diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 8b3b1d295c..91898fcc26 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -2948,6 +2948,22 @@
     "messageformat": "Delete failed",
     "description": "Shown on a message which was deleted for everyone if the delete wasn't successfully sent to anyone"
   },
+  "icu:deleteFailedClickForDetails": {
+    "messageformat": "Delete failed, click for details",
+    "description": "Shown on a message which was deleted for everyone if the delete wasn't successfully sent to anyone and can be retried"
+  },
+  "icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--title": {
+    "messageformat": "Retry failed delete?",
+    "description": "Title of dialog shown when user clicks on a failed delete for everyone message to retry (screen reader only)"
+  },
+  "icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--body": {
+    "messageformat": "Message failed to delete. Check your connection and try again.",
+    "description": "Body text of dialog shown when user clicks on a failed delete for everyone message to retry"
+  },
+  "icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--tryAgain": {
+    "messageformat": "Try again",
+    "description": "Button text to retry a failed delete for everyone"
+  },
   "icu:editFailed": {
     "messageformat": "Edit failed, click for details",
     "description": "Shown on a message which was edited if the edit wasn't successfully sent to anyone"
@@ -2964,6 +2980,10 @@
     "messageformat": "Partially deleted, click to retry",
     "description": "Shown on a message which was deleted for everyone if the delete wasn't successfully sent to everyone"
   },
+  "icu:partiallyDeleted--clickForDetails": {
+    "messageformat": "Partially deleted, click for details",
+    "description": "Shown on a message which was deleted for everyone if the delete wasn't successfully sent to everyone"
+  },
   "icu:expiredWarning": {
     "messageformat": "This version of Signal Desktop has expired. Please upgrade to the latest version to continue messaging.",
     "description": "Warning notification that this version of the app has expired"
@@ -3484,6 +3504,18 @@
     "messageformat": "This message was deleted.",
     "description": "Shown in a message's bubble when the message has been deleted for everyone."
   },
+  "icu:message--deletedByAdmin": {
+    "messageformat": "Admin {admin} deleted this message",
+    "description": "Shown in a message's bubble when the message has been deleted by a group admin."
+  },
+  "icu:message--deletedForEveryone--incoming": {
+    "messageformat": "{name} deleted this message",
+    "description": "Shown in a message bubble when an incoming message was deleted for everyone by its author."
+  },
+  "icu:message--deletedForEveryone--outgoing": {
+    "messageformat": "You deleted this message",
+    "description": "Shown in a message bubble when you deleted your own message for everyone."
+  },
   "icu:message--attachmentTooBig--one": {
     "messageformat": "Attachment too large to display.",
     "description": "Shown in a message bubble if no attachments are left on message when too-large attachments are dropped"
@@ -6640,6 +6672,10 @@
     "messageformat": "Delete {count, plural, one {message} other {# messages}}?",
     "description": "delete selected messages > confirmation modal > title"
   },
+  "icu:DeleteMessagesModal--title-2": {
+    "messageformat": "Delete selected {count, plural, one {message} other {# messages}}?",
+    "description": "delete selected messages > confirmation modal > title"
+  },
   "icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description": {
     "messageformat": "Who would you like to delete {count, plural, one {this message} other {these messages}} for?",
     "description": "delete selected messages > confirmation modal > description"
@@ -6664,6 +6700,14 @@
     "messageformat": "Delete for everyone",
     "description": "delete selected messages > confirmation modal > delete for everyone"
   },
+  "icu:DeleteMessagesModal--adminDeleteConfirmation--title": {
+    "messageformat": "Delete for everyone?",
+    "description": "delete selected messages > admin delete confirmation modal > title"
+  },
+  "icu:DeleteMessagesModal--adminDeleteConfirmation--description": {
+    "messageformat": "As an admin, group members will see that you deleted {count, plural, one {this message} other {these messages}}.",
+    "description": "delete selected messages > admin delete confirmation modal > description"
+  },
   "icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteFromAllDevices": {
     "messageformat": "Delete from all devices",
     "description": "within note to self conversation > delete selected messages > confirmation modal > delete from all devices (same as delete for everyone)"
diff --git a/protos/Backups.proto b/protos/Backups.proto
index 6345fdafe1..07c9286402 100644
--- a/protos/Backups.proto
+++ b/protos/Backups.proto
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ message AccountData {
     CallsUseLessDataSetting callsUseLessDataSetting = 29;  // If unset, treat the same as "Unknown" case
     bool allowSealedSenderFromAnyone = 30;
     bool allowAutomaticKeyVerification = 31;
+    bool hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog = 32;
   }
 
   message SubscriberData {
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@ message ChatItem {
     ViewOnceMessage viewOnceMessage = 18;
     DirectStoryReplyMessage directStoryReplyMessage = 19; // group story reply messages are not backed up
     Poll poll = 20;
+    AdminDeletedMessage adminDeletedMessage = 22;
   }
 
   PinDetails pinDetails = 21; // only set if message is pinned
@@ -904,6 +906,10 @@ message Poll {
   repeated Reaction reactions = 5;
 }
 
+message AdminDeletedMessage {
+  uint64 adminId = 1; // id of the admin that deleted the message
+}
+
 message ChatUpdateMessage {
   // If unset, importers should ignore the update message without throwing an error.
   oneof update {
diff --git a/protos/SignalService.proto b/protos/SignalService.proto
index dc5b4688a8..e43df52531 100644
--- a/protos/SignalService.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalService.proto
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ message DataMessage {
     optional uint64 targetSentTimestamp = 2;
   }
 
+  message AdminDelete {
+    optional bytes targetAuthorAciBinary = 1; // 16-byte UUID
+    optional uint64 targetSentTimestamp = 2;
+  }
+
   optional string body = 1;
   repeated AttachmentPointer attachments = 2;
   reserved /*groupV1*/ 3;
@@ -431,7 +436,8 @@ message DataMessage {
   optional PollVote pollVote = 26;
   optional PinMessage pinMessage = 27;
   optional UnpinMessage unpinMessage = 28;
-  // NEXT ID: 29
+  optional AdminDelete adminDelete = 29;
+  // NEXT ID: 30
 }
 
 message NullMessage {
diff --git a/protos/SignalStorage.proto b/protos/SignalStorage.proto
index 3c3c20c602..45258729da 100644
--- a/protos/SignalStorage.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalStorage.proto
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ message AccountRecord {
   NotificationProfileManualOverride notificationProfileManualOverride = 44;
   bool notificationProfileSyncDisabled = 45;
   bool automaticKeyVerificationDisabled = 46;
+  bool hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog = 47;
 }
 
 message StoryDistributionListRecord {
diff --git a/stylesheets/_modules.scss b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
index e3b42c1a92..096968af9f 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_modules.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_modules.scss
@@ -1181,13 +1181,7 @@ $message-padding-horizontal: 12px;
 }
 .module-message__text--delete-for-everyone {
   user-select: none;
-
-  @include mixins.light-theme {
-    color: variables.$color-gray-90;
-  }
-  @include mixins.dark-theme {
-    color: variables.$color-gray-05;
-  }
+  color: light-dark(variables.$color-gray-60, variables.$color-gray-25);
 }
 
 .module-message__metadata {
@@ -6322,10 +6316,6 @@ button.module-calling-participants-list__contact {
   &--with-reactions {
     margin-bottom: -6px;
   }
-
-  &--deleted-for-everyone {
-    font-style: italic;
-  }
 }
 
 .module-message__container--sticker-like {
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/ContactName.scss b/stylesheets/components/ContactName.scss
index e412cf6c65..9ee78d5c7c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/ContactName.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/ContactName.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 @use '../variables';
 @use '../mixins';
 
-button.module-contact-name {
+:where(button).module-contact-name {
   @include mixins.button-reset;
 
