diff --git a/server/ui-src/components/message/Release.vue b/server/ui-src/components/message/Release.vue
index ee3d9ef..9491a27 100644
--- a/server/ui-src/components/message/Release.vue
+++ b/server/ui-src/components/message/Release.vue
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ export default {
 		AjaxLoader,
 	},
 
+	emits: ['delete'],
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			addresses: [],
+			deleteAfterRelease: false,
 			mailbox,
 			allAddresses: [],
 		}
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ export default {
 
 				self.post(self.resolve('/api/v1/message/' + self.message.ID + '/release'), data, function (response) {
 					self.modal("ReleaseModal").hide()
+					if (self.deleteAfterRelease) {
+						self.$emit('delete')
+					}
 				})
 			}, 100)
 		}
@@ -108,6 +114,18 @@ export default {
 							<div class="invalid-feedback">Invalid email address</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
+					<div class="row mb-3">
+						<div class="col-sm-10 offset-sm-2">
+							<div class="form-check">
+								<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" v-model="deleteAfterRelease"
+									id="DeleteAfterRelease">
+								<label class="form-check-label" for="DeleteAfterRelease">
+									Delete the message after release
+								</label>
+							</div>
+
+						</div>
+					</div>
 					<div class="form-text text-center" v-if="mailbox.uiConfig.MessageRelay.RecipientAllowlist != ''">
 						Note: A recipient allowlist has been configured. Any mail address not matching it will be rejected.
 						<br class="d-none d-md-inline">
diff --git a/server/ui-src/views/MessageView.vue b/server/ui-src/views/MessageView.vue
index 927cd11..6bf72c7 100644
--- a/server/ui-src/views/MessageView.vue
+++ b/server/ui-src/views/MessageView.vue
@@ -341,6 +341,6 @@ export default {
 
 	<AboutMailpit modals />
 	<AjaxLoader :loading="loading" />
-	<Release v-if="message" ref="ReleaseRef" :message="message" />
+	<Release v-if="message" ref="ReleaseRef" :message="message" @delete="deleteMessage" />
 	<Screenshot v-if="message" ref="ScreenshotRef" :message="message" />
 </template>