diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
index 729dc128e..6f8d1c788 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/chats.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export const CHAT_READ_REQUEST = 'CHAT_READ_REQUEST';
 export const CHAT_READ_SUCCESS = 'CHAT_READ_SUCCESS';
 export const CHAT_READ_FAIL    = 'CHAT_READ_FAIL';
 
+export const CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_REQUEST = 'CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_REQUEST';
+export const CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS = 'CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS';
+export const CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_FAIL    = 'CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_FAIL';
+
 export function fetchChats() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     dispatch({ type: CHATS_FETCH_REQUEST });
@@ -150,3 +154,14 @@ export function markChatRead(chatId, lastReadId) {
     });
   };
 }
+
+export function deleteChatMessage(chatId, messageId) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    dispatch({ type: CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_REQUEST, chatId, messageId });
+    api(getState).delete(`/api/v1/pleroma/chats/${chatId}/messages/${messageId}`).then(({ data }) => {
+      dispatch({ type: CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS, chatId, messageId, chatMessage: data });
+    }).catch(error => {
+      dispatch({ type: CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_FAIL, chatId, messageId, error });
+    });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/reports.js b/app/soapbox/actions/reports.js
index a1214fc56..9328e0141 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/reports.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/reports.js
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ export function initReport(account, status) {
   };
 };
 
+export function initReportById(accountId) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: REPORT_INIT,
+      account: getState().getIn(['accounts', accountId]),
+    });
+
+    dispatch(openModal('REPORT'));
+  };
+};
+
 export function cancelReport() {
   return {
     type: REPORT_CANCEL,
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
index cded7fd70..2a0b72e89 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_box.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import IconButton from 'soapbox/components/icon_button';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   placeholder: { id: 'chat_box.input.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Send a message…' },
+  send: { id: 'chat_box.actions.send', defaultMessage: 'Send' },
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, { chatId }) => ({
@@ -164,11 +165,17 @@ class ChatBox extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   renderActionButton = () => {
+    const { intl } = this.props;
     const { resetFileKey } = this.state;
 
     return this.canSubmit() ? (
       <div className='chat-box__send'>
-        <IconButton icon='send' size={16} onClick={this.sendMessage} />
+        <IconButton
+          icon='send'
+          title={intl.formatMessage(messages.send)}
+          size={16}
+          onClick={this.sendMessage}
+        />
       </div>
     ) : (
       <UploadButton onSelectFile={this.handleFiles} resetFileKey={resetFileKey} />
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
index 0c21c6b27..af35f216d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { injectIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
-import { fetchChatMessages } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
+import { fetchChatMessages, deleteChatMessage } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
 import emojify from 'soapbox/features/emoji/emoji';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modal';
 import { escape, throttle } from 'lodash';
 import { MediaGallery } from 'soapbox/features/ui/util/async-components';
 import Bundle from 'soapbox/features/ui/components/bundle';
+import DropdownMenuContainer from 'soapbox/containers/dropdown_menu_container';
+import { initReportById } from 'soapbox/actions/reports';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   today: { id: 'chats.dividers.today', defaultMessage: 'Today' },
+  more: { id: 'chats.actions.more', defaultMessage: 'More' },
+  delete: { id: 'chats.actions.delete', defaultMessage: 'Delete message' },
+  report: { id: 'chats.actions.report', defaultMessage: 'Report user' },
 });
 
 const timeChange = (prev, curr) => {
@@ -198,7 +203,8 @@ class ChatMessageList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   parseContent = chatMessage => {
     const content = chatMessage.get('content') || '';
     const pending = chatMessage.get('pending', false);
-    const formatted = pending ? this.parsePendingContent(content) : content;
+    const deleting = chatMessage.get('deleting', false);
+    const formatted = (pending && !deleting) ? this.parsePendingContent(content) : content;
     const emojiMap = makeEmojiMap(chatMessage);
     return emojify(formatted, emojiMap.toJS());
   }
@@ -211,8 +217,24 @@ class ChatMessageList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     <div className='chat-messages__divider' key={key}>{text}</div>
   )
 