   &:hover,
diff --git a/stylesheets/tailwind-config.css b/stylesheets/tailwind-config.css
index 20727e1a23..783d3dc2cb 100644
--- a/stylesheets/tailwind-config.css
+++ b/stylesheets/tailwind-config.css
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 @import 'tailwindcss' source(none);
 @import './tailwind-plugins/animate-general.css';
 @import './tailwind-plugins/animate-enter-exit.css';
+@import './tailwind-plugins/container-scroll-state.css';
 @import './tailwind-plugins/scrollbar.css';
 @import './tailwind-plugins/superellipse.css';
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/tailwind-plugins/container-scroll-state.css b/stylesheets/tailwind-plugins/container-scroll-state.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcee0bbbae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stylesheets/tailwind-plugins/container-scroll-state.css
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+@custom-variant container-scrollable {
+  @container not scroll-state(scrollable: none) {
+    @slot;
+  }
+}
+
+@custom-variant container-not-scrollable {
+  @container scroll-state(scrollable: none) {
+    @slot;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/RemoteConfig.dom.ts b/ts/RemoteConfig.dom.ts
index 18662a280d..d426ad6ed2 100644
--- a/ts/RemoteConfig.dom.ts
+++ b/ts/RemoteConfig.dom.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ const SemverKeys = [
   'desktop.donationPaypal.prod',
   'desktop.groupMemberLabels.edit.beta',
   'desktop.groupMemberLabels.edit.prod',
+  'desktop.adminDelete.receive.beta',
+  'desktop.adminDelete.receive.prod',
+  'desktop.adminDelete.send.beta',
+  'desktop.adminDelete.send.prod',
   'desktop.pinnedMessages.receive.beta',
   'desktop.pinnedMessages.receive.prod',
   'desktop.pinnedMessages.send.beta',
@@ -83,6 +87,8 @@ const ScalarKeys = [
   'global.nicknames.min',
   'global.pinned_message_limit',
   'global.textAttachmentLimitBytes',
+  'global.normalDeleteMaxAgeInSeconds',
+  'global.adminDeleteMaxAgeInSeconds',
 ] as const;
 
 // These keys should always match those in Net.REMOTE_CONFIG_KEYS, prefixed by
diff --git a/ts/axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.tsx b/ts/axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.tsx
index 514cbcd7eb..27bd993347 100644
--- a/ts/axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { tw } from './tw.dom.js';
 import { AxoBaseDialog } from './_internal/AxoBaseDialog.dom.js';
 import { AxoScrollArea } from './AxoScrollArea.dom.js';
 import type { AxoSymbol } from './AxoSymbol.dom.js';
+import { FlexWrapDetector } from './_internal/FlexWrapDetector.dom.js';
 
 const Namespace = 'AxoAlertDialog';
 
@@ -138,7 +139,24 @@ export namespace AxoAlertDialog {
   }>;
 
   export const Footer: FC<FooterProps> = memo(props => {
-    return <div className={tw('flex gap-2 px-6 py-4')}>{props.children}</div>;
+    return (
+      <FlexWrapDetector>
+        <div
+          className={tw(
+            'flex flex-wrap gap-2 px-6 py-4',
+            // When actions are not being wrapped:
+            // Try to keep all actions equal size, but don't truncate them.
+            'container-not-scrollable:*:basis-0',
+            'container-not-scrollable:*:min-w-fit',
+            // When actions are being wrapped:
+            // Make all of them full width
+            'container-scrollable:*:w-full'
+          )}
+        >
+          {props.children}
+        </div>
+      </FlexWrapDetector>
+    );
   });
 
   Footer.displayName = `${Namespace}.Footer`;
@@ -201,7 +219,7 @@ export namespace AxoAlertDialog {
   export const Cancel: FC<CancelProps> = memo(props => {
     return (
       <AlertDialog.Cancel asChild>
-        <AxoButton.Root variant="secondary" size="md" width="full">
+        <AxoButton.Root variant="secondary" size="md" width="grow">
           {props.children}
         </AxoButton.Root>
       </AlertDialog.Cancel>
@@ -215,25 +233,36 @@ export namespace AxoAlertDialog {
    * ----------------------------------
    */
 
-  export type ActionVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'destructive';
+  export type ActionVariant =
+    | 'primary'
+    | 'secondary'
+    | 'destructive'
+    | 'subtle-destructive';
 
   export type ActionProps = Readonly<{
     variant: ActionVariant;
     symbol?: AxoSymbol.InlineGlyphName;
     arrow?: boolean;
     onClick: (event: MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => void;
+    disabled?: boolean;
+    focusableWhenDisabled?: boolean;
     children: ReactNode;
   }>;
 
   export const Action: FC<ActionProps> = memo(props => {
     return (
-      <AlertDialog.Action asChild onClick={props.onClick}>
+      <AlertDialog.Action
+        asChild
+        onClick={props.onClick}
+        disabled={props.disabled}
+      >
         <AxoButton.Root
           variant={props.variant}
           symbol={props.symbol}
           arrow={props.arrow}
           size="md"
-          width="full"
+          width="grow"
+          focusableWhenDisabled
         >
           {props.children}
         </AxoButton.Root>
diff --git a/ts/axo/AxoButton.dom.tsx b/ts/axo/AxoButton.dom.tsx
index 04176a4daf..e8fd038518 100644
--- a/ts/axo/AxoButton.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/axo/AxoButton.dom.tsx
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export namespace AxoButton {
     arrow?: boolean;
     experimentalSpinner?: { 'aria-label': string } | null;
     disabled?: GenericButtonProps['disabled'];
+    focusableWhenDisabled?: boolean;
     onClick?: GenericButtonProps['onClick'];
     children: ReactNode;
     // Note: Technically we forward all props for Radix, but we restrict the
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@ export namespace AxoButton {
         symbol,
         arrow,
         experimentalSpinner,
+        disabled,
+        focusableWhenDisabled,
         children,
         ...rest
       } = props;
@@ -251,6 +254,8 @@ export namespace AxoButton {
       return (
         <button
           ref={ref}
+          disabled={(disabled && !focusableWhenDisabled) || undefined}
+          aria-disabled={(focusableWhenDisabled && disabled) || undefined}
           {...rest}
           type="button"
           className={tw(variantStyles, sizeStyles, widthStyles)}
diff --git a/ts/axo/_internal/FlexWrapDetector.dom.tsx b/ts/axo/_internal/FlexWrapDetector.dom.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c96069022b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/axo/_internal/FlexWrapDetector.dom.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+import React, { memo, type ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { tw } from '../tw.dom.js';
+
+export type FlexWrapDetectorProps = Readonly<{
+  children: ReactNode;
+}>;
+
+export const FlexWrapDetector = memo(function FlexWrapDetector(
+  props: FlexWrapDetectorProps
+) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={tw(
+        // 1. Create a new container for querying scroll-state()
+        '@container-[scroll-state] overflow-x-hidden',
+        // 2. Make it a wrapping flex container
+        'flex flex-wrap'
+      )}
+    >
+      {/* 3. When wrapped, this will grow to fill the container */}
+      <div className={tw('relative grow')}>
+        {/* 4. And then this will make the scroll container overflow */}
+        <div className={tw('absolute -end-px size-px')} />
+      </div>
+      {/* 5. When not wrapped, this item should take priority when growing the items */}
+      <div className={tw('grow-[9999]')}>{props.children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+});
diff --git a/ts/background.preload.ts b/ts/background.preload.ts
index 386d4ac4af..69109b074b 100644
--- a/ts/background.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/background.preload.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { isWindowDragElement } from './util/isWindowDragElement.std.js';
 import { assertDev, strictAssert } from './util/assert.std.js';
 import { filter } from './util/iterables.std.js';
 import { isNotNil } from './util/isNotNil.std.js';
+import { isAdminDeleteReceiveEnabled } from './util/isAdminDeleteEnabled.dom.js';
 import { areRemoteBackupsTurnedOn } from './util/isBackupEnabled.preload.js';
 import { lightSessionResetQueue } from './util/lightSessionResetQueue.std.js';
 import { setAppLoadingScreenMessage } from './setAppLoadingScreenMessage.dom.js';
@@ -2584,6 +2585,55 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (data.message.adminDelete) {
+      if (!isAdminDeleteReceiveEnabled()) {
+        log.info('Ignoring admin DOE: feature not enabled');
+        confirm();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { adminDelete } = data.message;
+      log.info(
+        'Queuing incoming admin DOE for',
+        adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp
+      );
+
+      strictAssert(
+        adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp,
+        'AdminDelete missing targetSentTimestamp'
+      );
+      strictAssert(
+        adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+        'AdminDelete missing targetAuthorAci'
+      );
+      strictAssert(data.serverTimestamp, 'AdminDelete missing serverTimestamp');
+      strictAssert(data.sourceAci, 'AdminDelete missing sourceAci');
+
+      const targetAuthorConversation =
+        window.ConversationController.lookupOrCreate({
+          serviceId: adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+          reason: 'admin-delete-incoming',
+        });
+      strictAssert(
+        targetAuthorConversation,
+        'AdminDelete: failed to find target author conversation'
+      );
+
+      const attributes: DeleteAttributesType = {
+        envelopeId: data.envelopeId,
+        isAdminDelete: true,
+        targetSentTimestamp: adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp,
+        targetAuthorAci: adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+        targetConversationId: targetAuthorConversation.id,
+        deleteServerTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
+        deleteSentByAci: data.sourceAci,
+        removeFromMessageReceiverCache: confirm,
+      };
+      drop(Deletes.onDelete(attributes));
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (data.message.delete) {
       const { delete: del } = data.message;
       log.info('Queuing incoming DOE for', del.targetSentTimestamp);
@@ -2593,12 +2643,16 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
         'Delete missing targetSentTimestamp'
       );
       strictAssert(data.serverTimestamp, 'Delete missing serverTimestamp');
+      strictAssert(data.sourceAci, 'Delete missing sourceAci');
 
