diff --git a/public/css/default.css b/public/css/default.css
index ca54f5b..738995b 100644
--- a/public/css/default.css
+++ b/public/css/default.css
@@ -376,6 +376,20 @@ time {
     text-decoration: none;
 }
 
+.delete-tick-form {
+    display: inline;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.delete-tick-button {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: inherit;
+}
+
 /* Mood selection page */
 .mood-option input {
     position: absolute;
diff --git a/src/Controller/TickController/TickController.php b/src/Controller/TickController/TickController.php
index fb8d17a..f33aa24 100644
--- a/src/Controller/TickController/TickController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/TickController/TickController.php
@@ -27,4 +27,35 @@ class TickController extends Controller{
             echo '<h1>500 - Internal Server Error</h1>';
         }
     }
+
+    public function handleDelete(string $id){
+        global $app;
+        
+        $id = (int) $id;
+        Log::debug("Attempting to delete tick with ID: {$id}");
+        
+        try {
+            $tickModel = new TickModel($app['db'], $app['settings']);
+            
+            // TickModel->delete() handles validation and sets flash messages:
+            // - "Tick not found" if tick doesn't exist
+            // - "Tick is too old to delete" if outside deletion window  
+            // - "Deleted: '{content}'" on success
+            $success = $tickModel->delete($id);
+            
+            if ($success) {
+                Log::info("Successfully deleted tick {$id}");
+            } else {
+                Log::warning("Failed to delete tick {$id}");
+            }
+            
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            Log::error("Exception while deleting tick {$id}: " . $e->getMessage());
+            Session::setFlashMessage('error', 'An error occurred while deleting the tick');
+        }
+        
+        // Redirect back to homepage
+        header('Location: ' . Util::buildRelativeUrl($app['settings']->basePath, ''));
+        exit();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Framework/Router/Router.php b/src/Framework/Router/Router.php
index f0bb6e0..66f5f29 100644
--- a/src/Framework/Router/Router.php
+++ b/src/Framework/Router/Router.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Router {
         ['tkr-setup', 'AdminController@showSetup'],
         ['tkr-setup', 'AdminController@handleSetup', ['POST']],
         ['tick/{id}', 'TickController'],
+        ['tick/{id}/delete', 'TickController@handleDelete', ['POST']],
         ['css/custom/{filename}.css', 'CssController@serveCustomCss'],
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/Model/SettingsModel/SettingsModel.php b/src/Model/SettingsModel/SettingsModel.php
index 539332d..a9b714b 100644
--- a/src/Model/SettingsModel/SettingsModel.php
+++ b/src/Model/SettingsModel/SettingsModel.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class SettingsModel {
     public ?int $cssId = null;
     public bool $strictAccessibility = true;
     public ?int $logLevel = null;
+    // not currently configurable
+    public int $tickDeleteHours = 1;
 
     public function __construct(private PDO $db) {}
 
diff --git a/src/Model/TickModel/TickModel.php b/src/Model/TickModel/TickModel.php
index 4896fbc..74bab9f 100644
--- a/src/Model/TickModel/TickModel.php
+++ b/src/Model/TickModel/TickModel.php
@@ -7,8 +7,17 @@ class TickModel {
     public function getPage(int $limit, int $offset = 0): array {
         $stmt = $this->db->prepare("SELECT id, timestamp, tick FROM tick ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?");
         $stmt->execute([$limit, $offset]);
-
-        return $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        
+        $ticks = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        
+        return array_map(function($tick) {
+            $tickTime = new DateTimeImmutable($tick['timestamp'], new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            $now = new DateTimeImmutable('now', new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            $hoursSinceCreation = ($now->getTimestamp() - $tickTime->getTimestamp()) / 3600;
+            
+            $tick['can_delete'] = $hoursSinceCreation <= $this->settings->tickDeleteHours;
+            return $tick;
+        }, $ticks);
     }
 
