diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 759c4df..1766d3a 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func setAdminRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 		"home":                  extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/home.tmpl"),
 		"change_own_password":   extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/change_own_password.tmpl"),
 		"change_password":       extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/change_password.tmpl"),
+		"delete_user":           extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/delete_user.tmpl"),
 		"create_user":           extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/create_user.tmpl"),
 		"update_lastfm_api_key": extendFromBox(userT, box, "pages/update_lastfm_api_key.tmpl"),
 	}
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ func setAdminRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/unlink_lastfm_do", withUserWare(cont.ServeUnlinkLastFMDo))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/change_password", withAdminWare(cont.ServeChangePassword))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/change_password_do", withAdminWare(cont.ServeChangePasswordDo))
+	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/delete_user", withAdminWare(cont.ServeDeleteUser))
+	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/delete_user_do", withAdminWare(cont.ServeDeleteUserDo))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/create_user", withAdminWare(cont.ServeCreateUser))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/create_user_do", withAdminWare(cont.ServeCreateUserDo))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin/update_lastfm_api_key", withAdminWare(cont.ServeUpdateLastFMAPIKey))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2c0d746..bf19859 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.2.0
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.2.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.16.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.1
 	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.1.3
 	github.com/jinzhu/gorm v1.9.2
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v0.0.0-20180308033659-04140366298a // indirect
diff --git a/handler/admin.go b/handler/admin.go
index e5ddc34..6b7ab7c 100644
--- a/handler/admin.go
+++ b/handler/admin.go
@@ -158,6 +158,31 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeChangePasswordDo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/home", http.StatusSeeOther)
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) ServeDeleteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	username := r.URL.Query().Get("user")
+	if username == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "please provide a username", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	var user db.User
+	err := c.DB.Where("name = ?", username).First(&user).Error
+	if gorm.IsRecordNotFoundError(err) {
+		http.Error(w, "couldn't find a user with that name", 400)
+		return
+	}
+	var data templateData
+	data.SelectedUser = &user
+	renderTemplate(w, r, c.Templates["delete_user"], &data)
+}
+
+func (c *Controller) ServeDeleteUserDo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	username := r.URL.Query().Get("user")
+	var user db.User
+	c.DB.Where("name = ?", username).First(&user)
+	c.DB.Delete(&user)
+	http.Redirect(w, r, "/admin/home", http.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
 func (c *Controller) ServeCreateUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	renderTemplate(w, r, c.Templates["create_user"], nil)
 }
diff --git a/static/stylesheets/main.css b/static/stylesheets/main.css
index 4f3753a..39642be 100644
--- a/static/stylesheets/main.css
+++ b/static/stylesheets/main.css
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ a:hover {
     background-color: #f4433669;
 }
 
-.happy {
-    background-color: #4caf5069;
-}
-
 i.mdi {
     font-size: 14px;
 }
diff --git a/templates/pages/delete_user.tmpl b/templates/pages/delete_user.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385e581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/pages/delete_user.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{ define "title" }}home{{ end }}
+
+{{ define "user" }}
+<div class="padded box mono">
+    <div class="box-title">
+        <i class="mdi mdi-account-remove"></i> deleting user {{ .SelectedUser.Name }}
+    </div>
+    <div class="right">
+        are you sure?
+    </div>
+    <form action="/admin/delete_user_do?user={{ .SelectedUser.Name }}" method="post">
+        <input type="submit" value="yes">
+    </form>
+</div>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/pages/home.tmpl b/templates/pages/home.tmpl
index c05dd81..4cfd201 100644
--- a/templates/pages/home.tmpl
+++ b/templates/pages/home.tmpl
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
             <a href="/admin/update_lastfm_api_key">update api key</a><br/>
         {{ end }}
         {{ if .CurrentLastFMAPIKey }}
+            <span class="light">current status</span>
             {{ if .User.LastFMSession }}
-                <span class="light">current status</span>
-                <span class="happy">linked</span>
+                linked
+                <span class="light">&#124;</span>
                 <a href="/admin/unlink_lastfm_do">unlink</a><br/>
             {{ else }}
-                <span class="light">current status</span>
                 <span class="angry">unlinked</span>
                 <a href="https://www.last.fm/api/auth/?api_key={{ .CurrentLastFMAPIKey }}&cb={{ .RequestRoot }}/admin/link_lastfm_do">link</a><br/>
             {{ end }}
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@
         <div class="right">
         {{ range $user := .AllUsers }}
             <i>{{ $user.Name }}</i>
-            <span class="light">created</span>
-            {{ $user.CreatedAt.Format "jan 02, 2006" }}
-            <a href="/admin/change_password?user={{ $user.Name }}">change password</a><br/>
+            <span class="light">{{ $user.CreatedAt.Format "jan 02, 2006" }}</span>
+            <span class="light">&#124;</span>
+            <a href="/admin/change_password?user={{ $user.Name }}">change password</a>
+            <span class="light">&#124;</span>
+            <a href="/admin/delete_user?user={{ $user.Name }}">delete</a><br/>
         {{ end }}
         <a href="/admin/create_user" class="button">create new</a>
         </div>