diff --git a/src/app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte b/src/app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a6ab179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {tagSpec, tagValue} from "@welshman/util"
+  import Confirm from "@lib/components/Confirm.svelte"
+  import {app, relayManagement, rooms} from "@app/core"
+  import {AdminDelete, deriveUserAdminDelete} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
+
+  type Props = {
+    url: string
+    noun: string
+    event: TrustedEvent
+  }
+
+  const {url, noun, event}: Props = $props()
+
+  const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags) ?? ""
+  const adminDelete = deriveUserAdminDelete(url, event)
+  const scope = $derived($adminDelete === AdminDelete.Room ? "room" : "space")
+
+  const remove = async () => {
+    if ($adminDelete === AdminDelete.Room) {
+      const command = await $rooms.deleteEvent(url, {h}, event.id)
+
+      return command.publish().waitForError()
+    }
+
+    const {error} = await $relayManagement.forUrl(url).banEvent(event.id)
+
+    return error
+  }
+
+  const confirm = async () => {
+    const error = await remove()
+
+    if (error) {
+      return pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
+    }
+
+    pushToast({message: `${noun} has successfully been deleted!`})
+    $app.repository.removeEvent(event.id)
+    history.back()
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Confirm
+  {confirm}
+  title="Delete {noun}"
+  message="Are you sure you want to delete this {noun.toLowerCase()} from the {scope}?" />
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/EventMenu.svelte
index 40ab7529..b15f4e42 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventMenu.svelte
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@
   import TrashBin2 from "@assets/icons/trash-bin-2.svg?dataurl"
   import Danger from "@assets/icons/danger.svg?dataurl"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
-  import Confirm from "@lib/components/Confirm.svelte"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import EventInfo from "@app/components/EventInfo.svelte"
   import Report from "@app/components/Report.svelte"
+  import EventAdminDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import EventDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import PinboardSelect from "@app/components/PinboardSelect.svelte"
   import {shareEvent} from "@app/share"
-  import {deriveSpaceSupportedMethods} from "@app/management"
+  import {deriveUserAdminDelete} from "@app/rooms"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
-  import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
-  import {app, relayManagement, user} from "@app/core"
+  import {user} from "@app/core"
 
   type Props = {
     url: string
@@ -32,8 +31,7 @@
   const {url, noun, event, onClick, customActions}: Props = $props()
 
   const isRoot = event.kind !== COMMENT
-  const supportedMethods = deriveSpaceSupportedMethods(url)
-  const canBanEvent = $derived($supportedMethods.includes("banevent"))
+  const adminDelete = deriveUserAdminDelete(url, event)
 
   const report = () => pushModal(Report, {url, event})
 
@@ -45,22 +43,7 @@
 
   const showDelete = () => pushModal(EventDeleteConfirm, {url, event})
 
-  const showAdminDelete = () =>
-    pushModal(Confirm, {
-      title: `Delete ${noun}`,
-      message: `Are you sure you want to delete this ${noun.toLowerCase()} from the space?`,
-      confirm: async () => {
-        const {error} = await $relayManagement.forUrl(url).banEvent(event.id)
-
-        if (error) {
-          pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
-        } else {
-          pushToast({message: "Event has successfully been deleted!"})
-          $app.repository.removeEvent(event.id)
-          history.back()
-        }
-      },
-    })
+  const showAdminDelete = () => pushModal(EventAdminDeleteConfirm, {url, noun, event})
 
   let ul: Element
 
@@ -105,7 +88,7 @@
         Report Content
       </Button>
     </li>
-    {#if canBanEvent}
+    {#if $adminDelete}
       <li>
         <Button class="text-error" onclick={showAdminDelete}>
           <Icon size={4} icon={TrashBin2} />
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
index ebecde6e..ad0e28c2 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenu.svelte
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@
   import VolumeLoud from "@assets/icons/volume-loud.svg?dataurl"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
-  import Confirm from "@lib/components/Confirm.svelte"
   import EventInfo from "@app/components/EventInfo.svelte"
   import Report from "@app/components/Report.svelte"
   import PinboardSelect from "@app/components/PinboardSelect.svelte"
+  import EventAdminDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import EventDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import ThreadCreate from "@app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte"
-  import {app, relayManagement, roomPinLists, user} from "@app/core"
-  import {deriveSpaceSupportedMethods} from "@app/management"
-  import {deriveUserIsRoomAdmin} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {roomPinLists, user} from "@app/core"
+  import {deriveUserAdminDelete, deriveUserIsRoomAdmin} from "@app/rooms"
   import {shareEvent} from "@app/share"
   import {readAloud} from "@app/speech"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
@@ -36,10 +35,9 @@
 
   const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags) ?? ""
   const pinIds = $roomPinLists.pins(url, h).$
-  const supportedMethods = deriveSpaceSupportedMethods(url)
   const userIsRoomAdmin = deriveUserIsRoomAdmin(url, h)
+  const adminDelete = deriveUserAdminDelete(url, event)
   const isPinned = $derived($pinIds.includes(event.id))
-  const canBanEvent = $derived($supportedMethods.includes("banevent"))
 
   const share = () => {
     onClick()
@@ -80,22 +78,10 @@
     pushModal(EventDeleteConfirm, {url, event})
   }
 
