diff --git a/backend/api/src/app.ts b/backend/api/src/app.ts
index f13fb0475b..5c26052a58 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/app.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ import { getSeenMarketIds } from 'api/get-seen-market-ids'
 import { recordContractView } from 'api/record-contract-view'
 import { createPublicChatMessage } from 'api/create-public-chat-message'
 import { createAnswerDpm } from 'api/create-answer-dpm'
+import { deleteGroup } from './delete-group'
 
 const allowCorsUnrestricted: RequestHandler = cors({})
 
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@ const handlers: { [k in APIPath]: APIHandler<k> } = {
   'group/by-id/:id': getGroup,
   'group/by-id/:id/markets': ({ id, limit }, ...rest) =>
     getMarkets({ groupId: id, limit }, ...rest),
+  'group/:slug/delete': deleteGroup,
+  'group/by-id/:id/delete': deleteGroup,
   groups: getGroups,
   'market/:id': getMarket,
   'market/:id/lite': ({ id }) => getMarket({ id, lite: true }),
diff --git a/backend/api/src/delete-group.ts b/backend/api/src/delete-group.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d707d4d02e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/src/delete-group.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { createSupabaseClient } from 'shared/supabase/init'
+import { APIError } from './helpers/endpoint'
+import { run } from 'common/supabase/utils'
+import { log } from 'shared/log'
+
+export const deleteGroup = async (props: { id: string } | { slug: string }) => {
+  const db = createSupabaseClient()
+
+  const q = db.from('groups').select('id')
+  if ('id' in props) {
+    q.eq('id', props.id)
+  } else {
+    q.eq('slug', props.slug)
+  }
+
+  const { data: groups } = await run(q)
+
+  if (groups.length == 0) {
+    throw new APIError(404, 'Group not found')
+  }
+
+  const id = groups[0].id
+
+  // check if any contracts tagged with this
+  const { count: contractCount } = await run(
+    db
+      .from('contract_groups')
+      .select('*', { head: true, count: 'exact' })
+      .eq('groupId', id)
+  )
+
+  if (contractCount > 0) {
+    throw new APIError(
+      400,
+      `Only topics with no questions can be deleted. There are still ${contractCount} questions tagged with this topic.`
+    )
+  }
+
+  log('removing group members')
+  await db.from('group_members').delete().eq('group_id', id)
+  log('deleting group ', id)
+  await db.from('groups').delete().eq('id', id)
+}
diff --git a/common/src/api/schema.ts b/common/src/api/schema.ts
index 31b44f3d54..4d974e28af 100644
--- a/common/src/api/schema.ts
+++ b/common/src/api/schema.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,18 @@ export const API = (_apiTypeCheck = {
       })
       .strict(),
   },
+  'group/:slug/delete': {
+    method: 'POST',
+    visibility: 'public',
+    authed: true,
+    props: z.object({ slug: z.string() }),
+  },
+  'group/by-id/:id/delete': {
+    method: 'POST',
+    visibility: 'public',
+    authed: true,
+    props: z.object({ id: z.string() }),
+  },
   groups: {
     method: 'GET',
     visibility: 'public',
diff --git a/web/components/topics/delete-topic-modal.tsx b/web/components/topics/delete-topic-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1b82fdaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/components/topics/delete-topic-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { type PrivacyStatusType } from 'common/group'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
+import { api } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
+import { Button } from '../buttons/button'
+import { Modal } from '../layout/modal'
+import { Input } from '../widgets/input'
+import { Title } from '../widgets/title'
+
+export function DeleteTopicModal(props: {
+  group: { id: string; name: string; privacyStatus: PrivacyStatusType }
+  open: boolean
+  setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
+}) {
+  const { open, setOpen } = props
+  const { name, id, privacyStatus } = props.group
+
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const [confirm, setConfirm] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+
+  const router = useRouter()
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      open={open}
+      setOpen={setOpen}
+      className="bg-canvas-50 rounded-xl p-4 sm:p-6"
+      size="md"
+    >
+      <Title>Delete {name}?</Title>
+      <p className="mb-2">
+        Deleting a topic is permanent. All members will be removed and no one
+        will be able to find this topic.
+      </p>
+      {privacyStatus === 'public' && (
+        <p className="mb-2">
+          Topics should only be deleted if they are low quality or duplicate.
+          Ask #moderators channel on discord if you aren't sure.
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      <Input
+        placeholder="Type the name of this group to confirm"
+        className="mb-2 mt-2 w-full"
+        value={confirm}
+        onChange={(e) => setConfirm(e.target.value)}
+      />
+
+      <Button
+        onClick={() => {
+          setLoading(true)
+          api('group/by-id/:id/delete', { id })
+            .then(() => {
+              setLoading(false)
+              toast.success('Topic deleted')
+              router.push('/browse')
+            })
+            .catch((e) => {
+              setLoading(false)
+              console.error(e)
+              setError(e.message || 'Failed to delete topic')
+            })
+        }}
+        color="red"
+        disabled={loading || confirm != name}
+        size="xl"
+        className="w-full"
+      >
+        {loading ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete Topic'}
+      </Button>
+
+      {error && <p className="mt-2 text-red-500">{error}</p>}
+    </Modal>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/components/topics/topic-options.tsx b/web/components/topics/topic-options.tsx
index 6bab0a0a04..1b6bd2b5ba 100644
--- a/web/components/topics/topic-options.tsx
+++ b/web/components/topics/topic-options.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   DotsVerticalIcon,
   PencilIcon,
   PlusCircleIcon,
+  TrashIcon,
 } from '@heroicons/react/solid'
 import DropdownMenu, {
   DropdownItem,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import { BiSolidVolumeMute } from 'react-icons/bi'
 import { usePrivateUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { blockGroup, unBlockGroup } from 'web/components/topics/topic-dropdown'
 import { useIsMobile } from 'web/hooks/use-is-mobile'
+import { DeleteTopicModal } from './delete-topic-modal'
 
 export function TopicOptions(props: {
   group: Group
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export function TopicOptions(props: {
   const privateUser = usePrivateUser()
   const [editingName, setEditingName] = useState(false)
   const [showAddContract, setShowAddContract] = useState(false)
+  const [showDelete, setShowDelete] = useState(false)
   const userRole = useGroupRole(group.id, user)
   const isCreator = group.creatorId == user?.id
   const isMobile = useIsMobile()
@@ -68,7 +71,12 @@ export function TopicOptions(props: {
           privateUser.blockedGroupSlugs?.includes(group.slug)
             ? unBlockGroup(privateUser, group.slug)
             : blockGroup(privateUser, group.slug),
-      }
+      },
+    userRole === 'admin' && {
+      name: 'Delete',
+      icon: <TrashIcon className="text-scarlet-500 h-5 w-5" />,
+      onClick: () => setShowDelete(true),
+    }
   ) as DropdownItem[]
   return (
     <Col onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
@@ -101,6 +109,11 @@ export function TopicOptions(props: {
           user={user}
         />
       )}
+      <DeleteTopicModal
+        group={group}
+        open={showDelete}
+        setOpen={setShowDelete}
+      />
     </Col>
   )
 }