diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index f65824d636a0..16a6b18fc479 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', [
 	'components',
 	'translator',
 	'forum/topic/votes',
-], function (share, navigator, components, translator, votes) {
+	'api',
+], function (share, navigator, components, translator, votes, api) {
 	var PostTools = {};
 
 	var staleReplyAnyway = false;
@@ -390,13 +391,9 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', [
 					return;
 				}
 
-				socket.emit('posts.' + action, {
-					pid: pid,
-				}, function (err) {
-					if (err) {
-						app.alertError(err.message);
-					}
-				});
+				const route = action === 'purge' ? '' : '/state';
+				const method = action === 'restore' ? 'put' : 'del';
+				api[method](`/posts/${pid}${route}`, undefined, undefined, err => app.alertError(err.status.message));
 			});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/posts.js b/src/controllers/write/posts.js
index a1481784d707..fe4e5828791c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/posts.js
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const meta = require('../../meta');
 const groups = require('../../groups');
 const posts = require('../../posts');
+const topics = require('../../topics');
 const events = require('../../events');
 const utils = require('../../utils');
 
 const helpers = require('../helpers');
 const sockets = require('../../socket.io');
+const socketTopics = require('../../socket.io/topics');	// eehhh...
 
 const Posts = module.exports;
 
@@ -79,3 +81,106 @@ Posts.edit = async (req, res) => {
 	const uids = _.uniq(_.flatten(memberData).concat(req.user.uid.toString()));
 	uids.forEach(uid =>	sockets.in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:post_edited', editResult));
 };
+
+Posts.purge = async (req, res) => {
+	const results = await isMainAndLastPost(req.params.pid);
+	if (results.isMain && !results.isLast) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:cant-purge-main-post]]');
+	}
+
+	const isMainAndLast = results.isMain && results.isLast;
+	const postData = await posts.getPostFields(req.params.pid, ['pid', 'toPid', 'tid']);
+
+	await posts.tools.purge(req.user.uid, req.params.pid);
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+
+	sockets.in('topic_' + postData.tid).emit('event:post_purged', postData);
+	const topicData = await topics.getTopicFields(postData.tid, ['title', 'cid']);
+
+	await events.log({
+		type: 'post-purge',
+		uid: req.user.uid,
+		pid: req.params.pid,
+		ip: req.ip,
+		tid: postData.tid,
+		title: String(topicData.title),
+	});
+
+	if (isMainAndLast) {
+		await socketTopics.doTopicAction('purge', 'event:topic_purged', {
+			ip: req.ip,
+			uid: req.user.uid,
+		}, { tids: [postData.tid], cid: topicData.cid });
+	}
+};
+
+Posts.restore = async (req, res) => {
+	await deleteOrRestore(req, {
+		pid: req.params.pid,
+	}, {
+		command: 'restore',
+		event: 'event:post_restored',
+		type: 'post-restore',
+	});
+
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
+
+Posts.delete = async (req, res) => {
+	await deleteOrRestore(req, {
+		pid: req.params.pid,
+	}, {
+		command: 'delete',
+		event: 'event:post_deleted',
+		type: 'post-delete',
+	});
+
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
+
+async function isMainAndLastPost(pid) {
+	const [isMain, topicData] = await Promise.all([
+		posts.isMain(pid),
+		posts.getTopicFields(pid, ['postcount']),
+	]);
+	return {
+		isMain: isMain,
+		isLast: topicData && topicData.postcount === 1,
+	};
+}
+
+async function deleteOrRestoreTopicOf(command, pid, req) {
+	const topic = await posts.getTopicFields(pid, ['tid', 'cid', 'deleted']);
+	if (command === 'delete' && !topic.deleted) {
+		await socketTopics.doTopicAction('delete', 'event:topic_deleted', {
+			uid: req.user.uid,
+			ip: req.ip,
+		}, { tids: [topic.tid], cid: topic.cid });
+	} else if (command === 'restore' && topic.deleted) {
+		await socketTopics.doTopicAction('restore', 'event:topic_restored', {
+			uid: req.user.uid,
+			ip: req.ip,
+		}, { tids: [topic.tid], cid: topic.cid });
+	}
+}
+
+async function deleteOrRestore(req, data, params) {
+	if (!data || !data.pid) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
+	}
+	const postData = await posts.tools[params.command](req.user.uid, data.pid);
+	const results = await isMainAndLastPost(data.pid);
+	if (results.isMain && results.isLast) {
+		await deleteOrRestoreTopicOf(params.command, data.pid, req);
+	}
+
+	sockets.in('topic_' + postData.tid).emit(params.event, postData);
+
+	await events.log({
+		type: params.type,
+		uid: req.user.uid,
+		pid: data.pid,
+		tid: postData.tid,
+		ip: req.ip,
+	});
+}
diff --git a/src/middleware/assert.js b/src/middleware/assert.js
index 338392495a5b..ef7d79938678 100644
--- a/src/middleware/assert.js
+++ b/src/middleware/assert.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const user = require('../user');
 const groups = require('../groups');
 const topics = require('../topics');
+const posts = require('../posts');
 
 const helpers = require('../controllers/helpers');
 