       const attributes: DeleteAttributesType = {
         envelopeId: data.envelopeId,
+        isAdminDelete: false,
         targetSentTimestamp: del.targetSentTimestamp,
-        serverTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
-        fromId: fromConversation.id,
+        targetAuthorAci: data.sourceAci,
+        targetConversationId: fromConversation.id,
+        deleteServerTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
+        deleteSentByAci: data.sourceAci,
         removeFromMessageReceiverCache: confirm,
       };
       drop(Deletes.onDelete(attributes));
@@ -3090,6 +3144,51 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (data.message.adminDelete) {
+      if (!isAdminDeleteReceiveEnabled()) {
+        log.info('Ignoring sent admin DOE sync: feature not enabled');
+        confirm();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { adminDelete } = data.message;
+      strictAssert(
+        adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp,
+        'AdminDelete without targetSentTimestamp'
+      );
+      strictAssert(
+        adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+        'AdminDelete without targetAuthorAci'
+      );
+      strictAssert(data.serverTimestamp, 'AdminDelete has no serverTimestamp');
+
+      log.info('Queuing sent admin DOE for', adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp);
+
+      const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
+      const targetAuthorConversation =
+        window.ConversationController.lookupOrCreate({
+          serviceId: adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+          reason: 'admin-delete-sync',
+        });
+      strictAssert(
+        targetAuthorConversation,
+        'AdminDelete sync: failed to find target author conversation'
+      );
+
+      const attributes: DeleteAttributesType = {
+        envelopeId: data.envelopeId,
+        isAdminDelete: true,
+        targetSentTimestamp: adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp,
+        targetAuthorAci: adminDelete.targetAuthorAci,
+        targetConversationId: targetAuthorConversation.id,
+        deleteServerTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
+        deleteSentByAci: ourAci,
+        removeFromMessageReceiverCache: confirm,
+      };
+      drop(Deletes.onDelete(attributes));
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (data.message.delete) {
       const { delete: del } = data.message;
       strictAssert(
@@ -3100,11 +3199,16 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
 
       log.info('Queuing sent DOE for', del.targetSentTimestamp);
 
+      const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
       const attributes: DeleteAttributesType = {
         envelopeId: data.envelopeId,
+        isAdminDelete: false,
         targetSentTimestamp: del.targetSentTimestamp,
-        serverTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
-        fromId: window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow(),
+        targetAuthorAci: ourAci,
+        targetConversationId:
+          window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow(),
+        deleteServerTimestamp: data.serverTimestamp,
+        deleteSentByAci: ourAci,
         removeFromMessageReceiverCache: confirm,
       };
       drop(Deletes.onDelete(attributes));
diff --git a/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.stories.tsx
index 6f23ff3095..450e1fbbe5 100644
--- a/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -1,63 +1,97 @@
 // Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import React from 'react';
-import type { Meta, StoryFn } from '@storybook/react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import type { Meta } from '@storybook/react';
 import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 
 import DeleteMessagesModal from './DeleteMessagesModal.dom.js';
 import type { DeleteMessagesModalProps } from './DeleteMessagesModal.dom.js';
+import { AxoButton } from '../axo/AxoButton.dom.js';
 
 const { i18n } = window.SignalContext;
 
 export default {
   title: 'Components/DeleteMessagesModal',
-  component: DeleteMessagesModal,
-  args: {
-    i18n,
-    isMe: false,
-    canDeleteForEveryone: true,
-    messageCount: 1,
-    onClose: action('onClose'),
-    onDeleteForMe: action('onDeleteForMe'),
-    onDeleteForEveryone: action('onDeleteForEveryone'),
-    showToast: action('showToast'),
-  },
-} satisfies Meta<DeleteMessagesModalProps>;
+} satisfies Meta;
 
-function createProps(args: Partial<DeleteMessagesModalProps>) {
-  return {
-    i18n,
-    isMe: false,
-    canDeleteForEveryone: true,
-    messageCount: 1,
-    onClose: action('onClose'),
-    onDeleteForMe: action('onDeleteForMe'),
-    onDeleteForEveryone: action('onDeleteForEveryone'),
-    showToast: action('showToast'),
-    ...args,
-  };
+function Template(props: Partial<DeleteMessagesModalProps>): React.JSX.Element {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
+
+  const handleOpen = useCallback(() => {
+    setOpen(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
+    setOpen(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <AxoButton.Root size="md" variant="secondary" onClick={handleOpen}>
+        Open Dialog
+      </AxoButton.Root>
+      {open && (
+        <DeleteMessagesModal
+          isMe={false}
+          canDeleteForEveryone={false}
+          needsAdminDelete={false}
+          isDeletingOwnMessages={false}
+          hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog={false}
+          i18n={i18n}
+          messageCount={1}
+          onClose={handleClose}
+          onDeleteForMe={action('onDeleteForMe')}
+          onDeleteForEveryone={action('onDeleteForEveryone')}
+          onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog={action(
+            'onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog'
+          )}
+          showToast={action('showToast')}
+          {...props}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line react/function-component-definition
-const Template: StoryFn<DeleteMessagesModalProps> = args => {
-  return <DeleteMessagesModal {...args} />;
-};
+export function DeleteForMeOnly(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template />;
+}
 
-export const OneMessage = Template.bind({});
+export function DeleteForEveryone(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template canDeleteForEveryone />;
+}
 
-export const ThreeMessages = Template.bind({});
-ThreeMessages.args = createProps({
-  messageCount: 3,
-});
+export function DeleteForEveryoneMultiple(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template canDeleteForEveryone messageCount={3} />;
+}
 
-export const IsMe = Template.bind({});
-IsMe.args = createProps({
-  isMe: true,
-});
+export function AdminDelete(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template canDeleteForEveryone needsAdminDelete />;
+}
 
-export const IsMeThreeMessages = Template.bind({});
-IsMeThreeMessages.args = createProps({
-  isMe: true,
-  messageCount: 3,
-});
+export function AdminDeleteMultiple(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template canDeleteForEveryone needsAdminDelete messageCount={3} />;
+}
+
+export function AdminDeleteAfterOnboarding(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <Template
+      canDeleteForEveryone
+      needsAdminDelete
+      hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export function NoteToSelf(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template isMe />;
+}
+
+export function NoteToSelfMultiple(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template isMe messageCount={3} />;
+}
+
+export function TooManyMessagesForDeleteForEveryone(): React.JSX.Element {
+  return <Template canDeleteForEveryone messageCount={31} />;
+}
diff --git a/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.tsx b/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.tsx
index 110e7a547d..66b894fa7d 100644
--- a/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.tsx
@@ -1,101 +1,249 @@
 // Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import React from 'react';
-import type { ActionSpec } from './ConfirmationDialog.dom.js';
-import { ConfirmationDialog } from './ConfirmationDialog.dom.js';
+import type { MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util.std.js';
 import type { ShowToastAction } from '../state/ducks/toast.preload.js';
 import { ToastType } from '../types/Toast.dom.js';
+import { AxoAlertDialog } from '../axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.js';
 
 export type DeleteMessagesModalProps = Readonly<{
   isMe: boolean;
   canDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
+  needsAdminDelete: boolean;
+  isDeletingOwnMessages: boolean;
+  hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: boolean;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   messageCount: number;
   onClose: () => void;
   onDeleteForMe: () => void;
   onDeleteForEveryone: () => void;
+  onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: () => void;
   showToast: ShowToastAction;
 }>;
 
 const MAX_DELETE_FOR_EVERYONE = 30;
 
