diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ce681ceb..d2546c75 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.27.22'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.27.23'
     implementation 'com.github.tibbi:IndicatorFastScroll:08f512858a'
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d8a83138..9f6b4ba9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/adapters/RecentCallsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/adapters/RecentCallsAdapter.kt
index 15944730..4a51e3dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/adapters/RecentCallsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/adapters/RecentCallsAdapter.kt
@@ -8,18 +8,21 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.adapters.MyRecyclerViewAdapter
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.ConfirmationDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SimpleContactsHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.extensions.config
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.RecentsHelper
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.interfaces.RefreshRecentsListener
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.models.RecentCall
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.item_recent_call.view.*
 import java.util.*
 
-class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<RecentCall>, recyclerView: MyRecyclerView, itemClick: (Any) -> Unit) :
-        MyRecyclerViewAdapter(activity, recyclerView, null, itemClick) {
+class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<RecentCall>, recyclerView: MyRecyclerView, val refreshRecentsListener: RefreshRecentsListener,
+                         itemClick: (Any) -> Unit) : MyRecyclerViewAdapter(activity, recyclerView, null, itemClick) {
 
     private lateinit var incomingCallIcon: Drawable
     private lateinit var outgoingCallIcon: Drawable
@@ -27,13 +30,22 @@ class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<Re
 
     init {
         initDrawables()
+        setupDragListener(true)
     }
 
-    override fun getActionMenuId() = 0
+    override fun getActionMenuId() = R.menu.cab_remove_only
 
     override fun prepareActionMode(menu: Menu) {}
 
-    override fun actionItemPressed(id: Int) {}
+    override fun actionItemPressed(id: Int) {
+        if (selectedKeys.isEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        when (id) {
+            R.id.cab_remove -> askConfirmRemove()
+        }
+    }
 
     override fun getSelectableItemCount() = recentCalls.size
 
@@ -51,7 +63,7 @@ class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<Re
 
     override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
         val recentCall = recentCalls[position]
-        holder.bindView(recentCall, true, false) { itemView, layoutPosition ->
+        holder.bindView(recentCall, true, true) { itemView, layoutPosition ->
             setupView(itemView, recentCall)
         }
         bindViewHolder(holder)
@@ -71,6 +83,35 @@ class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<Re
         outgoingCallIcon = activity.resources.getColoredDrawableWithColor(R.drawable.ic_outgoing_call_vector, activity.config.textColor)
     }
 
+
+    private fun askConfirmRemove() {
+        ConfirmationDialog(activity, activity.getString(R.string.remove_confirmation)) {
+            removeRecents()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun removeRecents() {
+        if (selectedKeys.isEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val callsToRemove = getSelectedItems()
+        val positions = getSelectedItemPositions()
+        val ids = selectedKeys.toMutableList() as ArrayList<Int>
+
+        RecentsHelper(activity).removeRecentCalls(ids) {
+            recentCalls.removeAll(callsToRemove)
+            activity.runOnUiThread {
+                if (recentCalls.isEmpty()) {
+                    refreshRecentsListener.refreshRecents()
+                    finishActMode()
+                } else {
+                    removeSelectedItems(positions)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun updateItems(newItems: ArrayList<RecentCall>) {
         if (newItems.hashCode() != recentCalls.hashCode()) {
             recentCalls = newItems.clone() as ArrayList<RecentCall>
@@ -79,8 +120,11 @@ class RecentCallsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var recentCalls: ArrayList<Re
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getSelectedItems() = recentCalls.filter { selectedKeys.contains(it.id) } as ArrayList<RecentCall>
+
     private fun setupView(view: View, call: RecentCall) {
         view.apply {
+            item_recents_frame.isSelected = selectedKeys.contains(call.id)
             item_recents_name.apply {
                 text = call.name
                 setTextColor(textColor)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
index 530933e0..6faff1bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/fragments/RecentsFragment.kt
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.dialer.fragments
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.activities.SimpleActivity
-import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.adapters.ContactsAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.adapters.RecentCallsAdapter
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.extensions.config
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.helpers.RecentsHelper
+import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.interfaces.RefreshRecentsListener
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.models.RecentCall
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_recents.view.*
 
