diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDeleteController.php b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDeleteController.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDeleteController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/controller/PhrictionDeleteController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     $document = id(new PhrictionDocumentQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->needContent(true)
       ->requireCapabilities(
         array(
           PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
@@ -32,15 +33,24 @@
       PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_STUB => true, // How could they?
     );
     if (isset($disallowed_states[$document->getStatus()])) {
-      $e_text = pht('An already moved or deleted document can not be deleted');
+      $e_text = pht(
+        'An already moved or deleted document can not be deleted.');
     }
 
     $document_uri = PhrictionDocument::getSlugURI($document->getSlug());
 
     if (!$e_text && $request->isFormPost()) {
-        $editor = id(PhrictionDocumentEditor::newForSlug($document->getSlug()))
+        $xactions = array();
+        $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE)
+          ->setNewValue(true);
+
+        $editor = id(new PhrictionTransactionEditor())
           ->setActor($user)
-          ->delete();
+          ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
+          ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
+          ->applyTransactions($document, $xactions);
+
         return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($document_uri);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/editor/PhrictionTransactionEditor.php b/src/applications/phriction/editor/PhrictionTransactionEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/editor/PhrictionTransactionEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/editor/PhrictionTransactionEditor.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT;
     $types[] = PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_TITLE;
     $types[] = PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT;
+    $types[] = PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE;
 
     /* TODO
     $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@
           return null;
         }
         return $this->getOldContent()->getContent();
+      case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return null;
     }
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@
     switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
       case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT:
+      case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
         return $xaction->getNewValue();
     }
   }
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
       case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
       case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT:
+      case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
         return true;
       }
     }
@@ -131,6 +136,11 @@
       case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT:
         $this->getNewContent()->setContent($xaction->getNewValue());
         break;
+      case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
+        $this->getNewContent()->setContent('');
+        $this->getNewContent()->setChangeType(
+          PhrictionChangeType::CHANGE_DELETE);
+        break;
       default:
         break;
     }
@@ -145,6 +155,7 @@
       switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
         case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_TITLE:
         case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_CONTENT:
+        case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
           $save_content = true;
           break;
         default:
@@ -213,6 +224,8 @@
         pht("A document's title changes."),
       PhrictionTransaction::MAILTAG_CONTENT =>
         pht("A document's content changes."),
+      PhrictionTransaction::MAILTAG_DELETE =>
+        pht('A document is deleted.'),
     );
   }
 
@@ -279,14 +292,12 @@
   private function buildNewContentTemplate(
     PhrictionDocument $document) {
 
-    $new_content = new PhrictionContent();
-    $new_content->setSlug($document->getSlug());
-    $new_content->setAuthorPHID($this->getActor()->getPHID());
-    $new_content->setChangeType(PhrictionChangeType::CHANGE_EDIT);
-
-    $new_content->setTitle($this->getOldContent()->getTitle());
-    $new_content->setContent($this->getOldContent()->getContent());
-
+    $new_content = id(new PhrictionContent())
+      ->setSlug($document->getSlug())
+      ->setAuthorPHID($this->getActor()->getPHID())
+      ->setChangeType(PhrictionChangeType::CHANGE_EDIT)
+      ->setTitle($this->getOldContent()->getTitle())
+      ->setContent($this->getOldContent()->getContent());
     if (strlen($this->getDescription())) {
       $new_content->setDescription($this->getDescription());
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionTransaction.php b/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/storage/PhrictionTransaction.php
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 
   const TYPE_TITLE = 'title';
   const TYPE_CONTENT = 'content';
+  const TYPE_DELETE  = 'delete';
 
   const MAILTAG_TITLE = 'phriction-title';
   const MAILTAG_CONTENT = 'phriction-content';
+  const MAILTAG_DELETE  = 'phriction-delete';
 
   public function getApplicationName() {
     return 'phriction';
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@
         return 1.4;
       case self::TYPE_CONTENT:
         return 1.3;
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return 1.5;
     }
 
     return parent::getActionStrength();
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@
       case self::TYPE_CONTENT:
         return pht('Edited');
 
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return pht('Deleted');
+
     }
 
     return parent::getActionName();
@@ -86,13 +93,14 @@
       case self::TYPE_TITLE:
       case self::TYPE_CONTENT:
         return 'fa-pencil';
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return 'fa-times';
     }
 
     return parent::getIcon();
   }
 
 
-
   public function getTitle() {
     $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
 
@@ -117,6 +125,12 @@
           '%s edited the document content.',
           $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
 
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return pht(
+          '%s deleted this document.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
+
+
     }
 
     return parent::getTitle();
@@ -151,6 +165,12 @@
           $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
           $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
 
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        return pht(
+          '%s deleted %s.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+
     }
     return parent::getTitleForFeed($story);
   }
@@ -179,6 +199,10 @@
       case self::TYPE_CONTENT:
         $tags[] = self::MAILTAG_CONTENT;
         break;
+      case self::TYPE_DELETE:
+        $tags[] = self::MAILTAG_DELETE;
+        break;
+
     }
     return $tags;
   }