+  handleDeleteMessage = (chatId, messageId) => {
+    return () => {
+      this.props.dispatch(deleteChatMessage(chatId, messageId));
+    };
+  }
+
+  handleReportUser = (userId) => {
+    return () => {
+      this.props.dispatch(initReportById(userId));
+    };
+  }
+
   renderMessage = (chatMessage) => {
-    const { me } = this.props;
+    const { me, intl } = this.props;
+    const menu = [
+      { text: intl.formatMessage(messages.delete), action: this.handleDeleteMessage(chatMessage.get('chat_id'), chatMessage.get('id')) },
+      { text: intl.formatMessage(messages.report), action: this.handleReportUser(chatMessage.get('account_id')) },
+    ];
 
     return (
       <div
@@ -226,12 +248,22 @@ class ChatMessageList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           title={this.getFormattedTimestamp(chatMessage)}
           className='chat-message__bubble'
           ref={this.setBubbleRef}
+          tabIndex={0}
         >
           {this.maybeRenderMedia(chatMessage)}
           <span
             className='chat-message__content'
             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: this.parseContent(chatMessage) }}
           />
+          <div className='chat-message__menu'>
+            <DropdownMenuContainer
+              items={menu}
+              icon='ellipsis-h'
+              size={18}
+              direction='top'
+              title={intl.formatMessage(messages.more)}
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_message_lists.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_message_lists.js
index 3e2d1dbae..8848a8389 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_message_lists.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_message_lists.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   CHAT_MESSAGES_FETCH_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_MESSAGE_SEND_REQUEST,
   CHAT_MESSAGE_SEND_SUCCESS,
+  CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS,
 } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
 import { STREAMING_CHAT_UPDATE } from 'soapbox/actions/streaming';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, OrderedSet as ImmutableOrderedSet } from 'immutable';
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ export default function chatMessageLists(state = initialState, action) {
     return updateList(state, action.chatId, action.chatMessages.map(chat => chat.id));
   case CHAT_MESSAGE_SEND_SUCCESS:
     return replaceMessage(state, action.chatId, action.uuid, action.chatMessage.id);
+  case CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS:
+    return state.update(action.chatId, chat => chat.delete(action.messageId));
   default:
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_messages.js b/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_messages.js
index 74d83ef79..ababe85bd 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_messages.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/reducers/chat_messages.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import {
   CHAT_MESSAGES_FETCH_SUCCESS,
   CHAT_MESSAGE_SEND_REQUEST,
   CHAT_MESSAGE_SEND_SUCCESS,
+  CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_REQUEST,
+  CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS,
 } from 'soapbox/actions/chats';
 import { STREAMING_CHAT_UPDATE } from 'soapbox/actions/streaming';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ export default function chatMessages(state = initialState, action) {
     return importMessage(state, fromJS(action.chatMessage)).delete(action.uuid);
   case STREAMING_CHAT_UPDATE:
     return importLastMessages(state, fromJS([action.chat]));
+  case CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_REQUEST:
+    return state.update(action.messageId, chatMessage =>
+      chatMessage.set('pending', true).set('deleting', true));
+  case CHAT_MESSAGE_DELETE_SUCCESS:
+    return state.delete(action.messageId);
   default:
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/app/styles/chats.scss b/app/styles/chats.scss
index 126c371a2..e6fc5d601 100644
--- a/app/styles/chats.scss
+++ b/app/styles/chats.scss
@@ -146,14 +146,23 @@
     max-width: 70%;
     border-radius: 10px;
     background-color: var(--background-color);
-    overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
     white-space: break-spaces;
+    position: relative;
 
     a {
       color: var(--brand-color--hicontrast);
     }
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:active, {
+      .chat-message__menu {
+        opacity: 1;
+        pointer-events: all;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   &--me .chat-message__bubble {
@@ -164,6 +173,17 @@
   &--pending .chat-message__bubble {
     opacity: 0.5;
   }
+
+  &__menu {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -8px;
+    right: -8px;
+    background: var(--background-color);
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    opacity: 0;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    transition: 0.2s;
+  }
 }
 
 .chat-list {
diff --git a/app/styles/components/columns.scss b/app/styles/components/columns.scss
index 0351bd008..9dd1a58ea 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/columns.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/columns.scss
@@ -713,5 +713,6 @@
   .react-toggle-track-check,
   .react-toggle-track-x {
     height: 16px;
+    color: white;
   }
 }