+enum Step {
+  SELECT_DELETE_TYPE,
+  CONFIRM_ADMIN_DELETE,
+}
+
 export default function DeleteMessagesModal({
   isMe,
   canDeleteForEveryone,
+  needsAdminDelete,
+  isDeletingOwnMessages,
+  hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
   i18n,
   messageCount,
   onClose,
   onDeleteForMe,
   onDeleteForEveryone,
+  onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
   showToast,
 }: DeleteMessagesModalProps): React.JSX.Element {
-  const actions: Array<ActionSpec> = [];
+  const [step, setStep] = useState(Step.SELECT_DELETE_TYPE);
 
-  const syncNoteToSelfDelete = isMe;
+  const tooManyMessages = messageCount > MAX_DELETE_FOR_EVERYONE;
 
-  let deleteForMeText = i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteForMe');
-  if (syncNoteToSelfDelete) {
-    deleteForMeText = i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--noteToSelf--deleteSync');
-  } else if (isMe) {
-    deleteForMeText = i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteFromThisDevice');
-  }
+  const handleBackToSelectDeleteType = useCallback(() => {
+    setStep(Step.SELECT_DELETE_TYPE);
+  }, []);
 
-  actions.push({
-    action: onDeleteForMe,
-    style: 'negative',
-    text: deleteForMeText,
-  });
+  const handleSelectDeleteForMe = useCallback(() => {
+    onDeleteForMe();
+    onClose();
+  }, [onDeleteForMe, onClose]);
 
-  if (canDeleteForEveryone && !syncNoteToSelfDelete) {
-    const tooManyMessages = messageCount > MAX_DELETE_FOR_EVERYONE;
-    actions.push({
-      'aria-disabled': tooManyMessages,
-      autoClose: !tooManyMessages,
-      action: () => {
-        if (tooManyMessages) {
-          showToast({
-            toastType: ToastType.TooManyMessagesToDeleteForEveryone,
-            parameters: { count: MAX_DELETE_FOR_EVERYONE },
-          });
-        } else {
-          onDeleteForEveryone();
-        }
-      },
-      style: 'negative',
-      text: isMe
-        ? i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteFromAllDevices')
-        : i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteForEveryone'),
-    });
-  }
+  const handleConfirmDeleteForEveryone = useCallback(() => {
+    onDeleteForEveryone();
+    onClose();
+  }, [onDeleteForEveryone, onClose]);
 
-  let descriptionText = i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description', {
-    count: messageCount,
-  });
-  if (syncNoteToSelfDelete) {
-    descriptionText = i18n(
-      'icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description--noteToSelf--deleteSync',
-      { count: messageCount }
-    );
-  } else if (isMe) {
-    descriptionText = i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description--noteToSelf', {
-      count: messageCount,
-    });
-  }
+  const handleSelectDeleteForEveryone = useCallback(() => {
+    if (tooManyMessages) {
+      showToast({
+        toastType: ToastType.TooManyMessagesToDeleteForEveryone,
+        parameters: { count: MAX_DELETE_FOR_EVERYONE },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    if (
+      needsAdminDelete &&
+      !isDeletingOwnMessages &&
+      !hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog
+    ) {
+      setStep(Step.CONFIRM_ADMIN_DELETE);
+      return;
+    }
+    handleConfirmDeleteForEveryone();
+  }, [
+    tooManyMessages,
+    needsAdminDelete,
+    isDeletingOwnMessages,
+    hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
+    showToast,
+    handleConfirmDeleteForEveryone,
+  ]);
 
   return (
-    <ConfirmationDialog
-      actions={actions}
-      dialogName="ConfirmDeleteForMeModal"
-      i18n={i18n}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      title={i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--title', {
-        count: messageCount,
-      })}
-      moduleClassName="DeleteMessagesModal"
-    >
-      {descriptionText}
-    </ConfirmationDialog>
+    <>
+      <DeleteMessagesSelectDeleteTypeDialog
+        isMe={isMe}
+        canDeleteForEveryone={canDeleteForEveryone}
+        i18n={i18n}
+        messageCount={messageCount}
+        tooManyMessages={tooManyMessages}
+        open={step === Step.SELECT_DELETE_TYPE}
+        onClose={onClose}
+        onSelectDeleteForMe={handleSelectDeleteForMe}
+        onSelectDeleteForEveryone={handleSelectDeleteForEveryone}
+      />
+      <DeleteMessagesConfirmAdminDeleteDialog
+        i18n={i18n}
+        messageCount={messageCount}
+        open={step === Step.CONFIRM_ADMIN_DELETE}
+        onOpenChange={handleBackToSelectDeleteType}
+        onCancel={handleBackToSelectDeleteType}
+        onConfirm={onDeleteForEveryone}
+        onClose={onClose}
+        onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog={onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog}
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function DeleteMessagesSelectDeleteTypeDialog(props: {
+  isMe: boolean;
+  canDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
+  i18n: LocalizerType;
+  messageCount: number;
+  tooManyMessages: boolean;
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onSelectDeleteForMe: () => void;
+  onSelectDeleteForEveryone: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { i18n, onClose, onSelectDeleteForEveryone } = props;
+
+  const handleOpenChange = useCallback(
+    (value: boolean) => {
+      if (!value) {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    },
+    [onClose]
+  );
+
+  const handleSelectDeleteForEveryone = useCallback(
+    (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      onSelectDeleteForEveryone();
+    },
+    [onSelectDeleteForEveryone]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <AxoAlertDialog.Root open={props.open} onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
+      <AxoAlertDialog.Content escape="cancel-is-noop">
+        <AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Title>
+            {i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--title-2', {
+              count: props.messageCount,
+            })}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Title>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+            {props.isMe
+              ? i18n(
+                  'icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description--noteToSelf--deleteSync',
+                  { count: props.messageCount }
+                )
+              : i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--description', {
+                  count: props.messageCount,
+                })}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+        </AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+        <AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Cancel>{i18n('icu:cancel')}</AxoAlertDialog.Cancel>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Action
+            variant="subtle-destructive"
+            onClick={props.onSelectDeleteForMe}
+          >
+            {props.isMe
+              ? i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--noteToSelf--deleteSync')
+              : i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteForMe')}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Action>
+          {props.canDeleteForEveryone && !props.isMe && (
+            <AxoAlertDialog.Action
+              variant="subtle-destructive"
+              onClick={handleSelectDeleteForEveryone}
+            >
+              {i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteForEveryone')}
+            </AxoAlertDialog.Action>
+          )}
+        </AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+      </AxoAlertDialog.Content>
+    </AxoAlertDialog.Root>
+  );
+}
+
+function DeleteMessagesConfirmAdminDeleteDialog(props: {
+  i18n: LocalizerType;
+  messageCount: number;
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: () => void;
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  onConfirm: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: () => void;
+}) {
+  const {
+    i18n,
+    messageCount,
+    onCancel,
+    onConfirm,
+    onClose,
+    onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
+  } = props;
+
+  const handleCancel = useCallback(() => {
+    onCancel();
+  }, [onCancel]);
+
+  const handleConfirm = useCallback(() => {
+    onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog();
+    onConfirm();
+    onClose();
+  }, [onConfirm, onClose, onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog]);
+
+  return (
+    <AxoAlertDialog.Root open={props.open} onOpenChange={props.onOpenChange}>
+      <AxoAlertDialog.Content escape="cancel-is-noop">
+        <AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Title>
+            {i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--adminDeleteConfirmation--title')}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Title>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+            {i18n(
+              'icu:DeleteMessagesModal--adminDeleteConfirmation--description',
+              { count: messageCount }
+            )}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+        </AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+        <AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Action variant="secondary" onClick={handleCancel}>
+            {i18n('icu:cancel')}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Action>
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Action
+            variant="subtle-destructive"
+            onClick={handleConfirm}
+          >
+            {i18n('icu:DeleteMessagesModal--deleteForEveryone')}
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Action>
+        </AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+      </AxoAlertDialog.Content>
+    </AxoAlertDialog.Root>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/EditHistoryMessagesModal.dom.tsx b/ts/components/EditHistoryMessagesModal.dom.tsx
index a697ed375b..87c64434a7 100644
--- a/ts/components/EditHistoryMessagesModal.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/EditHistoryMessagesModal.dom.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export type PropsType = {
 
