diff --git a/src/controller/buffers.py b/src/controller/buffers.py
index 718eb62..ddd2288 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffers.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffers.py
@@ -192,10 +192,15 @@ class baseBuffer(object):
 
 	def get_menu(self):
 		""" Returns contextual menu options. They will change according to the focused item"""
-		m = menus.postMenu()
 		p = self.get_post()
 		if p == None:
 			return
+		# determine if the current user is able to delete the object.
+		if "can_delete" in p:
+			can_delete = True==p["can_delete"]
+		else:
+			can_delete = False
+		m = menus.postMenu(can_delete=can_delete)
 		if ("likes" in p) == False:
 			m.like.Enable(False)
 		elif p["likes"]["user_likes"] == 1:
@@ -207,7 +212,8 @@ class baseBuffer(object):
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(m, widgetUtils.MENU, self.do_like, menuitem=m.like)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(m, widgetUtils.MENU, self.do_dislike, menuitem=m.dislike)
 		widgetUtils.connect_event(m, widgetUtils.MENU, self.do_comment, menuitem=m.comment)
-		widgetUtils.connect_event(m, widgetUtils.MENU, self.open_person_profile, menuitem=m.view_profile)
+		if hasattr(m, "view_profile"):
+			widgetUtils.connect_event(m, widgetUtils.MENU, self.open_person_profile, menuitem=m.view_profile)
 		return m
 
 	def do_like(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/wxUI/menus.py b/src/wxUI/menus.py
index ef45ed6..7f825c6 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/menus.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/menus.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import wx
 
 class postMenu(wx.Menu):
-	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+	def __init__(self, can_delete=False, *args, **kwargs):
 		super(postMenu, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 		self.open = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Open"))
 		self.Append(self.open)
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ class postMenu(wx.Menu):
 		self.Append(self.dislike)
 		self.comment = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Add comment"))
 		self.Append(self.comment)
-		self.post_in_wall = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Post to this profile"))
-		self.post_in_wall.Enable(False)
-		self.Append(self.post_in_wall)
-		self.view_profile = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("View user profile"))
-		self.Append(self.view_profile)
+		if can_delete:
+			self.delete = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Delete"))
+			self.Append(self.delete)
+		else:
+			self.post_in_wall = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Post to this profile"))
+			self.post_in_wall.Enable(False)
+			self.Append(self.post_in_wall)
+			self.view_profile = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("View user profile"))
+			self.Append(self.view_profile)
 
 	def create_specific_post_options(self):
 		self.update = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _("Update"))