diff --git a/postcss.config.js b/postcss.config.js
index 427baeed..95e263d3 100644
--- a/postcss.config.js
+++ b/postcss.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const safelistSelectors = [
   'body',
   'stroke-primary',
   'mode-dark',
+  'line-through',
   // Components with custom color prop might need its color to be whitelisted too
   'bg-blue-500',
   'hover:bg-blue-400'
diff --git a/src/components/Hyperchat.svelte b/src/components/Hyperchat.svelte
index ab89cdb5..cdce88b4 100644
--- a/src/components/Hyperchat.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Hyperchat.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     chatUserActionsItems,
     ChatUserActions
   } from '../ts/chat-constants';
-  import { isAllEmoji, isChatMessage, isPrivileged, responseIsAction } from '../ts/chat-utils';
+  import { buildDeletedObj, isAllEmoji, isChatMessage, isPrivileged, responseIsAction } from '../ts/chat-utils';
   import { handleReplyThreadResponse } from '../ts/chat-actions';
   import Button from 'smelte/src/components/Button';
   import {
@@ -216,14 +216,15 @@
   };
 
   const onDelete = (deletion: Ytc.ParsedDeleted) => {
-    messageActions.some((action) => {
+    const changed = messageActions.some((action) => {
       if (isWelcome(action)) return false;
       if (action.message.messageId === deletion.messageId) {
-        action.deleted = { replace: deletion.replacedMessage };
+        action.deleted = buildDeletedObj(deletion, action.message.message);
         return true;
       }
       return false;
     });
+    if (changed) messageActions = messageActions;
   };
 
   const onChatAction = (action: Chat.Actions, isInitial = false) => {
@@ -320,6 +321,14 @@
         $ytDark = response.dark;
         break;
       case 'chatUserActionResponse':
+        if (response.success && response.action === ChatUserActions.DELETE_MESSAGE) {
+          onDelete({
+            messageId: response.message.messageId,
+            replacedMessage: [],
+            pending: true
+          });
+          break;
+        }
         $alertDialog = {
           title: response.success ? 'Success!' : 'Error',
           message: chatUserActionsItems.find(v => v.value === response.action)
@@ -327,13 +336,6 @@
           color: response.success ? 'primary' : 'error'
         };
         if (response.success) {
-          if (response.action === ChatUserActions.DELETE_MESSAGE) {
-            onDelete({
-              messageId: response.message.messageId,
-              replacedMessage: [{ text: '[message retracted]' }]
-            });
-            break;
-          }
           messageActions = messageActions.filter(
             (a) => {
               if (isWelcome(a)) return true;
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@
   {#if $enableStickySuperchatBar}
     <StickyBar />
   {/if}
-  <div class="w-full min-h-0 flex justify-end flex-col relative">
+  <div class="w-full min-h-0 flex-1 flex justify-end flex-col relative">
     <div bind:this={div} on:scroll={checkAtBottom} class="content overflow-y-scroll">
       <div style="height: {topBarSize}px;" />
       {#each messageActions as action (action.message.messageId)}
diff --git a/src/components/Message.svelte b/src/components/Message.svelte
index 1a4e3551..38d513dd 100644
--- a/src/components/Message.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Message.svelte
@@ -59,8 +59,17 @@
   });
   $: nameColorClass = generateNameColorClass(member, moderator, owner, forceDark);
 
-  $: if (deleted != null) {
-    message.message = deleted.replace;
+  let showOriginal = false;
+  $: displayRuns = deleted != null && !showOriginal ? deleted.replace : message.message;
+  // If showing original text, swap the first text run to 'hide'.
+  let toggleLabelRuns: Ytc.ParsedRun[] | undefined;
+  $: {
+    let swapped = !showOriginal;
+    toggleLabelRuns = deleted?.viewOriginalText?.map((r) => {
+      if (swapped || r.type !== 'text') return r;
+      swapped = true;
+      return { ...r, text: 'Hide deleted message' };
+    });
   }
   $: displayAuthorName = formatAuthorName(message.author.name);
 
@@ -71,10 +80,10 @@
 
   $: isSelf = message.author.id === $selfChannelId;
   $: visibleActions = chatUserActionsItems.filter((d) => {
-    if (isSelf) {
-      return d.value === ChatUserActions.DELETE_MESSAGE && message.params != null;
+    if (d.value === ChatUserActions.DELETE_MESSAGE) {
+      return (isSelf || message.canDelete) && message.params != null && deleted == null;
     }
-    return d.value !== ChatUserActions.DELETE_MESSAGE;
+    return !isSelf;
   });
   $: menuItems = visibleActions.map((d) => ({
     icon: d.icon,
@@ -92,13 +101,13 @@
 </script>
 