 const MESSAGE_DEFAULT_PROPS = {
   canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+  canRetryDeleteForEveryone: false,
+  retryDeleteForEveryone: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   checkForAccount: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   clearSelectedMessage: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   clearTargetedMessage: shouldNeverBeCalled,
diff --git a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.dom.tsx b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.dom.tsx
index 26ba0b823c..d8b501bd31 100644
--- a/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/StoryViewsNRepliesModal.dom.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const { noop, orderBy } = lodash;
 // text messages and reactions.
 const MESSAGE_DEFAULT_PROPS = {
   canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+  canRetryDeleteForEveryone: false,
+  retryDeleteForEveryone: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   checkForAccount: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   clearTargetedMessage: shouldNeverBeCalled,
   containerWidthBreakpoint: WidthBreakpoint.Medium,
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.dom.tsx
index 2e5fd507b8..853645eb07 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.dom.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { ImageGrid } from './ImageGrid.dom.js';
 import { GIF } from './GIF.dom.js';
 import { CurveType, Image } from './Image.dom.js';
 import { ContactName } from './ContactName.dom.js';
+import { I18n } from '../I18n.dom.js';
 import type { QuotedAttachmentForUIType } from './Quote.dom.js';
 import { Quote } from './Quote.dom.js';
 import { EmbeddedContact } from './EmbeddedContact.dom.js';
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ import {
 } from '../fun/data/emojis.std.js';
 import { useGroupedAndOrderedReactions } from '../../util/groupAndOrderReactions.dom.js';
 import type { AxoMenuBuilder } from '../../axo/AxoMenuBuilder.dom.js';
+import { AxoSymbol } from '../../axo/AxoSymbol.dom.js';
 import type { RenderAudioAttachmentProps } from '../../state/smart/renderAudioAttachment.preload.js';
 import type { MemberLabelType } from '../../types/GroupMemberLabels.std.js';
 import type { ContactModalStateType } from '../../types/globalModals.std.js';
@@ -339,9 +341,15 @@ export type PropsData = {
   reactions?: ReactionViewerProps['reactions'];
 
   deletedForEveryone?: boolean;
+  deletedForEveryoneByAdmin?: {
+    conversationId: string;
+    title: string;
+    contactNameColor: ContactNameColorType;
+  };
   attachmentDroppedDueToSize?: boolean;
 
   canDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
+  canRetryDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
   isBlocked: boolean;
   isMessageRequestAccepted: boolean;
   bodyRanges?: HydratedBodyRangesType;
@@ -386,6 +394,7 @@ export type PropsActions = {
   showConversation: ShowConversationType;
   openGiftBadge: (messageId: string) => void;
   pushPanelForConversation: PushPanelForConversationActionType;
+  retryDeleteForEveryone: (messageId: string) => unknown;
   retryMessageSend: (messageId: string) => unknown;
   sendPollVote: (params: {
     messageId: string;
@@ -1086,6 +1095,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     const {
       attachmentDroppedDueToSize,
+      canRetryDeleteForEveryone,
       deletedForEveryone,
       direction,
       expirationLength,
@@ -1096,6 +1106,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       isPinned,
       isSMS,
       isSticker,
+      retryDeleteForEveryone,
       retryMessageSend,
       pushPanelForConversation,
       showEditHistoryModal,
@@ -1109,6 +1120,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     return (
       <MessageMetadata
+        canRetryDeleteForEveryone={canRetryDeleteForEveryone}
         deletedForEveryone={deletedForEveryone}
         direction={direction}
         expirationLength={expirationLength}
@@ -1128,6 +1140,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         onWidthMeasured={isInline ? this.#updateMetadataWidth : undefined}
         pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
         ref={this.#metadataRef}
+        retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
         retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
         showEditHistoryModal={showEditHistoryModal}
         status={status}
@@ -1170,6 +1183,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       _forceTapToPlay,
       attachmentDroppedDueToSize,
       attachments,
+      canRetryDeleteForEveryone,
       cancelAttachmentDownload,
       direction,
       expirationLength,
@@ -1185,6 +1199,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       quote,
       renderAudioAttachment,
       renderingContext,
+      retryDeleteForEveryone,
       retryMessageSend,
       shouldHideMetadata,
       shouldCollapseAbove,
@@ -1436,6 +1451,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             {text || !willShowMetadata ? undefined : (
               <div className="module-message__simple-attachment__metadata-container">
                 <MessageMetadata
+                  canRetryDeleteForEveryone={canRetryDeleteForEveryone}
                   deletedForEveryone={false}
                   direction={direction}
                   expirationLength={expirationLength}
@@ -1453,6 +1469,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                   onWidthMeasured={undefined}
                   pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
                   ref={this.#metadataRef}
+                  retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
                   retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
                   showEditHistoryModal={showEditHistoryModal}
                   status={status}
@@ -2344,21 +2361,80 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     );
   }
 
-  #getContents(): string | undefined {
-    const { deletedForEveryone, direction, i18n, status, text } = this.props;
+  #getMessageStatusContents(): React.JSX.Element | string | null {
+    const {
+      author,
+      conversationId,
+      deletedForEveryone,
+      deletedForEveryoneByAdmin,
+      direction,
+      i18n,
+      showContactModal,
+      status,
+    } = this.props;
 
     if (deletedForEveryone) {
-      return i18n('icu:message--deletedForEveryone');
+      let text: React.JSX.Element | string;
+      if (deletedForEveryoneByAdmin != null) {
+        text = (
+          <I18n
+            id="icu:message--deletedByAdmin"
+            i18n={i18n}
+            components={{
+              admin: (
+                <strong>
+                  <ContactName
+                    title={deletedForEveryoneByAdmin.title}
+                    contactNameColor={
+                      deletedForEveryoneByAdmin.contactNameColor
+                    }
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      showContactModal({
+                        conversationId,
+                        contactId: deletedForEveryoneByAdmin.conversationId,
+                      });
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </strong>
+              ),
+            }}
+          />
+        );
+      } else if (direction === 'outgoing') {
+        text = i18n('icu:message--deletedForEveryone--outgoing');
+      } else {
+        text = (
+          <I18n
+            id="icu:message--deletedForEveryone--incoming"
+            i18n={i18n}
+            components={{
+              name: (
+                <ContactName
+                  preferFirstName
+                  title={author.title}
+                  firstName={author.firstName}
+                />
+              ),
+            }}
+          />
+        );
+      }
+      return (
+        <>
+          <AxoSymbol.InlineGlyph symbol="x-circle" label={null} /> {text}
+        </>
+      );
     }
     if (direction === 'incoming' && status === 'error') {
       return i18n('icu:incomingError');
     }
 
-    return text;
+    return null;
   }
 
   public renderText(): React.JSX.Element | null {
     const {
+      text,
       bodyRanges,
       deletedForEveryone,
       direction,
@@ -2377,9 +2453,8 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     } = this.props;
     const { metadataWidth } = this.state;
 
-    const contents = this.#getContents();
-
-    if (!contents) {
+    const messageStatusContents = this.#getMessageStatusContents();
+    if (messageStatusContents == null && text == null) {
       return null;
     }
 
