diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@
 
         renameAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsMoving());
         moveToTrashAction->setEnabled(enableMoveToTrash);
-        deleteAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsDeleting());
+        deleteAction->setEnabled(true);
         deleteWithTrashShortcut->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsDeleting() && !enableMoveToTrash);
         cutAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsMoving());
     }
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -664,11 +664,27 @@
 void DolphinView::deleteSelectedItems()
 {
     const QList<QUrl> list = simplifiedSelectedUrls();
+    KFileItemList itemList;
+    foreach(QUrl u , list) {
+        KFileItem i(u);
+        itemList << i;
+    }
+    KFileItemListProperties capabilities(itemList);
 
     KIO::JobUiDelegate uiDelegate;
+    bool proceed;
+    QString showWarning = "true";
     uiDelegate.setWindow(window());
-    if (uiDelegate.askDeleteConfirmation(list, KIO::JobUiDelegate::Delete, KIO::JobUiDelegate::DefaultConfirmation)) {
+    if (!capabilities.supportsDeleting()) {
+        proceed = uiDelegate.askPrivilegeOpConfirmation(list, KIO::JobUiDelegate::PrivilegeDelete);
+        showWarning = "false";
+    } else {
+        proceed = uiDelegate.askDeleteConfirmation(list, KIO::JobUiDelegate::Delete, KIO::JobUiDelegate::DefaultConfirmation);
+    }
+
+    if (proceed) {
         KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(list);
+        job->addMetaData(QStringLiteral("ShowInternalWarning"), showWarning);
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
         connect(job, &KIO::Job::result,
                 this, &DolphinView::slotDeleteFileFinished);