     public function insert(string $tick, ?DateTimeImmutable $datetime = null): void {
@@ -35,4 +44,33 @@ class TickModel {
             'settings' => $this->settings,
         ];
     }
+
+    public function delete(int $id): bool {
+        // Get tick and validate
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("SELECT tick, timestamp FROM tick WHERE id=?");
+        $stmt->execute([$id]);
+        $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        
+        if ($row === false || empty($row)) {
+            Session::setFlashMessage('error', 'Tick not found');
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        // Check deletion window
+        $tickTime = new DateTimeImmutable($row['timestamp'], new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        $now = new DateTimeImmutable('now', new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        $hoursSinceCreation = ($now->getTimestamp() - $tickTime->getTimestamp()) / 3600;
+        
+        if ($hoursSinceCreation > $this->settings->tickDeleteHours) {
+            Session::setFlashMessage('error', 'Tick is too old to delete');
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        // Delete and set success message
+        $stmt = $this->db->prepare("DELETE FROM tick WHERE id=?");
+        $stmt->execute([$id]);
+        
+        Session::setFlashMessage('success', "Deleted: '{$row['tick']}'");
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/View/TicksView/TicksView.php b/src/View/TicksView/TicksView.php
index 1e434a6..d9e1646 100644
--- a/src/View/TicksView/TicksView.php
+++ b/src/View/TicksView/TicksView.php
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ class TicksView {
                     $relativeTime = Util::relative_time($tick['timestamp']);
                 ?>
                 <li class="tick" tabindex="0">
-                    🗑️ <time datetime="<?php echo $datetime->format('c') ?>"><?php echo Util::escape_html($relativeTime) ?></time>
+                    <?php if ($tick['can_delete']): ?>
+                    <form method="post"
+                          action="<?= Util::buildRelativeUrl($settings->basePath, "tick/{$tick['id']}/delete") ?>"
+                          class="delete-tick-form">
+                        <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="<?= Util::escape_html($_SESSION['csrf_token']) ?>">
+                        <button type="submit" class="delete-tick-button">🗑️</button>
+                    </form>
+                    <?php endif ?>
+                    <time datetime="<?php echo $datetime->format('c') ?>"><?php echo Util::escape_html($relativeTime) ?></time>
                     <span class="tick-text"><?php echo Util::linkify(Util::escape_html($tick['tick'])) ?></span>
                 </li>
             <?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/tests/Controller/TickController/TickControllerTest.php b/tests/Controller/TickController/TickControllerTest.php
index 0f90d8f..0401d93 100644
--- a/tests/Controller/TickController/TickControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/TickController/TickControllerTest.php
@@ -152,5 +152,4 @@ class TickControllerTest extends TestCase
         // Should return 500 error
         $this->assertStringContainsString('500 - Internal Server Error', $output);
     }
-
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Model/TickModel/TickModelTest.php b/tests/Model/TickModel/TickModelTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0ddfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Model/TickModel/TickModelTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class TickModelTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private $mockPdo;
+    private $settings;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->mockPdo = $this->createMock(PDO::class);
+        $this->settings = new SettingsModel($this->mockPdo);
+        $this->settings->tickDeleteHours = 1; // 1 hour deletion window
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithRecentTick(): void
+    {
+        // Mock successful deletion of recent tick
+        $recentTimestamp = (new DateTimeImmutable())->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        
+        $mockStatement1 = $this->createMock(PDOStatement::class);
+        $mockStatement1->method('execute')->with([123]);
+        $mockStatement1->method('fetch')->willReturn([
+            'tick' => 'Test content',
+            'timestamp' => $recentTimestamp
+        ]);
+
+        $mockStatement2 = $this->createMock(PDOStatement::class);
+        $mockStatement2->method('execute')->with([123]);
+
+        $this->mockPdo->method('prepare')
+            ->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls($mockStatement1, $mockStatement2);
+
+        $tickModel = new TickModel($this->mockPdo, $this->settings);
+        $result = $tickModel->delete(123);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithNonexistentTick(): void
+    {
+        $mockStatement = $this->createMock(PDOStatement::class);
+        $mockStatement->method('execute')->with([999]);
+        $mockStatement->method('fetch')->willReturn(false);
+
+        $this->mockPdo->method('prepare')->willReturn($mockStatement);
+
+        $tickModel = new TickModel($this->mockPdo, $this->settings);
+        $result = $tickModel->delete(999);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($result);
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithOldTick(): void
+    {
+        // Tick from 3 hours ago (outside 1-hour window)
+        $oldTimestamp = (new DateTimeImmutable('-3 hours'))->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        
+        $mockStatement = $this->createMock(PDOStatement::class);
+        $mockStatement->method('execute')->with([456]);
+        $mockStatement->method('fetch')->willReturn([
+            'tick' => 'Old content',
+            'timestamp' => $oldTimestamp
+        ]);
+
+        $this->mockPdo->method('prepare')->willReturn($mockStatement);
+
+        $tickModel = new TickModel($this->mockPdo, $this->settings);
+        $result = $tickModel->delete(456);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($result);
+    }
+}
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