@@ -2394,7 +2469,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         className={classNames(
           'module-message__text',
           `module-message__text--${direction}`,
-          status === 'error' && direction === 'incoming'
+          status === 'error' && direction === 'incoming' && !deletedForEveryone
             ? 'module-message__text--error'
             : null,
           deletedForEveryone
@@ -2419,32 +2494,35 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
           event.stopPropagation();
         }}
       >
-        <MessageBodyReadMore
-          bodyRanges={bodyRanges}
-          direction={direction}
-          disableLinks={!this.#areLinksEnabled()}
-          displayLimit={displayLimit}
-          i18n={i18n}
-          id={id}
-          isSpoilerExpanded={isSpoilerExpanded || {}}
-          kickOffBodyDownload={() => {
-            if (!textAttachment) {
-              return;
-            }
-            if (isDownloaded(textAttachment)) {
-              return;
-            }
-            kickOffAttachmentDownload({
-              messageId: id,
-            });
-          }}
-          messageExpanded={messageExpanded}
-          showConversation={showConversation}
-          renderLocation={RenderLocation.Timeline}
-          onExpandSpoiler={data => showSpoiler(id, data)}
-          text={contents || ''}
-          textAttachment={textAttachment}
-        />
+        {messageStatusContents != null && messageStatusContents}
+        {messageStatusContents == null && text != null && (
+          <MessageBodyReadMore
+            bodyRanges={bodyRanges}
+            direction={direction}
+            disableLinks={!this.#areLinksEnabled()}
+            displayLimit={displayLimit}
+            i18n={i18n}
+            id={id}
+            isSpoilerExpanded={isSpoilerExpanded || {}}
+            kickOffBodyDownload={() => {
+              if (!textAttachment) {
+                return;
+              }
+              if (isDownloaded(textAttachment)) {
+                return;
+              }
+              kickOffAttachmentDownload({
+                messageId: id,
+              });
+            }}
+            messageExpanded={messageExpanded}
+            showConversation={showConversation}
+            renderLocation={RenderLocation.Timeline}
+            onExpandSpoiler={data => showSpoiler(id, data)}
+            text={text}
+            textAttachment={textAttachment}
+          />
+        )}
         {this.#getMetadataPlacement() === MetadataPlacement.InlineWithText && (
           <MessageTextMetadataSpacer metadataWidth={metadataWidth} />
         )}
@@ -2711,6 +2789,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {
       attachments,
       attachmentDroppedDueToSize,
+      canRetryDeleteForEveryone,
       conversationType,
       direction,
       expirationLength,
@@ -2722,6 +2801,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
       isTapToViewExpired,
       pushPanelForConversation,
       readStatus,
+      retryDeleteForEveryone,
       retryMessageSend,
       showEditHistoryModal,
       status,
@@ -2774,6 +2854,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             {collapseMetadata ? undefined : (
               <div className="module-message__simple-attachment__metadata-container">
                 <MessageMetadata
+                  canRetryDeleteForEveryone={canRetryDeleteForEveryone}
                   deletedForEveryone={false}
                   direction={direction}
                   expirationLength={expirationLength}
@@ -2791,6 +2872,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                   onWidthMeasured={undefined}
                   pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
                   ref={this.#metadataRef}
+                  retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
                   retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
                   showEditHistoryModal={showEditHistoryModal}
                   status={status}
@@ -2816,6 +2898,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
           {collapseMetadata ? undefined : (
             <div className="module-message__simple-attachment__metadata-container">
               <MessageMetadata
+                canRetryDeleteForEveryone={canRetryDeleteForEveryone}
                 deletedForEveryone={false}
                 direction={direction}
                 expirationLength={expirationLength}
@@ -2833,6 +2916,7 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                 onWidthMeasured={undefined}
                 pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
                 ref={this.#metadataRef}
+                retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
                 retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
                 showEditHistoryModal={showEditHistoryModal}
                 status={status}
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.dom.tsx
index b35dcdd006..1fe0387f72 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageAudio.dom.tsx
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ export function MessageAudio(props: Props): React.JSX.Element {
 
       {!withContentBelow && !collapseMetadata && (
         <MessageMetadata
+          canRetryDeleteForEveryone={false}
           direction={direction}
           expirationLength={expirationLength}
           expirationTimestamp={expirationTimestamp}
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ export function MessageAudio(props: Props): React.JSX.Element {
           isShowingImage={false}
           isSticker={false}
           pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
+          retryDeleteForEveryone={shouldNeverBeCalled}
           retryMessageSend={shouldNeverBeCalled}
           status={status}
           textPending={textPending}
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageBody.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageBody.dom.tsx
index 6eea499905..2101e31eab 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageBody.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageBody.dom.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function getSizeClass(str: string): FunJumboEmojiSize | null {
 }
 
 export type Props = {
-  author?: string;
+  author?: string | null;
   bodyRanges?: HydratedBodyRangesType;
   direction?: 'incoming' | 'outgoing';
   // If set, all emoji will be the same size. Otherwise, just one emoji will be large.
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.stories.tsx
index 7e2090e9b6..ce2a57660c 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const defaultMessage: MessageDataPropsType = {
     title: 'Max',
   }),
   canDeleteForEveryone: true,
+  canRetryDeleteForEveryone: false,
   conversationColor: 'crimson',
   conversationId: 'my-convo',
   conversationTitle: 'Conversation Title',
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.tsx
index 42c550f268..119c461340 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageDetail.dom.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export type Contact = Pick<
   isOutgoingKeyError: boolean;
   isUnidentifiedDelivery: boolean;
 
-  errors?: Array<Error>;
+  errors?: ReadonlyArray<Error>;
 };
 
 export type PropsData = {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export type PropsData = {
   contacts: ReadonlyArray<Contact>;
 
   contactNameColor?: ContactNameColorType;
-  errors: Array<Error>;
+  errors: ReadonlyArray<Error>;
   message: Omit<
     MessagePropsDataType,
     'renderingContext' | 'menu' | 'contextMenu' | 'showMenu'
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export type PropsReduxActions = Pick<
   | 'showLightboxForViewOnceMedia'
   | 'showMediaNoLongerAvailableToast'
   | 'showSpoiler'
+  | 'retryDeleteForEveryone'
   | 'showTapToViewNotAvailableModal'
   | 'startConversation'
   | 'viewStory'
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export function MessageDetail({
   openGiftBadge,
   platform,
   pushPanelForConversation,
+  retryDeleteForEveryone,
   retryMessageSend,
   sendPollVote,
   renderAudioAttachment,
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ export function MessageDetail({
             openGiftBadge={openGiftBadge}
             platform={platform}
             pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
+            retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
             retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
             sendPollVote={sendPollVote}
             renderAudioAttachment={renderAudioAttachment}
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.dom.tsx
index dd512eada2..1a38bce410 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/MessageMetadata.dom.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { ExpireTimer } from './ExpireTimer.dom.js';
 import { MessageTimestamp } from './MessageTimestamp.dom.js';
 import { PanelType } from '../../types/Panels.std.js';
 import { Spinner } from '../Spinner.dom.js';
+import { AxoAlertDialog } from '../../axo/AxoAlertDialog.dom.js';
 import { ConfirmationDialog } from '../ConfirmationDialog.dom.js';
 import { refMerger } from '../../util/refMerger.std.js';
 import type { Size } from '../../hooks/useSizeObserver.dom.js';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import { AxoSymbol } from '../../axo/AxoSymbol.dom.js';
 import { tw } from '../../axo/tw.dom.js';
 
 type PropsType = {
+  canRetryDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
   deletedForEveryone?: boolean;
   direction: DirectionType;
   expirationLength?: number;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ type PropsType = {
   isSticker?: boolean;
   onWidthMeasured?: (width: number) => unknown;
   pushPanelForConversation: PushPanelForConversationActionType;
+  retryDeleteForEveryone: (messageId: string) => unknown;
   retryMessageSend: (messageId: string) => unknown;
   showEditHistoryModal?: (id: string) => unknown;
   status?: MessageStatusType;
@@ -47,11 +50,13 @@ type PropsType = {
 
 enum ConfirmationType {
   EditError = 'EditError',
+  DeleteError = 'DeleteError',
 }
 
 export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
   function MessageMetadataInner(
     {
+      canRetryDeleteForEveryone,
       deletedForEveryone,
       direction,
       expirationLength,
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
       isSticker,
       onWidthMeasured,
       pushPanelForConversation,
+      retryDeleteForEveryone,
       retryMessageSend,
       showEditHistoryModal,
       status,
@@ -86,15 +92,32 @@ export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
 
     let timestampNode: ReactNode;
     {
-      const isError = status === 'error' && direction === 'outgoing';
-      const isPartiallySent =
-        status === 'partial-sent' && direction === 'outgoing';
+      // When deletedForEveryone, the status reflects our delete send,
+      // not the original message direction
+      const isOutgoingOrDelete = direction === 'outgoing' || deletedForEveryone;
+      const isError = status === 'error' && isOutgoingOrDelete;
+      const isPartiallySent = status === 'partial-sent' && isOutgoingOrDelete;
       const isPaused = status === 'paused';
 