 <!-- svelte-ignore a11y-mouse-events-have-key-events -->
-<div 
+<div
   class="inline-flex flex-row gap-2 break-words w-full overflow-visible"
 >
   {#if !hideName && $showProfileIcons}
     <a
       href={message.author.url}
-      class="flex-shrink-0 {message.author.url ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-auto'}"
+      class="flex-shrink-0 {message.author.url ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-auto'} {deleted != null ? 'opacity-50' : ''}"
       target="_blank"
     >
       <img
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@
       />
     </a>
   {/if}
-  <div>
+  <div class={deleted != null ? 'opacity-50' : ''}>
     {#if !hideName}
       <span
         class="text-xs mr-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-600 align-middle"
@@ -177,12 +186,26 @@
       </span>
     {/if}
     <MessageRun
-      runs={message.message}
+      runs={displayRuns}
       {forceDark}
       deleted={deleted != null}
       {forceTLColor}
-      class={message.membershipGiftRedeem ? 'text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-600 italic font-medium' : ''}
+      class="{message.membershipGiftRedeem ? 'text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-600 italic font-medium' : ''} {deleted?.pending || showOriginal ? 'line-through' : ''}"
     />
+    {#if deleted?.viewOriginalText}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        on:click={() => (showOriginal = !showOriginal)}
+        class="ml-1 align-middle text-xs cursor-pointer text-deleted-light dark:text-deleted-dark bg-transparent border-0 p-0"
+      >
+        <MessageRun
+          runs={toggleLabelRuns}
+          {forceDark}
+          {forceTLColor}
+          class="underline cursor-pointer"
+        />
+      </button>
+    {/if}
     {#if message.membershipGiftRedeem}
       <svg
         height="1em"
diff --git a/src/components/common/Menu.svelte b/src/components/common/Menu.svelte
index 0ccb0909..60a176bc 100644
--- a/src/components/common/Menu.svelte
+++ b/src/components/common/Menu.svelte
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
           class={menuClasses}
           transition:fade={{ duration: 150 }}
           bind:this={listDiv}
-          style="max-width: 20em; font-size: 0.9em; {offsetYStyle}"
+          style="max-width: 20em; font-size: 1em; {offsetYStyle}"
         >
           <List
             select
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                   on:click={() => onItemClick(item)}
                   style="padding: 0.5em 1em"
                 >
-                  <Icon class="pr-6">
+                  <Icon class="pr-2">
                     {item.icon}
                   </Icon>
                   <span>{item.text}</span>
diff --git a/src/scripts/chat-interceptor.ts b/src/scripts/chat-interceptor.ts
index bc414fb6..9a6cce7d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/chat-interceptor.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/chat-interceptor.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ const chatLoaded = async (): Promise<void> => {
         const visitorId = (ytcfg as any)?.data_?.VISITOR_DATA ?? baseContext?.client?.visitorData;
         const clientName = (ytcfg as any)?.data_?.INNERTUBE_CLIENT_NAME;
         const clientVersion = (ytcfg as any)?.data_?.INNERTUBE_CLIENT_VERSION;
+        const pageId = (ytcfg as any)?.data_?.DELEGATED_SESSION_ID;
         return {
           headers: {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ const chatLoaded = async (): Promise<void> => {
             ...(visitorId != null ? { 'X-Goog-Visitor-Id': String(visitorId) } : {}),
             ...(clientName != null ? { 'X-Youtube-Client-Name': String(clientName) } : {}),
             ...(clientVersion != null ? { 'X-Youtube-Client-Version': String(clientVersion) } : {}),
+            ...(pageId != null ? { 'X-Goog-PageId': String(pageId) } : {}),
             'X-Origin': currentDomain,
             ...(auth != null ? { Authorization: auth } : {})
           },
diff --git a/src/ts/chat-parser.ts b/src/ts/chat-parser.ts
index 352a8f39..0a712fff 100644
--- a/src/ts/chat-parser.ts
+++ b/src/ts/chat-parser.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ const parseAddChatItemAction = (action: Ytc.AddChatItemAction, isReplay = false,
   };
   const channelId = renderer.authorExternalChannelId;
 
+  const canDelete = messageRenderer.inlineActionButtons?.some(
+    (b) => b.buttonRenderer?.icon?.iconType === 'DELETE'
+  ) ?? false;
+
   const item: Ytc.ParsedMessage = {
     author: {
       // It's apparently possible for there to be no author name (and only an author photo).
@@ -257,7 +261,8 @@ const parseAddChatItemAction = (action: Ytc.AddChatItemAction, isReplay = false,
     timestamp: isReplay && timestampText != null ? timestampText : formatTimestamp(timestampUsec),
     showtime: isReplay ? liveTimeoutOrReplayMs : liveShowtimeMs,
     messageId: renderer.id,
-    params: messageRenderer.contextMenuEndpoint?.liveChatItemContextMenuEndpoint.params
+    params: messageRenderer.contextMenuEndpoint?.liveChatItemContextMenuEndpoint.params,
+    canDelete
   };
   if (channelId != null) {
     item.author.url = `${currentDomain}/channel/${channelId}`;
@@ -341,7 +346,10 @@ const parseAuthorBonkedAction = (action: Ytc.AuthorBonkedAction): Ytc.ParsedBonk
 const parseMessageDeletedAction = (action: Ytc.MessageDeletedAction): Ytc.ParsedDeleted | undefined => {
   return {
     replacedMessage: parseMessageRuns(action.deletedStateMessage.runs),
-    messageId: action.targetItemId
+    messageId: action.targetItemId,
+    viewOriginalText: action.showOriginalContentMessage
+      ? parseMessageRuns(action.showOriginalContentMessage.runs)
+      : undefined
   };
 };
 