-  const showAdminDelete = () =>
-    pushModal(Confirm, {
-      title: `Delete Message`,
-      message: `Are you sure you want to delete this message from the space?`,
-      confirm: async () => {
-        const {error} = await $relayManagement.forUrl(url).banEvent(event.id)
-
-        if (error) {
-          pushToast({theme: "error", message: error})
-        } else {
-          pushToast({message: "Event has successfully been deleted!"})
-          $app.repository.removeEvent(event.id)
-          history.back()
-        }
-      },
-    })
+  const showAdminDelete = () => {
+    onClick()
+    pushModal(EventAdminDeleteConfirm, {url, noun: "Message", event})
+  }
 
   const togglePin = async () => {
     onClick()
@@ -174,7 +160,7 @@
         Report Content
       </Button>
     </li>
-    {#if canBanEvent}
+    {#if $adminDelete}
       <li>
         <Button class="text-error" onclick={showAdminDelete}>
           <Icon size={4} icon={TrashBin2} />
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
index 9af343e9..63079058 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
   import EmojiPicker from "@lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte"
   import ZapButton from "@app/components/ZapButton.svelte"
   import EventInfo from "@app/components/EventInfo.svelte"
+  import EventAdminDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventAdminDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import EventDeleteConfirm from "@app/components/EventDeleteConfirm.svelte"
   import ThreadCreate from "@app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte"
   import {reactions, relays, roomPinLists, user} from "@app/core"
-  import {deriveUserIsRoomAdmin} from "@app/rooms"
+  import {deriveUserAdminDelete, deriveUserIsRoomAdmin} from "@app/rooms"
   import {ENABLE_ZAPS} from "@app/env"
   import {makeContentPath} from "@app/routes"
   import {shareEvent} from "@app/share"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
   const path = makeContentPath(url, event.kind, getIdOrAddress(event))
   const pinIds = $roomPinLists.pins(url, h).$
   const userIsRoomAdmin = deriveUserIsRoomAdmin(url, h)
+  const adminDelete = deriveUserAdminDelete(url, event)
   const isPinned = $derived($pinIds.includes(event.id))
   const tile = "button h-auto flex-col gap-1.5 py-4 text-xs"
 
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@
 
   const showDelete = () => pushModal(EventDeleteConfirm, {url, event})
 
+  const showAdminDelete = () => pushModal(EventAdminDeleteConfirm, {url, noun: "Message", event})
+
   const toggleMore = () => {
     showMore = !showMore
   }
@@ -192,6 +196,11 @@
               <Icon size={4} icon={TrashBin2} />
               Delete Message
             </Button>
+          {:else if $adminDelete}
+            <Button class="button button-neutral w-full text-error" onclick={showAdminDelete}>
+              <Icon size={4} icon={TrashBin2} />
+              Delete Message
+            </Button>
           {/if}
         </div>
       {/if}
diff --git a/src/app/rooms.ts b/src/app/rooms.ts
index 7ee1d199..b2f4427b 100644
--- a/src/app/rooms.ts
+++ b/src/app/rooms.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as nip19 from "nostr-tools/nip19"
 import {derived, get} from "svelte/store"
 import {formatTimestampAsDate, int, sortBy, uniq, MINUTE} from "@welshman/lib"
 import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
-import {outbox, relay, seen, toNostrURI} from "@welshman/util"
+import {outbox, relay, seen, tagSpec, tagValue, toNostrURI} from "@welshman/util"
 import type {EventContent, TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
 import {Message} from "@welshman/domain"
 import {MembershipStatus, RoomLists, makeRoomKey, createSearch, publish} from "@welshman/app"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   user,
   writer,
 } from "@app/core"
-import {deriveUserIsSpaceStaff} from "@app/management"
+import {deriveSpaceSupportedMethods, deriveUserIsSpaceStaff} from "@app/management"
 import {makeRoomPath} from "@app/routes"
 
 export const PROTECTED = ["-"]
@@ -173,6 +173,33 @@ export const deriveUserIsRoomAdmin = (url: string, h: string) =>
       $isStaff || Boolean($room?.admins?.pubkeys().includes($user.pubkey)),
   )
 
+// Deleting someone else's content goes one of two ways, and a space answers for either one.
+export enum AdminDelete {
+  Room = "room",
+  Space = "space",
+}
+
+// A room admin deletes over NIP-29, which is scoped to the room the content is in. NIP-86 is the
+// wider grant and the only one that reaches content belonging to no room, so it comes second.
+export const deriveUserAdminDelete = (url: string, event: TrustedEvent) => {
+  const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags) ?? ""
+
+  return derived(
+    [deriveUserIsRoomAdmin(url, h), deriveSpaceSupportedMethods(url)],
+    ([$isRoomAdmin, $methods]): Maybe<AdminDelete> => {
+      if (h && $isRoomAdmin) {
+        return AdminDelete.Room
+      }
+
+      if ($methods.includes("banevent")) {
+        return AdminDelete.Space
+      }
+
+      return undefined
+    },
+  )
+}
+
 // Room membership is the relay's business, but a space admin outranks it.
 export const deriveUserRoomMembershipStatus = (url: string, h: string) =>
   derived(