diff --git a/qt-ui/maintab.cpp b/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
index ed65a1943..d49c8844c 100644
--- a/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/maintab.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ MainTab::MainTab(QWidget *parent) : QTabWidget(parent),
 		ui.cylinders->view()->setColumnHidden(i, checked);
 		ui.cylinders->view()->horizontalHeader()->addAction(action);
 	}
+
+	QAction *deletePhoto = new QAction(this);
+	deletePhoto->setShortcut(Qt::Key_Delete);
+	deletePhoto->setShortcutContext(Qt::WidgetShortcut);
+	ui.photosView->addAction(deletePhoto);
+	ui.photosView->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
+	connect(deletePhoto, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), this, SLOT(removeSelectedPhotos()));
 }
 
 MainTab::~MainTab()
@@ -1153,3 +1160,13 @@ void MainTab::photoDoubleClicked(const QString filePath)
 {
 	QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(filePath));
 }
+
+void MainTab::removeSelectedPhotos()
+{
+	if (!ui.photosView->selectionModel()->hasSelection())
+		return;
+
+	QModelIndex photoIndex = ui.photosView->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes().first();
+	QString fileUrl = photoIndex.data(Qt::DisplayPropertyRole).toString();
+	DivePictureModel::instance()->removePicture(fileUrl);
+}
diff --git a/qt-ui/maintab.h b/qt-ui/maintab.h
index 20a72d09a..f3aec5458 100644
--- a/qt-ui/maintab.h
+++ b/qt-ui/maintab.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ slots:
 	void updateTextLabels(bool showUnits = true);
 	void escDetected(void);
 	void photoDoubleClicked(const QString filePath);
-
+	void removeSelectedPhotos();
 private:
 	Ui::MainTab ui;
 	WeightModel *weightModel;
diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.cpp b/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.cpp
index 853b95029..a73473a1f 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ void DivePictureItem::hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
 		button->hide();
 }
 
+DivePictureItem::~DivePictureItem(){
+	if(button)
+		Animations::hide(button);
+}
+
 void DivePictureItem::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 {
 	QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(fileUrl));
@@ -121,7 +126,5 @@ void DivePictureItem::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 
 void DivePictureItem::removePicture()
 {
-	Animations::hide(button);
-	hide();
 	DivePictureModel::instance()->removePicture(fileUrl);
 }
diff --git a/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.h b/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.h
index d39f26db6..963e641e8 100644
--- a/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.h
+++ b/qt-ui/profile/divepixmapitem.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class DivePictureItem : public DivePixmapItem {
 	Q_PROPERTY(qreal scale WRITE setScale READ scale)
 public:
 	DivePictureItem(QObject *parent = 0);
+	virtual ~DivePictureItem();
 	void setPixmap(const QPixmap& pix);
 public slots:
 	void settingsChanged();