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
@@ -26,20 +26,10 @@
       return new Aphront404Response();
     }
 
-    $e_text = null;
-    $disallowed_states = array(
-      PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_DELETED => true, // Silly
-      PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_MOVED => true, // Makes no sense
-      PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_STUB => true, // How could they?
-    );
-    if (isset($disallowed_states[$document->getStatus()])) {
-      $e_text = pht(
-        'An already moved or deleted document can not be deleted.');
-    }
-
     $document_uri = PhrictionDocument::getSlugURI($document->getSlug());
 
-    if (!$e_text && $request->isFormPost()) {
+    $e_text = null;
+    if ($request->isFormPost()) {
         $xactions = array();
         $xactions[] = id(new PhrictionTransaction())
           ->setTransactionType(PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE)
@@ -48,16 +38,19 @@
         $editor = id(new PhrictionTransactionEditor())
           ->setActor($user)
           ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
-          ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
-          ->applyTransactions($document, $xactions);
-
-        return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($document_uri);
+          ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true);
+        try {
+          $editor->applyTransactions($document, $xactions);
+          return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())->setURI($document_uri);
+        } catch (PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationException $ex) {
+          $e_text = phutil_implode_html("\n", $ex->getErrorMessages());
+        }
     }
 
     if ($e_text) {
       $dialog = id(new AphrontDialogView())
         ->setUser($user)
-        ->setTitle(pht('Can not delete document!'))
+        ->setTitle(pht('Can Not Delete Document!'))
         ->appendChild($e_text)
         ->addCancelButton($document_uri);
     } else {
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
@@ -477,6 +477,29 @@
             }
           }
           break;
+        case PhrictionTransaction::TYPE_DELETE:
+          switch ($object->getStatus()) {
+            case PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_DELETED:
+              $e_text = pht('An already deleted document can not be deleted.');
+              break;
+            case PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_MOVED:
+              $e_text = pht('A moved document can not be deleted.');
+              break;
+            case PhrictionDocumentStatus::STATUS_STUB:
+              $e_text = pht('A stub document can not be deleted.');
+              break;
+            default:
+              break 2;
+          }
+
+          $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
+            $type,
+            pht('Can not delete document.'),
+            $e_text,
+            $xaction);
+          $errors[] = $error;
+
+          break;
       }
     }