diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapPreview.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapPreview.cs
index 4ab5ebf192..c8b39a4a05 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapPreview.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/MapPreview.cs
@@ -274,5 +274,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			Map.PreloadRules();
 			RuleStatus = Map.InvalidCustomRules ? MapRuleStatus.Invalid : MapRuleStatus.Cached;
 		}
+
+		public void Invalidate()
+		{
+			Status = MapStatus.Unavailable;
+			RuleStatus = MapRuleStatus.Unknown;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MapChooserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MapChooserLogic.cs
index a2c831984c..a9e7b1701a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MapChooserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MapChooserLogic.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA;
 using OpenRA.Primitives;
@@ -90,6 +91,32 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				randomMapButton.IsDisabled = () => visibleMaps == null || visibleMaps.Length == 0;
 			}
 
+			var deleteMapButton = widget.Get<ButtonWidget>("DELETE_MAP_BUTTON");
+			deleteMapButton.IsDisabled = () => Game.ModData.MapCache[selectedUid].Class != MapClassification.User;
+			deleteMapButton.IsVisible = () => currentTab == MapClassification.User;
+			deleteMapButton.OnClick = () =>
+			{
+				DeleteOneMap(selectedUid, (string newUid) =>
+				{
+					RefreshMaps(currentTab, filter);
+					EnumerateMaps(currentTab, itemTemplate);
+					if (!tabMaps[currentTab].Any())
+						SwitchTab(Game.ModData.MapCache[newUid].Class, itemTemplate);
+				});
+			};
+
+			var deleteAllMapsButton = widget.Get<ButtonWidget>("DELETE_ALL_MAPS_BUTTON");
+			deleteAllMapsButton.IsVisible = () => currentTab == MapClassification.User;
+			deleteAllMapsButton.OnClick = () =>
+			{
+				DeleteAllMaps(visibleMaps, (string newUid) =>
+				{
+					RefreshMaps(currentTab, filter);
+					EnumerateMaps(currentTab, itemTemplate);
+					SwitchTab(Game.ModData.MapCache[newUid].Class, itemTemplate);
+				});
+			};
+
 			SetupMapTab(MapClassification.User, filter, "USER_MAPS_TAB_BUTTON", "USER_MAPS_TAB", itemTemplate);
 			SetupMapTab(MapClassification.System, filter, "SYSTEM_MAPS_TAB_BUTTON", "SYSTEM_MAPS_TAB", itemTemplate);
 
@@ -240,5 +267,55 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			if (visibleMaps.Contains(selectedUid))
 				scrollpanels[tab].ScrollToItem(selectedUid);
 		}
+
+		string DeleteMap(string map)
+		{
+			var path = Game.ModData.MapCache[map].Map.Path;
+			try
+			{
+				File.Delete(path);
+				Game.ModData.MapCache[map].Invalidate();
+
+				if (selectedUid == map)
+					selectedUid = WidgetUtils.ChooseInitialMap(tabMaps[currentTab].Select(mp => mp.Uid).FirstOrDefault());
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Game.Debug("Failed to delete map file '{0}'. See the logs for details.", path);
+				Log.Write("debug", ex.ToString());
+			}
+
+			return selectedUid;
+		}
+
+		void DeleteOneMap(string map, Action<string> after)
+		{
+			ConfirmationDialogs.PromptConfirmAction(
+				"Delete map",
+				"Delete the map '{0}'?".F(Game.ModData.MapCache[map].Title),
+				() =>
+				{
+					var newUid = DeleteMap(map);
+					if (after != null)
+						after(newUid);
+				},
+				null,
+				"Delete");
+		}
+
+		void DeleteAllMaps(string[] maps, Action<string> after)
+		{
+			ConfirmationDialogs.PromptConfirmAction(
+				"Delete maps",
+				"Delete all maps on this page?",
+				() =>
+				{
+					maps.Do(m => DeleteMap(m));
+					if (after != null)
+						after(WidgetUtils.ChooseInitialMap(null));
+				},
+				null,
+				"Delete");
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/mapchooser.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/mapchooser.yaml
index b456366ac6..a2e8f6b3c5 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/mapchooser.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/mapchooser.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ Container@MAPCHOOSER_PANEL:
 					Width: 140
 					Height: 35
 					Text: Random
+				Button@DELETE_MAP_BUTTON:
+					X: PARENT_RIGHT - 300 - WIDTH
+					Y: 499
+					Width: 140
+					Height: 35
+					Text: Delete Map
+				Button@DELETE_ALL_MAPS_BUTTON:
+					X: PARENT_RIGHT - 450 - WIDTH
+					Y: 499
+					Width: 140
+					Height: 35
+					Text: Delete All Maps
 				Button@BUTTON_OK:
 					Key: return
 					X: PARENT_RIGHT - WIDTH
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/map-chooser.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/map-chooser.yaml
index c83f79efe8..2e4087741a 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/map-chooser.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/map-chooser.yaml
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ Background@MAPCHOOSER_PANEL:
 			Height: 25
 			Text: Random Map
 			Font: Bold
+		Button@DELETE_MAP_BUTTON:
+			X: 160
+			Y: PARENT_BOTTOM - 45
+			Width: 120
+			Height: 25
+			Text: Delete Map
+			Font: Bold
+		Button@DELETE_ALL_MAPS_BUTTON:
+			X: 300
+			Y: PARENT_BOTTOM - 45
+			Width: 120
+			Height: 25
+			Text: Delete All Maps
+			Font: Bold
 		Button@BUTTON_OK:
 			X: PARENT_RIGHT - 270
 			Y: PARENT_BOTTOM - 45