@@ -469,6 +477,12 @@ const processLiveAction = (action: Ytc.Action, isReplay: boolean, liveTimeoutMs:
     return parseAuthorBonkedAction(action.markChatItemsByAuthorAsDeletedAction);
   } else if (action.markChatItemAsDeletedAction) {
     return parseMessageDeletedAction(action.markChatItemAsDeletedAction);
+  } else if (action.removeChatItemAction) {
+    return {
+      replacedMessage: [],
+      messageId: action.removeChatItemAction.targetItemId,
+      pending: true
+    };
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ts/chat-utils.ts b/src/ts/chat-utils.ts
index afb8568a..164df137 100644
--- a/src/ts/chat-utils.ts
+++ b/src/ts/chat-utils.ts
@@ -102,3 +102,12 @@ export const stripYoutubePlayerShell = (): void => {
   }
 };
 
+
+export const buildDeletedObj = (
+  deletion: Ytc.ParsedDeleted,
+  originalRuns: Ytc.ParsedRun[]
+): Chat.MessageDeletedObj => ({
+  replace: deletion.pending ? originalRuns : deletion.replacedMessage,
+  viewOriginalText: deletion.viewOriginalText,
+  pending: deletion.pending
+});
diff --git a/src/ts/queue.ts b/src/ts/queue.ts
index 1646840f..8db9c8bc 100644
--- a/src/ts/queue.ts
+++ b/src/ts/queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { parseChatResponse } from './chat-parser';
+import { buildDeletedObj } from './chat-utils';
 
 interface QueueItem<T> { data: T, next?: QueueItem<T> }
 export interface Queue<T> {
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ export function ytcQueue(isReplay = false): YtcQueue {
     }
     for (const d of deletions) {
       if (message.messageId !== d.messageId) continue;
-      messageAction.deleted = { replace: d.replacedMessage };
+      messageAction.deleted = buildDeletedObj(d, message.message);
       return;
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/ts/typings/chat.d.ts b/src/ts/typings/chat.d.ts
index 1d40cbc8..03db68a5 100644
--- a/src/ts/typings/chat.d.ts
+++ b/src/ts/typings/chat.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 declare namespace Chat {
   interface MessageDeletedObj {
     replace: Ytc.ParsedRun[];
+    viewOriginalText?: Ytc.ParsedRun[];
+    pending?: boolean;
   }
 
   interface MessageAction {
diff --git a/src/ts/typings/ytc.d.ts b/src/ts/typings/ytc.d.ts
index 4ea66250..ab429379 100644
--- a/src/ts/typings/ytc.d.ts
+++ b/src/ts/typings/ytc.d.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
     replayChatItemAction?: ReplayChatItemAction;
     markChatItemsByAuthorAsDeletedAction?: AuthorBonkedAction;
     markChatItemAsDeletedAction?: MessageDeletedAction;
+    removeChatItemAction?: RemoveChatItemAction;
   }
 
   /*
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
     externalChannelId: string;
   }
 
+  /** YTC removeChatItemAction object */
+  interface RemoveChatItemAction {
+    targetItemId: string;
+  }
+
   /** YTC markChatItemAsDeletedAction object. */
   interface MessageDeletedAction extends IDeleted {
     /** ID of message to be deleted */
@@ -224,6 +230,12 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
         params: string;
       };
     };
+    /** Mod-only quick-action buttons (Remove/Timeout/Hide). */
+    inlineActionButtons?: Array<{
+      buttonRenderer?: {
+        icon?: { iconType?: string };
+      };
+    }>;
     /** Reply-to-superchat button on normal text messages. */
     beforeContentButtons?: Array<{
       buttonViewModel?: ReplyButtonViewModel;
@@ -423,6 +435,8 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
   interface IDeleted {
     /** Message to replace deleted messages. */
     deletedStateMessage: RunsObj;
+    /** Mod-only "View deleted message" affordance. */
+    showOriginalContentMessage?: RunsObj;
   }
 
   /** Integer formatted as string for whatever reason */
@@ -512,6 +526,7 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
     params?: string;
     membershipGiftPurchase?: ParsedMembershipGiftPurchase;
     membershipGiftRedeem?: boolean;
+    canDelete?: boolean;
     /** Reply context when this message is a reply to a Super Chat. */
     replyToSuperchat?: ParsedReplyToSuperchat;
     /** Opaque get_panel params for fetching this message's own reply thread (set on SCs). */
@@ -543,6 +558,9 @@ declare namespace Ytc {
   interface ParsedDeleted {
     replacedMessage: ParsedRun[];
     messageId: string;
+    viewOriginalText?: ParsedRun[];
+    /** No replacement text from YT — keep original text and mark as awaiting retraction (line-through). */
+    pending?: boolean;
   }
 
   interface ParsedPinned {