diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetails/RecipeDetails.jsx b/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetails/RecipeDetails.jsx
index fc3cf6f..86937cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetails/RecipeDetails.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RecipeDetails/RecipeDetails.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
-import { useLoaderData } from "react-router";
+import { useLoaderData, useNavigate } from "react-router";
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { LabelGroup, Heading, Box, Button } from "@primer/react";
+import {
+  LabelGroup,
+  Heading,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Dialog,
+  ButtonGroup,
+  Spinner,
+} from "@primer/react";
 import FullWidthPage from "../FullWidthPage/FullWidthPage";
 import BorderBox from "../BorderBox/BorderBox";
 import CategoryLabel from "../CategoryLabel/CategoryLabel";
@@ -9,10 +17,20 @@ import LengthLabel from "../LengthLabel/LengthLabel";
 import Source from "../Source/Source";
 import Ingredients from "../Ingredients/Ingredients";
 import AddOrEditRecipe from "../AddNewOrEditRecipe/AddNewOrEditRecipe";
+import { apiClient } from "../../services/apiClient";
 
 function RecipeDetails() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const recipe = useLoaderData().recipe;
   const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
+  const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
+  const [showDeletePopup, setShowDeletePopup] = useState(false);
+
+  async function deleteRecipe() {
+    setIsDeleting(true);
+    await apiClient.deleteRecipe(recipe.id);
+    navigate("/");
+  }
 
   const displayRecipe = (
     <Box>
@@ -28,9 +46,39 @@ function RecipeDetails() {
         <Source source={recipe.source} />
         <Ingredients recipe={recipe} />
       </BorderBox>
-      <Button variant="primary" onClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}>
-        Edit recipe
-      </Button>
+      <ButtonGroup>
+        <Button variant="primary" onClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}>
+          Edit recipe
+        </Button>
+        <Button variant="danger" onClick={() => setShowDeletePopup(true)}>
+          Delete recipe
+        </Button>
+      </ButtonGroup>
+
+      {showDeletePopup && (
+        <Dialog
+          title="Are you sure?"
+          onClose={() => setShowDeletePopup(false)}
+          footerButtons={[
+            {
+              buttonType: "primary",
+              content: "Close",
+              onClick: () => setShowDeletePopup(false),
+            },
+            {
+              buttonType: "danger",
+              content: "Delete recipe",
+              onClick: deleteRecipe,
+            },
+          ]}
+        >
+          {isDeleting ? (
+            <Spinner />
+          ) : (
+            "Are you sure you want to delete this recipe?"
+          )}
+        </Dialog>
+      )}
     </Box>
   );
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js b/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js
index 54c7997..4286342 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js
+++ b/frontend/src/services/apiClient.js
@@ -109,6 +109,25 @@ class ApiClient {
     }
     this.#cacheItem("plan", plan);
   }
+
+  async deleteRecipe(id) {
+    const response = await fetch(
+      this.baseUrl + this.prefix + `/recipes/${id}`,
+      {
+        method: "DELETE",
+        headers: {
+          Accept: "application/json",
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+      }
+    );
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Error deleting recipe - status: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+    const allRecipes = await this.getAllRecipes();
+    this.#cacheItem("recipes", allRecipes);
+  }
 }
 
 export const apiClient = new ApiClient(getApiBaseUrl());