diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/announcement.html b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/announcement.html
index d6a26b75..d276d17c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/settings/announcement.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/settings/announcement.html
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@
 
 {% block edit-button %}
 {% trans "Edit Announcement" as button_text %}
-{% include 'snippets/toggle/open_button.html' with controls_text="edit-announcement" icon_with_text="plus" text=button_text focus="edit-announcement-header" %}
-</a>
+<div class="field has-addons">
+    <div class="control">
+        {% include 'snippets/toggle/open_button.html' with controls_text="edit-announcement" icon_with_text="pencil" text=button_text focus="edit-announcement-header" %}
+    </div>
+    <form class="control" action="{% url 'settings-announcements-delete' announcement.id %}" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <button type="submit" class="button is-danger">
+            <span class="icon icon-x" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            <span>{% trans "Delete" %}</span>
+        </button>
+    </form>
+</div>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block panel %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/announcement.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/announcement.html
index f9b48384..ee00cfd7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/announcement.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/announcement.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {% load humanize %}{% load i18n %}{% load utilities %}
 {% with announcement.id|uuid as uuid %}
-<aside class="notification mb-1 p-3 is-hidden transition-y"{% if not admin_mode %} data-hide="hide-announcement-{{ announcement.id }}"{% endif %}>
+<aside
+    class="notification mb-1 p-3{% if not admin_mode %} is-hidden{% endif %} transition-y"
+    {% if not admin_mode %}data-hide="hide-announcement-{{ announcement.id }}"{% endif %}
+>
     <div class="columns mb-0">
         <div class="column pb-0">
             {% if announcement.event_date %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index ff835631..cca9396f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ urlpatterns = [
         name="settings-announcements",
     ),
     re_path(
-        r"^settings/announcements/(?P<announcement_id>\d+)/??$",
+        r"^settings/announcements/(?P<announcement_id>\d+)/?$",
         views.Announcement.as_view(),
         name="settings-announcements",
     ),
+    re_path(
+        r"^settings/announcements/(?P<announcement_id>\d+)/delete/?$",
+        views.delete_announcement,
+        name="settings-announcements-delete",
+    ),
     re_path(
         r"^settings/email-preview/?$",
         views.site.email_preview,
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
index cd0162b8..8bfaa7da 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ make sure all our nice views are available """
-from .announcements import Announcements, Announcement
+from .announcements import Announcements, Announcement, delete_announcement
 from .authentication import Login, Register, Logout
 from .author import Author, EditAuthor
 from .block import Block, unblock
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/announcements.py b/bookwyrm/views/announcements.py
index 95ba5ed5..3f38f7af 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/announcements.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/announcements.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ make announcements """
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, permission_required
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views import View
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Announcements(View):
     name="dispatch",
 )
 class Announcement(View):
-    """delete or edit an announcement"""
+    """edit an announcement"""
 
     def get(self, request, announcement_id):
         """view announcement"""
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Announcement(View):
         return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/announcement.html", data)
 
     def post(self, request, announcement_id):
-        """edit the site settings"""
+        """edit announcement"""
         announcement = get_object_or_404(models.Announcement, id=announcement_id)
         form = forms.AnnouncementForm(request.POST, instance=announcement)
         if form.is_valid():
@@ -86,3 +86,12 @@ class Announcement(View):
             "form": form,
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "settings/announcement.html", data)
+
+
+@login_required
+@permission_required("bookwyrm.edit_instance_settings", raise_exception=True)
+def delete_announcement(_, announcement_id):
+    """delete announcement"""
+    announcement = get_object_or_404(models.Announcement, id=announcement_id)
+    announcement.delete()
+    return redirect("settings-announcements")