diff --git a/src/core/jobuidelegateextension.h b/src/core/jobuidelegateextension.h
--- a/src/core/jobuidelegateextension.h
+++ b/src/core/jobuidelegateextension.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
      * or emptying the trash
      * Used by askDeleteConfirmation.
      */
-    enum DeletionType { Delete, Trash, EmptyTrash };
+    enum DeletionType { Delete, DeletePrivileged, Trash, EmptyTrash };
     /**
      * ForceConfirmation: always ask the user for confirmation
      * DefaultConfirmation: don't ask the user if he/she said "don't ask again".
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file.cpp
@@ -1331,8 +1331,15 @@
         } else {
             //qDebug() << "QFile::remove" << itemPath;
             if (!QFile::remove(itemPath)) {
-                error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
-                return false;
+                if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                    if (!execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_file"), itemPath, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_DEL)) {
+                        error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, itemPath);
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1340,8 +1347,15 @@
     Q_FOREACH (const QString &itemPath, dirsToDelete) {
         //qDebug() << "QDir::rmdir" << itemPath;
         if (!dir.rmdir(itemPath)) {
-            error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
-            return false;
+            if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                if (!execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_dir"), itemPath, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_RMDIR)) {
+                    error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, itemPath);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+                return false;
+            }
         }
     }
     return true;
@@ -1394,7 +1408,9 @@
     }
 
     bool proceed = true;
-    if (kauthStatus == KAuth::Action::AuthorizedStatus && !mPriviledgeOpStarted) {
+    if (kauthStatus == KAuth::Action::AuthorizedStatus
+        && !mPriviledgeOpStarted
+        && metaData(QLatin1String("ShowInternalWarning")) == QStringLiteral("true")) {
         mPriviledgeOpStarted = true;
         proceed = showWarning(warning);
     }
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/file_unix.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <qplatformdefs.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <KAuth>
 #include <kconfiggroup.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kmountpoint.h>
@@ -526,13 +527,17 @@
 
         if (unlink(_path.data()) == -1) {
             if ((errno == EACCES) || (errno == EPERM)) {
-                error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, path);
+                if (!execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_file"), _path, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_DEL)) {
+                    error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, path);
+                    return;
+               }
             } else if (errno == EISDIR) {
                 error(KIO::ERR_IS_DIRECTORY, path);
+                return;
             } else {
                 error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, path);
+                return;
             }
-            return;
         }
     } else {
 
@@ -548,8 +553,10 @@
         }
         if (QT_RMDIR(_path.data()) == -1) {
             if ((errno == EACCES) || (errno == EPERM)) {
-                error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, path);
-                return;
+                if (!execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_dir"), path, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_RMDIR)) {
+                    error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, path);
+                    return;
+                }
             } else {
                 // qDebug() << "could not rmdir " << perror;
                 error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_RMDIR, path);
@@ -558,6 +565,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    endPriviledgeOp();
     finished();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/file.actions
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[org.kde.kio.file.del]
+Name=Remove items as a privileged user.
+Description=Remove items as a privileged user.
+Policy=auth_admin
+Persistence=session
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.h
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 class Helper : public QObject
 {
   Q_OBJECT
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    ActionReply del(const QVariantMap& args);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
--- a/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/file/kauth/helper.cpp
@@ -19,5 +19,40 @@
 ***/
 
 #include "helper.h"
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <kio/global.h>
+
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+
+ActionReply Helper::del(const QVariantMap &args)
+{
+    ActionReply reply = ActionReply::SuccessReply();
+    const QByteArray path = args["arguments"].toByteArray();
+    const QString subAction = args["subaction"].toString();
+
+    if (subAction == "delete_file") {
+        qDebug()<<"Deleting file "<<path;
+        unlink(path.constData());
+    } else if(subAction == "delete_dir") {
+        QDir dir;
+        qDebug()<<"Deleting dir "<<path;
+        dir.rmdir(path.constData());
+    }
+    if (errno) {
+        if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+            QVariantMap errorData;
+            errorData.insert(QStringLiteral("errormessage"), i18n("Access Denied!"));
+            errorData.insert(QStringLiteral("errorcode"), KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED);
+            reply.setData(errorData);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return reply;
+}
 
 KAUTH_HELPER_MAIN("org.kde.kio.file", Helper)
diff --git a/src/widgets/jobuidelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/jobuidelegate.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/jobuidelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/jobuidelegate.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,17 @@
                          KStandardGuiItem::cancel(),
                          keyName, options);
             break;
+        case DeletePrivileged:
+            result = KMessageBox::warningContinueCancelList(
+                         widget,
+                         i18np("This item is write-protected. Deleting it might break the system. Do you really want to delete this item?",
+                               "These items are write-protected. Deleting them might break the system. Do you really want to delete these %1 items?", prettyList.count()),
+                         prettyList,
+                         i18n("Delete Write-Protected Files"),
+                         KStandardGuiItem::del(),
+                         KStandardGuiItem::cancel(),
+                         QString(), options);
+            break;
         case EmptyTrash:
             result = KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(
                          widget,