diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
index adf1bde7a..939b4d967 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/events_controller.rb
@@ -182,6 +182,17 @@ def toggle_attendance
       end
     end
 
+    def destroy
+      @event = Event.find(params[:id])
+      if @event.destroy
+        flash[:notice] = 'Event successfully deleted.'
+        redirect_to admin_conference_program_events_path(@conference.short_title)
+      else
+        flash[:alert] = 'Event could not be deleted.'
+        redirect_to admin_conference_program_event_path(@conference.short_title, @event)
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     def event_params
diff --git a/app/views/admin/events/_proposal.html.haml b/app/views/admin/events/_proposal.html.haml
index ae50c63d2..0fc5aa459 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/events/_proposal.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/events/_proposal.html.haml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
             = link_to 'Preview', conference_program_proposal_path(@conference.short_title, @event.id), class: 'btn btn-mini btn-primary'
           = link_to 'Registrations', registrations_admin_conference_program_event_path(@conference.short_title, @event), class: 'btn btn-success'
           = link_to 'Edit', edit_admin_conference_program_event_path(@conference.short_title, @event), class: 'btn btn-mini btn-primary'
+          = link_to 'Delete', admin_conference_program_event_path(@conference.short_title, @event), method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure you want to delete this event?' }, class: 'btn btn-mini btn-danger'
+
 
   .row
     .col-md-12