       if (isError || isPartiallySent || isPaused) {
         let statusInfo: React.ReactNode;
         if (isError) {
-          if (deletedForEveryone) {
+          if (deletedForEveryone && canRetryDeleteForEveryone) {
+            statusInfo = (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="module-message__metadata__tapable"
+                onClick={(event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+                  event.stopPropagation();
+                  event.preventDefault();
+
+                  setConfirmationType(ConfirmationType.DeleteError);
+                }}
+              >
+                {i18n('icu:deleteFailedClickForDetails')}
+              </button>
+            );
+          } else if (deletedForEveryone) {
             statusInfo = i18n('icu:deleteFailed');
           } else if (isEditedMessage) {
             statusInfo = (
@@ -132,7 +155,7 @@ export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
               }}
             >
               {deletedForEveryone
-                ? i18n('icu:partiallyDeleted')
+                ? i18n('icu:partiallyDeleted--clickForDetails')
                 : i18n('icu:partiallySent')}
             </button>
           );
@@ -181,6 +204,38 @@ export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
           {i18n('icu:ResendMessageEdit__body')}
         </ConfirmationDialog>
       );
+    } else if (confirmationType === ConfirmationType.DeleteError) {
+      confirmation = (
+        <AxoAlertDialog.Root
+          open
+          onOpenChange={() => setConfirmationType(undefined)}
+        >
+          <AxoAlertDialog.Content escape="cancel-is-noop">
+            <AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+              <AxoAlertDialog.Title screenReaderOnly>
+                {i18n('icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--title')}
+              </AxoAlertDialog.Title>
+              <AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+                {i18n('icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--body')}
+              </AxoAlertDialog.Description>
+            </AxoAlertDialog.Body>
+            <AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+              <AxoAlertDialog.Cancel>
+                {i18n('icu:cancel')}
+              </AxoAlertDialog.Cancel>
+              <AxoAlertDialog.Action
+                variant="primary"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  retryDeleteForEveryone(id);
+                  setConfirmationType(undefined);
+                }}
+              >
+                {i18n('icu:retryDeleteForEveryone--tryAgain')}
+              </AxoAlertDialog.Action>
+            </AxoAlertDialog.Footer>
+          </AxoAlertDialog.Content>
+        </AxoAlertDialog.Root>
+      );
     } else {
       throw missingCaseError(confirmationType);
     }
@@ -231,7 +286,7 @@ export const MessageMetadata = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Readonly<PropsType>>(
         ) : null}
         {(!deletedForEveryone || status === 'sending') &&
         !textPending &&
-        direction === 'outgoing' &&
+        (direction === 'outgoing' || deletedForEveryone) &&
         status !== 'error' &&
         status !== 'partial-sent' ? (
           <div
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/TimelineMessage.dom.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/TimelineMessage.dom.stories.tsx
index 53e2f9d94d..c0d67b6338 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/TimelineMessage.dom.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/TimelineMessage.dom.stories.tsx
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<Props> = {}): Props => ({
   contactLabel: overrideProps.contactLabel,
   // disableMenu: overrideProps.disableMenu,
   deletedForEveryone: overrideProps.deletedForEveryone,
+  deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: overrideProps.deletedForEveryoneByAdmin,
   disableScroll: overrideProps.disableScroll,
   direction: overrideProps.direction || 'incoming',
   showLightboxForViewOnceMedia: action('showLightboxForViewOnceMedia'),
@@ -943,6 +944,22 @@ export function Deleted(): React.JSX.Element {
   );
 }
 
+export function DeletedByAdmin(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const props = createProps({
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: {
+      conversationId: 'admin-conversation-id',
+      title: 'Alice Smith',
+      contactNameColor: '200',
+    },
+    canForward: false,
+    status: 'sent',
+  });
+
+  return renderBothDirections(props);
+}
+
 export const DeletedWithExpireTimer = Template.bind({});
 DeletedWithExpireTimer.args = {
   timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
@@ -955,10 +972,58 @@ DeletedWithExpireTimer.args = {
   status: 'sent',
 };
 
+export function DeletedPending(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const props = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    status: 'sending',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+
+  return <>{renderThree(props)}</>;
+}
+
+export function AdminDeletedPending(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const props = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: {
+      conversationId: 'admin-conversation-id',
+      title: 'Alice Smith',
+      contactNameColor: '200',
+    },
+    status: 'sending',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsIncoming = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: {
+      conversationId: 'admin-conversation-id',
+      title: 'Alice Smith',
+      contactNameColor: '200',
+    },
+    status: 'sending',
+    direction: 'incoming',
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {renderThree(props)}
+      {renderThree(propsIncoming)}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 export function DeletedWithError(): React.JSX.Element {
   const propsPartialError = createProps({
     timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
-    // canDeleteForEveryone: true,
     conversationType: 'group',
     contactNameColor: '100',
     deletedForEveryone: true,
@@ -967,7 +1032,6 @@ export function DeletedWithError(): React.JSX.Element {
   });
   const propsError = createProps({
     timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
-    // canDeleteForEveryone: true,
     conversationType: 'group',
     contactNameColor: '100',
     deletedForEveryone: true,
@@ -983,6 +1047,148 @@ export function DeletedWithError(): React.JSX.Element {
   );
 }
 
+export function DeletedWithErrorCanRetry(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const propsPartialError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    status: 'partial-sent',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    status: 'error',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {renderThree(propsPartialError)}
+      {renderThree(propsError)}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export function AdminDeletedWithError(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const adminProps = {
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: {
+      conversationId: 'admin-conversation-id',
+      title: 'Alice Smith',
+      contactNameColor: '200' as const,
+    },
+  };
+  const propsOutgoingPartialError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'partial-sent',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsOutgoingError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'error',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsIncomingPartialError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'partial-sent',
+    direction: 'incoming',
+  });
+  const propsIncomingError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'error',
+    direction: 'incoming',
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {renderThree(propsOutgoingPartialError)}
+      {renderThree(propsOutgoingError)}
+      {renderThree(propsIncomingPartialError)}
+      {renderThree(propsIncomingError)}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export function AdminDeletedWithErrorCanRetry(): React.JSX.Element {
+  const adminProps = {
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: {
+      conversationId: 'admin-conversation-id',
+      title: 'Alice Smith',
+      contactNameColor: '200' as const,
+    },
+  };
+  const propsOutgoingPartialError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'partial-sent',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsOutgoingError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'error',
+    direction: 'outgoing',
+  });
+  const propsIncomingPartialError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'partial-sent',
+    direction: 'incoming',
+  });
+  const propsIncomingError = createProps({
+    timestamp: Date.now() - 60 * 1000,
+    conversationType: 'group',
+    contactNameColor: '100',
+    deletedForEveryone: true,
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    ...adminProps,
+    status: 'error',
+    direction: 'incoming',
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {renderThree(propsOutgoingPartialError)}
+      {renderThree(propsOutgoingError)}
+      {renderThree(propsIncomingPartialError)}
+      {renderThree(propsIncomingError)}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 export const CanDeleteForEveryone = Template.bind({});
 CanDeleteForEveryone.args = {
   status: 'read',
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/conversation-details/GroupMemberLabelEditor.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/conversation-details/GroupMemberLabelEditor.dom.tsx
index 1129811caa..1764078a73 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/conversation-details/GroupMemberLabelEditor.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/conversation-details/GroupMemberLabelEditor.dom.tsx
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ export function GroupMemberLabelEditor({
               previews={[]}
               isPinned={false}
               canDeleteForEveryone={false}
+              canRetryDeleteForEveryone={false}
+              retryDeleteForEveryone={noop}
               isBlocked={false}
               isMessageRequestAccepted={false}
               containerElementRef={messageContainer}
diff --git a/ts/components/conversationList/ConversationListItem.dom.tsx b/ts/components/conversationList/ConversationListItem.dom.tsx
index 1e11c158f7..0547e7ad19 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversationList/ConversationListItem.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversationList/ConversationListItem.dom.tsx
@@ -170,15 +170,27 @@ export const ConversationListItem: FunctionComponent<Props> = React.memo(
       );
       headerDate = draftTimestamp;
     } else if (lastMessage?.deletedForEveryone) {
+      let deletedText: string;
+      if (lastMessage.deletedByAdminName != null) {
+        deletedText = i18n('icu:message--deletedByAdmin', {
+          admin: lastMessage.deletedByAdminName,
+        });
+      } else if (lastMessage.isOutgoing) {
+        deletedText = i18n('icu:message--deletedForEveryone--outgoing');
+      } else {
+        deletedText = i18n('icu:message--deletedForEveryone--incoming', {
+          name: lastMessage.authorName ?? '',
+        });
+      }
       messageText = (
         <span className={`${MESSAGE_TEXT_CLASS_NAME}__deleted-for-everyone`}>
-          {i18n('icu:message--deletedForEveryone')}
+          {deletedText}
         </span>
       );
     } else if (lastMessage) {
       messageText = (
         <MessageBody
-          author={type === 'group' ? lastMessage.author : undefined}
+          author={type === 'group' ? lastMessage.author : null}
           bodyRanges={lastMessage.bodyRanges}
           disableJumbomoji
           disableLinks
diff --git a/ts/jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.ts b/ts/jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.ts
index 1c027ff9ae..c43a085997 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.ts
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ export type CallingMessageJobData = z.infer<typeof callingMessageJobDataSchema>;
 const deleteForEveryoneJobDataSchema = z.object({
   type: z.literal(conversationQueueJobEnum.enum.DeleteForEveryone),
   conversationId: z.string(),
-  messageId: z.string(),
+  isAdminDelete: z.boolean(),
+  targetMessageId: z.string(),
   recipients: z.array(z.string()),
   revision: z.number().optional(),
-  targetTimestamp: z.number(),
 });
 export type DeleteForEveryoneJobData = z.infer<
   typeof deleteForEveryoneJobDataSchema
diff --git a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts
index b36515457b..6a1c0ac67e 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ import type { LoggerType } from '../../types/Logging.std.js';
 import type { ServiceIdString } from '../../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import { isStory } from '../../messages/helpers.std.js';
 import { sendToGroup } from '../../util/sendToGroup.preload.js';
+import { getMessageSentTimestamp } from '../../util/getMessageSentTimestamp.std.js';
+import { getSourceServiceId } from '../../messages/sources.preload.js';
+import { isAciString } from '../../util/isAciString.std.js';
+import type { SendDeleteForEveryoneType } from '../../textsecure/SendMessage.preload.js';
 import { shouldSendToDirectConversation } from './shouldSendToConversation.preload.js';
 
