diff --git a/server/services/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java b/server/services/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
index 015a091e74..836e09ab0a 100644
--- a/server/services/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
+++ b/server/services/src/main/java/org/zanata/action/VersionGroupHome.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import org.zanata.common.EntityStatus;
 import org.zanata.dao.ProjectIterationDAO;
+import org.zanata.dao.VersionGroupDAO;
 import org.zanata.i18n.Messages;
 import org.zanata.model.HAccount;
 import org.zanata.model.HIterationGroup;
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ public class VersionGroupHome extends SlugHome<HIterationGroup>
     private GroupLocaleAutocomplete localeAutocomplete;
     @Inject
     private UrlUtil urlUtil;
+    @Inject
+    private VersionGroupDAO versionGroupDAO;
     private AbstractListFilter<HPerson> maintainerFilter =
             new InMemoryListFilter<HPerson>() {
 
@@ -201,8 +204,14 @@ private String update(
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public void setStatus(char initial) {
-        getInstance().setStatus(EntityStatus.valueOf(initial));
+    public void deleteSelf() {
+        identity.checkPermission(getInstance(), "update");
+        String slug = getInstance().getSlug();
+        versionGroupDAO.makeTransient(getInstance());
+        versionGroupDAO.flush();
+        facesMessages.addGlobal(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO,
+                msgs.format("jsf.group.notification.deleted", slug));
+        urlUtil.redirectToInternal(urlUtil.dashboardUrl());
     }
 
     @Transactional
diff --git a/server/services/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/server/services/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index 5559192c5f..4d25d82901 100644
--- a/server/services/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/server/services/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ jsf.group.FindGroup=Find Group
 jsf.GroupName=Group Name
 jsf.GroupDescription=Group Description
 jsf.GroupStatus=Group Status
+jsf.group.notification.deleted=Group "{0}" deleted.
 jsf.UpdateGeneralSettings=Update general settings
 jsf.SelectGroup=Select group
 jsf.Select=Select
@@ -760,8 +761,7 @@ jsf.VersionAddedToGroup=Version "{0}" of Project "{1}" has been added to group.
 jsf.LanguageAlreadyInGroup=Language "{0}" is already added to group.
 jsf.InvalidProjectVersion=Invalid project version
 jsf.VersionAlreadyInGroup=Version "{0}" is already added to group.
-jsf.ArchiveThisGroup=Archive this Group
-jsf.UnArchiveThisGroup=Unarchive this Group
+jsf.DeleteThisGroup=Delete this Group
 jsf.MaintainerRemoveFromGroup=Maintainer "{0}" has been removed from group.
 jsf.MaintainerAddedToGroup=Maintainer "{0}" has been added to group.
 jsf.InvalidUsername=Invalid username.
@@ -770,8 +770,7 @@ jsf.ProjectMissingLanguage={0} project missing for this language
 jsf.ProjectsMissingLanguage={0} projects missing for this language
 jsf.LanguageMissingProject={0} language missing for this project
 jsf.LanguagesMissingProject={0} languages missing for this project
-jsf.ArchiveGroupMessage=This will set the group's status to archived and remove it from the public groups list, you will still be able to access it and unarchive it later.
-jsf.ActivateGroupMessage=This will set the group's status to active and make it visible in the public groups list.
+jsf.DeleteGroupMessage=This will delete this group and remove it from the public groups list. You will not be able to access it any more.
 jsf.Missing=missing
 jsf.project.search.placeholder=Search project names
 jsf.ClearSearch=Clear search
diff --git a/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/delete_group_confirmation_modal.xhtml b/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/delete_group_confirmation_modal.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e0855b811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/delete_group_confirmation_modal.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright 2018, Red Hat, Inc. and individual contributors as indicated by the
+  ~  @author tags. See the copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full
+  ~  listing of individual contributors.
+  ~
+  ~  This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  ~  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+  ~  Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+  ~  any later version.
+  ~
+  ~  This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ~  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+  ~  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+  ~  details.
+  ~
+  ~  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  ~  along with this software; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+  ~  Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF
+  ~  site: http://www.fsf.org.
+  -->
+
+<ui:composition xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
+  xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"
+  xmlns:a4j="http://richfaces.org/a4j"
+  xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html">
+
+
+
+  <div class="modal" id="delete-group-confirmation-modal" tabindex="-1"
+    role="dialog" >
+    <div class="modal__dialog l--constrain-medium">
+      <header class="modal__header">
+        <h2 class="modal__title">#{msgs.format('jsf.DeleteConfirmation', 'group', entityName)}</h2>
+        <button class="modal__close button--link" data-dismiss="modal"><i
+          class="i i--huge i--cancel"></i></button>
+      </header>
+
+
+      <h:outputScript>
+        function toggleDeleteButton(textField) {
+          var enabled = textField.value === '#{entityName}';
+          var deleteButton = document.getElementById('#{deleteButton.clientId}');
+          deleteButton.disabled = !enabled;
+          if (enabled) {
+            deleteButton.disabled = false;
+            deleteButton.onclick = function() {
+              runDelete();
+              zanata.modal.hide('#delete-group-confirmation-modal')
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      </h:outputScript>
+      <div class="modal__content">
+        <div class="l--pad-all-1">
+          <div class="message--danger">
+            <h:outputText value="#{msgs['jsf.DeleteConfirmation.Message.prefix']}" />
+            <strong>#{msgs['jsf.DeleteConfirmation.Message.word.permanently']}</strong>
+            <h:outputText value="#{msgs['jsf.DeleteConfirmation.Message.suffix']}" />
+          </div>
+          <div class="l--pad-all-1">
+            <h:outputLabel value="#{msgs.format('jsf.DeleteConfirmation.Prompt', entityName)}" />
+            <h:inputText id="confirmDeleteInput" onkeyup="toggleDeleteButton(this);return true;" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+
+
+      <footer class="modal__footer l--pad-h-1 l--pad-v-half bg--highest">
+        <div class="g--tight">
+          <h:panelGroup layout="block"  styleClass="g__item txt--align-right"
+            id="delete-confirmation-buttons">
+            <div class="bx--inline-block">
+              <button id="cancelDelete" onclick="zanata.modal.hide('#delete-group-confirmation-modal');return false;"
+                class="cancel button--link l--push-right-half" data-dismiss="modal">
+                #{msgs['jsf.Cancel']}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="bx--inline-block">
+              <button id="deleteButton" styleClass="button--danger" jsfc="a4j:commandButton" binding="#{deleteButton}" disabled="true"
+                value="#{msgs['jsf.Delete']}"></button>
+            </div>
+          </h:panelGroup>
+        </div>
+      </footer>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+</ui:composition>
diff --git a/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/settings-tab.xhtml b/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/settings-tab.xhtml
index 555449609b..4f682288ea 100644
--- a/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/settings-tab.xhtml
+++ b/server/zanata-war/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/settings-tab.xhtml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   xmlns:f="http://java.sun.com/jsf/core"
   xmlns:zanata="http://java.sun.com/jsf/composite/zanata">
 
