diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 71a79aa3..32fc1343 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@
   "optionsAdvancedExposeIframesNote": {
     "message": "Enables writing iframe-specific CSS like 'html[stylus-iframe] h1 { display:none }'"
   },
+  "optionsAdvancedContextDelete": {
+    "message": "Add 'Delete' in editor context menu"
+  },
   "optionsActions": {
     "message": "Actions"
   },
diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index e0367f3e..2f70e159 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -99,16 +99,10 @@ contextMenus = Object.assign({
     title: 'openStylesManager',
     click: browserCommands.openManage,
   },
-},
-  // detect browsers without Delete by looking at the end of UA string
-  /Vivaldi\/[\d.]+$/.test(navigator.userAgent) ||
-  // Chrome and co.
-  /Safari\/[\d.]+$/.test(navigator.userAgent) &&
-  // skip forks with Flash as those are likely to have the menu e.g. CentBrowser
-  !Array.from(navigator.plugins).some(p => p.name == 'Shockwave Flash')
-&& {
-  'editDeleteText': {
+}, prefs.get('editor.contextDelete') && {
+  'editor.contextDelete': {
     title: 'editDeleteText',
+    type: 'normal',
     contexts: ['editable'],
     documentUrlPatterns: [URLS.ownOrigin + 'edit*'],
     click: (info, tab) => {
@@ -117,26 +111,37 @@ contextMenus = Object.assign({
   }
 });
 
-for (const id of Object.keys(contextMenus)) {
-  const item = Object.assign({id}, contextMenus[id]);
-  const prefValue = prefs.readOnlyValues[id];
-  const isBoolean = typeof prefValue == 'boolean';
-  item.title = chrome.i18n.getMessage(item.title);
-  if (isBoolean) {
-    item.type = 'checkbox';
-    item.checked = prefValue;
-  }
-  if (!item.contexts) {
-    item.contexts = ['browser_action'];
-  }
-  delete item.click;
-  chrome.contextMenus.create(item, ignoreChromeError);
+{
+  const createContextMenus = (ids = Object.keys(contextMenus)) => {
+    for (const id of ids) {
+      const item = Object.assign({id}, contextMenus[id]);
+      const prefValue = prefs.readOnlyValues[id];
+      item.title = chrome.i18n.getMessage(item.title);
+      if (!item.type && typeof prefValue == 'boolean') {
+        item.type = 'checkbox';
+        item.checked = prefValue;
+      }
+      if (!item.contexts) {
+        item.contexts = ['browser_action'];
+      }
+      delete item.click;
+      chrome.contextMenus.create(item, ignoreChromeError);
+    }
+  };
+  createContextMenus();
+  prefs.subscribe((id, checked) => {
+    if (id == 'editor.contextDelete') {
+      if (checked) {
+        createContextMenus([id]);
+      } else {
+        chrome.contextMenus.remove(id, ignoreChromeError);
+      }
+    } else {
+      chrome.contextMenus.update(id, {checked}, ignoreChromeError);
+    }
+  }, Object.keys(contextMenus).filter(key => typeof prefs.readOnlyValues[key] == 'boolean'));
 }
 
-prefs.subscribe((id, checked) => {
-  chrome.contextMenus.update(id, {checked}, ignoreChromeError);
-}, Object.keys(contextMenus));
-
 // *************************************************************************
 // [re]inject content scripts
 {
diff --git a/edit.js b/edit.js
index 451e45a0..b9575c18 100644
--- a/edit.js
+++ b/edit.js
@@ -1234,8 +1234,8 @@ function initHooks() {
 
 
 function toggleContextMenuDelete(event) {
-	if (event.button == 2) {
-		chrome.contextMenus.update('editDeleteText', {
+	if (event.button == 2 && prefs.get('editor.contextDelete')) {
+		chrome.contextMenus.update('editor.contextDelete', {
 			enabled: Boolean(
 				this.selectionStart != this.selectionEnd ||
 				this.somethingSelected && this.somethingSelected()
diff --git a/options/index.html b/options/index.html
index 37be4bba..ff31c16b 100644
--- a/options/index.html
+++ b/options/index.html
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
             <span class="onoffswitch-label" for="exposeIframes"></span>
           </span>
         </label>
+        <label>
+          <span i18n-text="optionsAdvancedContextDelete"></span>
+          <span class="onoffswitch">
+            <input type="checkbox" class="onoffswitch-checkbox" id="editor.contextDelete">
+            <span class="onoffswitch-label" for="editor.contextDelete"></span>
+          </span>
+        </label>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index ef4a89cd..c632d1e9 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var prefs = new function Prefs() {
     'editor.matchHighlight': 'token', // token = token/word under cursor even if nothing is selected
                                       // selection = only when something is selected
                                       // '' (empty string) = disabled
+    'editor.contextDelete': contextDeleteMissing(), // "Delete" item in context menu
 
     'badgeDisabled': '#8B0000',     // badge background color when disabled
     'badgeNormal': '#006666',       // badge background color
@@ -301,6 +302,17 @@ var prefs = new function Prefs() {
     }
     return true;
   }
+
+  function contextDeleteMissing() {
+    return (
+      // detect browsers without Delete by looking at the end of UA string
+      /Vivaldi\/[\d.]+$/.test(navigator.userAgent) ||
+      // Chrome and co.
+      /Safari\/[\d.]+$/.test(navigator.userAgent) &&
+      // skip forks with Flash as those are likely to have the menu e.g. CentBrowser
+      !Array.from(navigator.plugins).some(p => p.name == 'Shockwave Flash')
+    );
+  }
 }();