diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/gists.py b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/gists.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/admin/gists.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/admin/gists.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseContr
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import LoginRequired, NotAnonymous
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str, safe_int, time_to_datetime
 from rhodecode.lib.helpers import Page
-from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound
+from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound, HTTPForbidden
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import or_
 from rhodecode.lib.vcs.exceptions import VCSError
 
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ class GistsController(BaseController):
         #    h.form(url('gist', id=ID),
         #           method='delete')
         # url('gist', id=ID)
+        gist = GistModel().get_gist(id)
+        owner = gist.gist_owner == c.rhodecode_user.user_id
+        if h.HasPermissionAny('hg.admin')() or owner:
+            GistModel().delete(gist)
+            Session().commit()
+            h.flash(_('Deleted gist %s') % gist.gist_access_id, category='success')
+        else:
+            raise HTTPForbidden()
+
+        return redirect(url('gists'))
 
     @LoginRequired()
     def show(self, id, format='html'):
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/show.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/show.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/show.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/show.html
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
                         <div class="left item last">${c.gist.gist_description}</div>
                         <div class="buttons">
                           ## only owner should see that
-                          %if c.gist.owner.username == c.rhodecode_user.username:
+                          %if h.HasPermissionAny('hg.admin')() or c.gist.gist_owner == c.rhodecode_user.user_id:
                             ##${h.link_to(_('Edit'),h.url(''),class_="ui-btn")}
-                            ##${h.link_to(_('Delete'),h.url(''),class_="ui-btn red")}
+                            ${h.form(url('gist', id=c.gist.gist_id),method='delete')}
+                                ${h.submit('remove_gist', _('Delete'),class_="ui-btn red",onclick="return confirm('"+_('Confirm to delete this gist')+"');")}
+                            ${h.end_form()}
                           %endif
                         </div>
                     </div>
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_admin_gists.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_admin_gists.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_admin_gists.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_admin_gists.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ from rhodecode.model.db import User, Gis
 
 
 def _create_gist(f_name, content='some gist', lifetime=-1,
-                 description='gist-desc', gist_type='public'):
+                 description='gist-desc', gist_type='public',
+                 owner=TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN):
     gist_mapping = {
         f_name: {'content': content}
     }
-    user = User.get_by_username(TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN)
+    user = User.get_by_username(owner)
     gist = GistModel().create(description, owner=user,
                        gist_mapping=gist_mapping, gist_type=gist_type,
                        lifetime=lifetime)
@@ -109,8 +110,21 @@ class TestGistsController(TestController
         response = self.app.put(url('gist', id=1))
 
     def test_delete(self):
-        self.skipTest('not implemented')
-        response = self.app.delete(url('gist', id=1))
+        self.log_user()
+        gist = _create_gist('delete-me')
+        response = self.app.delete(url('gist', id=gist.gist_id))
+        self.checkSessionFlash(response, 'Deleted gist %s' % gist.gist_id)
+
+    def test_delete_normal_user_his_gist(self):
+        self.log_user(TEST_USER_REGULAR_LOGIN, TEST_USER_REGULAR_PASS)
+        gist = _create_gist('delete-me', owner=TEST_USER_REGULAR_LOGIN)
+        response = self.app.delete(url('gist', id=gist.gist_id))
+        self.checkSessionFlash(response, 'Deleted gist %s' % gist.gist_id)
+
+    def test_delete_normal_user_not_his_own_gist(self):
+        self.log_user(TEST_USER_REGULAR_LOGIN, TEST_USER_REGULAR_PASS)
+        gist = _create_gist('delete-me')
+        response = self.app.delete(url('gist', id=gist.gist_id), status=403)
 
     def test_show(self):
         gist = _create_gist('gist-show-me')