+  <h:form>
+    <a4j:jsFunction name="runDelete" action="#{versionGroupHome.deleteSelf()}" />
+  </h:form>
 <h1>#{msgs['jsf.Settings']}</h1>
 
 <div class="tabs--vertical js-tabs">
@@ -63,33 +66,15 @@
         </div>
         <hr/>
         <h:panelGroup id="status">
-          <ui:fragment
-            rendered="#{versionGroupHome.instance.status == 'ACTIVE'}">
-            <p>
-              <a4j:commandLink styleClass="button--danger"
-                action="#{versionGroupHome.setStatus('O')}" render="status">
-                #{msgs['jsf.ArchiveThisGroup']}
-              </a4j:commandLink>
-            </p>
-
-            <p class="txt--meta">#{msgs['jsf.ArchiveGroupMessage']}</p>
-          </ui:fragment>
-
-          <ui:fragment
-            rendered="#{versionGroupHome.instance.status != 'ACTIVE'}">
-            <p>
-              <a4j:commandLink styleClass="button--success"
-                action="#{versionGroupHome.setStatus('A')}" render="status">
-                <i
-                  class="i--left i--archive"></i> #{msgs['jsf.UnArchiveThisGroup']}
-              </a4j:commandLink>
-            </p>
-
-            <p class="txt--meta">
-              <i
-                class="i--left i--archive"></i> #{msgs['jsf.ActivateGroupMessage']}
-            </p>
-          </ui:fragment>
+          <p>
+            <a href="javascript:void(0)" id="button-delete-group"
+               class="button--danger l--push-bottom-half"
+               data-toggle="modal"
+               data-target="#delete-group-confirmation-modal">
+              #{msgs['jsf.DeleteThisGroup']} <i class="i--left i--trash"></i>
+            </a>
+          </p>
+          <p class="txt--meta">#{msgs['jsf.DeleteGroupMessage']}</p>
         </h:panelGroup>
       </div>
     </h:form>
@@ -274,4 +259,7 @@
   </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
+  <ui:include src="/WEB-INF/layout/version-group/delete_group_confirmation_modal.xhtml">
+    <ui:param name="entityName" value="#{versionGroupHome.instance.name}" />
+  </ui:include>
 </ui:composition>