644
--- a/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/StatusViewModel.swift
+++ b/ViewModels/Sources/ViewModels/StatusViewModel.swift
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ public extension StatusViewModel {
                 .eraseToAnyPublisher())
     }
 
+    func confirmDelete(redraft: Bool) {
+        eventsSubject.send(
+            Just(.confirmDelete(self, redraft: redraft))
+                .setFailureType(to: Error.self)
+                .eraseToAnyPublisher())
+    }
+
     func delete() {
         eventsSubject.send(
             statusService.delete()
diff --git a/Views/Status/StatusView.swift b/Views/Status/StatusView.swift
index 5fb875a..5beecd1 100644
--- a/Views/Status/StatusView.swift
+++ b/Views/Status/StatusView.swift
@@ -431,13 +431,13 @@ private extension StatusView {
                     title: NSLocalizedString("status.delete", comment: ""),
                     image: UIImage(systemName: "trash"),
                     attributes: .destructive) { _ in
-                    viewModel.delete()
+                    viewModel.confirmDelete(redraft: false)
                 },
                 UIAction(
                     title: NSLocalizedString("status.delete-and-redraft", comment: ""),
                     image: UIImage(systemName: "trash.circle"),
                     attributes: .destructive) { _ in
-                    viewModel.deleteAndRedraft()
+                    viewModel.confirmDelete(redraft: true)
                 }
             ]
         } else {