@@ -36,4 +37,12 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 
 		next();
 	};
+
+	middleware.assertPost = async (req, res, next) => {
+		if (!await posts.exists(req.params.pid)) {
+			return helpers.formatApiResponse(404, res, new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
+		}
+
+		next();
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/write/posts.js b/src/routes/write/posts.js
index 2cbe1a688ce2..9c0655d336f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/write/posts.js
+++ b/src/routes/write/posts.js
@@ -11,46 +11,10 @@ module.exports = function () {
 	const middlewares = [middleware.authenticate];
 
 	setupApiRoute(router, '/:pid', middleware, [...middlewares, middleware.checkRequired.bind(null, ['content'])], 'put', controllers.write.posts.edit);
+	setupApiRoute(router, '/:pid', middleware, [...middlewares, middleware.assertPost], 'delete', controllers.write.posts.purge);
 
-	// app.route('/:pid')
-	// 	.put(apiMiddleware.requireUser, function(req, res) {
-	// 		if (!utils.checkRequired(['content'], req, res)) {
-	// 			return false;
-	// 		}
-
-	// 		var payload = {
-	// 			uid: req.user.uid,
-	// 			pid: req.params.pid,
-	// 			content: req.body.content,
-	// 			options: {}
-	// 		};
-
-	// 		if (req.body.handle) { payload.handle = req.body.handle; }
-	// 		if (req.body.title) { payload.title = req.body.title; }
-	// 		if (req.body.topic_thumb) { payload.options.topic_thumb = req.body.topic_thumb; }
-	// 		if (req.body.tags) { payload.options.tags = req.body.tags; }
-
-	// 		posts.edit(payload, function(err) {
-	// 			errorHandler.handle(err, res);
-	// 		})
-	// 	})
-	// 	.delete(apiMiddleware.requireUser, apiMiddleware.validatePid, function(req, res) {
-	// 		posts.purge(req.params.pid, req.user.uid, function(err) {
-	// 			errorHandler.handle(err, res);
-	// 		});
-	// 	});
-
-	// app.route('/:pid/state')
-	// 	.put(apiMiddleware.requireUser, apiMiddleware.validatePid, function (req, res) {
-	// 		posts.restore(req.params.pid, req.user.uid, function (err) {
-	// 			errorHandler.handle(err, res);
-	// 		});
-	// 	})
-	// 	.delete(apiMiddleware.requireUser, apiMiddleware.validatePid, function (req, res) {
-	// 		posts.delete(req.params.pid, req.user.uid, function (err) {
-	// 			errorHandler.handle(err, res);
-	// 		});
-	// 	});
+	setupApiRoute(router, '/:pid/state', middleware, [...middlewares, middleware.assertPost], 'put', controllers.write.posts.restore);
+	setupApiRoute(router, '/:pid/state', middleware, [...middlewares, middleware.assertPost], 'delete', controllers.write.posts.delete);
 
 	// app.route('/:pid/vote')
 	// 	.post(apiMiddleware.requireUser, function(req, res) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
index 3255722efe12..9d4f6442e991 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const social = require('../../social');
 const user = require('../../user');
 const utils = require('../../utils');
 
+const sockets = require('..');
 
 module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	SocketPosts.loadPostTools = async function (socket, data) {
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	};
 
 	SocketPosts.delete = async function (socket, data) {
+		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'DELETE /api/v1/posts/:pid/state');
+
 		await deleteOrRestore(socket, data, {
 			command: 'delete',
 			event: 'event:post_deleted',
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	};
 
 	SocketPosts.restore = async function (socket, data) {
+		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'PUT /api/v1/posts/:pid/state');
+
 		await deleteOrRestore(socket, data, {
 			command: 'restore',
 			event: 'event:post_restored',
@@ -118,6 +123,8 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 	}
 
 	SocketPosts.purge = async function (socket, data) {
+		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'DELETE /api/v1/posts/:pid');
+
 		if (!data || !parseInt(data.pid, 10)) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 		}