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
@@ -1331,7 +1331,15 @@
         } else {
             //qDebug() << "QFile::remove" << itemPath;
             if (!QFile::remove(itemPath)) {
-                error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+                if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                    if (execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_file"),
+                                     itemPath, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_DEL)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, itemPath);
+                } else {
+                    error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+                }
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -1340,10 +1348,19 @@
     Q_FOREACH (const QString &itemPath, dirsToDelete) {
         //qDebug() << "QDir::rmdir" << itemPath;
         if (!dir.rmdir(itemPath)) {
-            error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+            if (errno == EACCES || errno == EPERM) {
+                if (execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_dir"),
+                                 itemPath, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_RMDIR)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, itemPath);
+            } else {
+                error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, itemPath);
+            }
             return false;
         }
     }
+
     return true;
 }
 
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>
@@ -526,7 +527,12 @@
 
         if (unlink(_path.data()) == -1) {
             if ((errno == EACCES) || (errno == EPERM)) {
+                if (execWithRoot(QStringLiteral("del"), QStringLiteral("delete_file"), _path, WARN_PRIVILEDGE_DEL)) {
+                    finished();
+                    return;
+                }
                 error(KIO::ERR_ACCESS_DENIED, path);
+
             } else if (errno == EISDIR) {
                 error(KIO::ERR_IS_DIRECTORY, path);
             } else {
@@ -548,8 +554,10 @@
         }
         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 +566,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    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 +19,38 @@
 ***/
 
 #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") {
+        unlink(path.constData());
+    } else if(subAction == "delete_dir") {
+        QDir dir;
+        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)