diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown_menu.js b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown_menu.js
index 43670621b..868e42066 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/dropdown_menu.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/dropdown_menu.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import IconButton from './icon_button';
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ class DropdownMenu extends React.PureComponent {
       return <li key={`sep-${i}`} className='dropdown-menu__separator' />;
     }
 
-    const { text, href, to, newTab, isLogout, icon } = option;
+    const { text, href, to, newTab, isLogout, icon, destructive } = option;
 
     return (
-      <li className='dropdown-menu__item' key={`${text}-${i}`}>
+      <li className={classNames('dropdown-menu__item', { destructive })} key={`${text}-${i}`}>
         <a
           href={href || to || '#'}
           role='button'
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
index 8829f6a18..d4356c097 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -364,11 +364,13 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.delete),
         action: this.handleDeleteClick,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
       menu.push({
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.redraft),
         action: this.handleRedraftClick,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/edit.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
     } else {
       menu.push({
@@ -441,11 +443,13 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           text: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteUser, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }),
           action: this.handleDeleteUser,
           icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/user-minus.svg'),
+          destructive: true,
         });
         menu.push({
           text: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteStatus),
           action: this.handleDeleteStatus,
           icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+          destructive: true,
         });
       }
     }
@@ -456,11 +460,13 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.group_remove_account),
         action: this.handleGroupRemoveAccount,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/user-x.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
       menu.push({
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.group_remove_post),
         action: this.handleGroupRemovePost,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/report_status.js b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/report_status.js
index 83bb4ef46..31cf1c031 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/report_status.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/report_status.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ReportStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       text: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteStatus, { acct: `@${acct}` }),
       action: this.handleDeleteStatus,
       icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+      destructive: true,
     }];
   }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
index 7689bb4f9..186563d56 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat_message_list.js
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class ChatMessageList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.delete),
         action: this.handleDeleteMessage(chatMessage.get('chat_id'), chatMessage.get('id')),
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       },
       {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.report),
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/groups/timeline/components/header.js b/app/soapbox/features/groups/timeline/components/header.js
index 0355a1c4a..6fd5913f0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/groups/timeline/components/header.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/groups/timeline/components/header.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.removed_accounts),
         to: `/groups/${group.get('id')}/removed_accounts`,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       },
     ];
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 272668a45..5b8cd3d77 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -367,11 +367,13 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.delete),
         action: this.handleDeleteClick,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
       menu.push({
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.redraft),
         action: this.handleRedraftClick,
         icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/edit.svg'),
+        destructive: true,
       });
     } else {
       menu.push({
@@ -444,11 +446,13 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
           text: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteUser, { name: status.getIn(['account', 'username']) }),
           action: this.handleDeleteUser,
           icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/user-minus.svg'),
+          destructive: true,
         });
         menu.push({
           text: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteStatus),
           action: this.handleDeleteStatus,
           icon: require('@tabler/icons/icons/trash.svg'),
+          destructive: true,
         });
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/actions_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/actions_modal.js
index 69a5dce05..f70e4c85c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/actions_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/actions_modal.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ActionsModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return <li key={`sep-${i}`} className='dropdown-menu__separator' />;
     }
 
-    const { icon = null, text, meta = null, active = false, href = '#', isLogout } = action;
+    const { icon = null, text, meta = null, active = false, href = '#', isLogout, destructive } = action;
 
     return (
       <li key={`${text}-${i}`}>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ActionsModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           rel='noopener'
           onClick={this.props.onClick}
           data-index={i}
-          className={classNames({ active })}
+          className={classNames({ active, destructive })}
           data-method={isLogout ? 'delete' : null}
         >
           {icon && <Icon title={text} src={icon} role='presentation' tabIndex='-1' inverted />}
diff --git a/app/styles/components/dropdown-menu.scss b/app/styles/components/dropdown-menu.scss
index 39dd1772e..7f2dd870c 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/dropdown-menu.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/dropdown-menu.scss
@@ -55,39 +55,48 @@
     padding: 6px 0;
   }
 
-  &__item a {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    padding: 4px 10px;
-    font-size: 15px;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    color: var(--primary-text-color);
-
-    &:focus,
-    &:hover,
-    &:active {
-      outline: 0;
-      color: #fff;
-      background: var(--brand-color) !important;
-
-      * {
-        color: #fff;
-      }
+  &__item {
+    a {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      padding: 4px 10px;
+      font-size: 15px;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      text-overflow: ellipsis;
+      white-space: nowrap;
+      color: var(--primary-text-color);
     }
 
-    .svg-icon:first-child {
-      height: 20px;
-      width: 20px;
-      margin-right: 10px;
-      transition: none;
+    &.destructive a {
+      color: var(--warning-color--hicontrast);
+    }
 
-      svg {
-        stroke-width: 1.5;
+    a {
+      &:focus,
+      &:hover,
+      &:active {
+        outline: 0;
+        color: #fff;
+        background: var(--brand-color) !important;
+
+        * {
+          color: #fff;
+        }
+      }
+
+      .svg-icon:first-child {
+        height: 20px;
+        width: 20px;
+        min-width: 20px;
+        margin-right: 10px;
         transition: none;
+
+        svg {
+          stroke-width: 1.5;
+          transition: none;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/styles/components/modal.scss b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
index cf77960c5..56e8194ca 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/modal.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@
           transition: none;
         }
 
+        &.destructive {
+          color: var(--warning-color--hicontrast);
+          opacity: 1;
+        }
+
         &.active,
         &:hover,
         &:focus {
diff --git a/app/styles/themes.scss b/app/styles/themes.scss
index e1d328b4f..032f8ce4d 100644
--- a/app/styles/themes.scss
+++ b/app/styles/themes.scss
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ body,
     var(--brand-color_s),
     calc(var(--brand-color_l) - 12%)
   );
+  --warning-color--hicontrast: hsl(
+    var(--warning-color_h),
+    var(--warning-color_s),
+    calc(var(--warning-color_l) - 12%)
+  );
 }
 
 .theme-mode-dark {
@@ -119,4 +124,9 @@ body,
     var(--brand-color_s),
     calc(var(--brand-color_l) + 12%)
   );
+  --warning-color--hicontrast: hsl(
+    var(--warning-color_h),
+    var(--warning-color_s),
+    calc(var(--warning-color_l) + 12%)
+  );
 }