-class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerFragment(context, attributeSet) {
+class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPagerFragment(context, attributeSet), RefreshRecentsListener {
     override fun setupFragment() {
-        val placeholderResId = if (context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG)) {
+        val placeholderResId = if (context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG)) {
             R.string.no_previous_calls
         } else {
             R.string.could_not_access_the_call_history
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
 
     override fun primaryColorChanged(color: Int) {}
 
+    override fun refreshRecents() {
+    }
+
     fun updateRecents(recents: ArrayList<RecentCall>) {
         if (recents.isEmpty()) {
             recents_placeholder.beVisible()
-            recents_placeholder_2.beVisibleIf(!context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG))
+            recents_placeholder_2.beVisibleIf(!context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG))
             recents_list.beGone()
         } else {
             recents_placeholder.beGone()
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
 
             val currAdapter = recents_list.adapter
             if (currAdapter == null) {
-                RecentCallsAdapter(activity as SimpleActivity, recents, recents_list) {
+                RecentCallsAdapter(activity as SimpleActivity, recents, recents_list, this) {
                     activity?.launchCallIntent((it as RecentCall).phoneNumber)
                 }.apply {
                     recents_list.adapter = this
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ class RecentsFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet) : MyViewPage
     }
 
     private fun requestCallLogPermission() {
-        activity?.handlePermission(PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG) {
+        activity?.handlePermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG) {
             if (it) {
                 recents_placeholder.text = context.getString(R.string.no_previous_calls)
                 recents_placeholder_2.beGone()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/helpers/RecentsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/helpers/RecentsHelper.kt
index 7ca98a8e..c24a2985 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/helpers/RecentsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/helpers/RecentsHelper.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.provider.CallLog.Calls
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.ensureBackgroundThread
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.overloads.times
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.models.RecentCall
 
 class RecentsHelper(private val context: Context) {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ class RecentsHelper(private val context: Context) {
     fun getRecentCalls(callback: (ArrayList<RecentCall>) -> Unit) {
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             val recentCalls = ArrayList<RecentCall>()
-            if (!context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_READ_CALL_LOG)) {
+            if (!context.hasPermission(PERMISSION_WRITE_CALL_LOG)) {
                 callback(recentCalls)
                 return@ensureBackgroundThread
             }
@@ -52,4 +53,19 @@ class RecentsHelper(private val context: Context) {
             callback(recentCalls)
         }
     }
+
+    @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
+    fun removeRecentCalls(ids: ArrayList<Int>, callback: () -> Unit) {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
+            val uri = Calls.CONTENT_URI
+            ids.chunked(30).forEach { chunk ->
+                val selection = "${Calls._ID} IN (${getQuestionMarks(chunk.size)})"
+                val selectionArgs = chunk.map { it.toString() }.toTypedArray()
+                context.contentResolver.delete(uri, selection, selectionArgs)
+            }
+            callback()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun getQuestionMarks(size: Int) = ("?," * size).trimEnd(',')
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/interfaces/RefreshRecentsListener.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/interfaces/RefreshRecentsListener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40ad2977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/interfaces/RefreshRecentsListener.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.simplemobiletools.dialer.interfaces
+
+interface RefreshRecentsListener {
+    fun refreshRecents()
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
index 3c0bb2aa..0ef32fc1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <string name="no_previous_calls">Er zijn geen gesprekken gevonden</string>
     <string name="could_not_access_the_call_history">Kon geen toegang krijgen tot de oproepgeschiedenis</string>
     <string name="request_access">Toegang verzoeken</string>
+    <string name="remove_confirmation">Are you sure you want to remove the selected items from the Call History?</string>
 
     <!-- Dialpad -->
     <string name="dialpad">Telefoonkiezer</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index dec8e551..6443c44f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <string name="no_previous_calls">Não existem chamadas anteriores</string>
     <string name="could_not_access_the_call_history">Não foi possível aceder ao histórico de chamadas</string>
     <string name="request_access">Pedir acesso</string>
+    <string name="remove_confirmation">Are you sure you want to remove the selected items from the Call History?</string>
 
     <!-- Dialpad -->
     <string name="dialpad">Marcador</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b92aa177..746c5c56 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <string name="no_previous_calls">No previous calls have been found</string>
     <string name="could_not_access_the_call_history">Could not access the call history</string>
     <string name="request_access">Request access</string>
+    <string name="remove_confirmation">Are you sure you want to remove the selected items from the Call History?</string>
 
     <!-- Dialpad -->
     <string name="dialpad">Dialpad</string>