 const { isNumber } = lodash;
@@ -53,20 +57,22 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
   data: DeleteForEveryoneJobData
 ): Promise<void> {
   const {
-    messageId,
+    isAdminDelete,
+    targetMessageId,
     recipients: recipientsFromJob,
     revision,
-    targetTimestamp,
   } = data;
 
-  const logId = `sendDeleteForEveryone(${conversation.idForLogging()}, ${messageId})`;
+  const logId = `sendDeleteForEveryone(${conversation.idForLogging()}, ${targetMessageId}, isAdminDelete=${isAdminDelete})`;
 
-  const message = await getMessageById(messageId);
+  const message = await getMessageById(targetMessageId);
   if (!message) {
     log.error(`${logId}: Failed to fetch message. Failing job.`);
     return;
   }
 
+  const targetTimestamp = getMessageSentTimestamp(message.attributes, { log });
+
   const story = isStory(message.attributes);
   if (story && !isGroupV2(conversation.attributes)) {
     log.error(`${logId}: 1-on-1 Story DOE must use its own job. Failing job`);
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
 
   const sendType = 'deleteForEveryone';
   const contentHint = ContentHint.Resendable;
-  const messageIds = [messageId];
+  const messageIds = [targetMessageId];
 
   const deletedForEveryoneSendStatus = message.get(
     'deletedForEveryoneSendStatus'
@@ -109,12 +115,25 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
     );
   }
 
+  // Build the delete for everyone options
+  const targetAuthorServiceId = getSourceServiceId(message.attributes);
+  strictAssert(
+    targetAuthorServiceId != null && isAciString(targetAuthorServiceId),
+    `${logId}: Could not get target author ACI`
+  );
+
+  const deleteForEveryone: SendDeleteForEveryoneType = {
+    isAdminDelete,
+    targetSentTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+    targetAuthorAci: targetAuthorServiceId,
+  };
+
   await conversation.queueJob(
     'conversationQueue/sendDeleteForEveryone',
     async abortSignal => {
       log.info(
         `${logId}: Sending deleteForEveryone with timestamp ${timestamp}` +
-          `for message ${targetTimestamp}, isStory=${story}`
+          ` for message ${targetTimestamp}, isStory=${story}`
       );
 
       let profileKey: Uint8Array | undefined;
@@ -129,7 +148,7 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
       try {
         if (isMe(conversation.attributes)) {
           const proto = await messaging.getContentMessage({
-            deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+            deleteForEveryone,
             profileKey,
             recipients: conversation.getRecipients(),
             timestamp,
@@ -172,7 +191,7 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
                 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
                 serviceId: conversation.getSendTarget()!,
                 messageOptions: {
-                  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+                  deleteForEveryone,
                   timestamp,
                   profileKey,
                 },
@@ -212,11 +231,11 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryone(
                 contentHint,
                 groupSendOptions: {
                   groupV2: groupV2Info,
-                  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+                  deleteForEveryone,
                   timestamp,
                   profileKey,
                 },
-                messageId,
+                messageId: targetMessageId,
                 sendOptions,
                 sendTarget: conversation.toSenderKeyTarget(),
                 sendType: 'deleteForEveryone',
diff --git a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
index 9cc0161096..7e7c8c7f7b 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendDeleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { SendMessageProtoError } from '../../textsecure/Errors.std.js';
 import { strictAssert } from '../../util/assert.std.js';
 import type { LoggerType } from '../../types/Logging.std.js';
 import { isStory } from '../../messages/helpers.std.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
 import { shouldSendToDirectConversation } from './shouldSendToConversation.preload.js';
 
 export async function sendDeleteStoryForEveryone(
@@ -146,11 +147,17 @@ export async function sendDeleteStoryForEveryone(
             const serviceId = conversation.getSendTarget();
             strictAssert(serviceId, 'conversation has no service id');
 
+            const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
+
             await handleMessageSend(
               messaging.sendMessageToServiceId({
                 serviceId,
                 messageOptions: {
-                  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+                  deleteForEveryone: {
+                    isAdminDelete: false,
+                    targetSentTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
+                    targetAuthorAci: ourAci,
+                  },
                   timestamp,
                   profileKey: conversation.get('profileSharing')
                     ? profileKey
diff --git a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.preload.ts b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.preload.ts
index 416c1acdbe..1a5a552f90 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.preload.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ export async function sendNormalMessage(
       attachments,
       body,
       contact,
-      deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
       expireTimer,
       isViewOnce,
       bodyRanges,
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ export async function sendNormalMessage(
         body,
         bodyRanges,
         contact,
-        deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
         expireTimer,
         expireTimerVersion: conversation.getExpireTimerVersion(),
         groupV2: conversation.getGroupV2Info({
@@ -356,7 +354,6 @@ export async function sendNormalMessage(
                 attachments,
                 bodyRanges,
                 contact,
-                deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
                 expireTimer,
                 groupV2: groupV2Info,
                 isViewOnce,
@@ -401,7 +398,6 @@ export async function sendNormalMessage(
             body,
             bodyRanges,
             contact,
-            deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
             expireTimer,
             expireTimerVersion: conversation.getExpireTimerVersion(),
             isViewOnce,
@@ -599,7 +595,6 @@ async function getMessageSendData({
   attachments: Array<SignalService.IAttachmentPointer>;
   body: undefined | string;
   contact?: Array<EmbeddedContactWithUploadedAvatar>;
-  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: undefined | number;
   expireTimer: undefined | DurationInSeconds;
   bodyRanges: undefined | ReadonlyArray<RawBodyRange>;
   isViewOnce?: boolean;
@@ -721,7 +716,6 @@ async function getMessageSendData({
     ],
     body,
     contact,
-    deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: message.get('deletedForEveryoneTimestamp'),
     expireTimer: message.get('expireTimer'),
     isViewOnce: message.get('isViewOnce'),
     bodyRanges: getPropForTimestamp({
diff --git a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNullMessage.preload.ts b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNullMessage.preload.ts
index 43360a70c6..0bf09c65e3 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNullMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNullMessage.preload.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export async function sendNullMessage(
               attachments: [],
               bodyRanges: [],
               contact: [],
-              deletedForEveryoneTimestamp: undefined,
+              deleteForEveryone: undefined,
               expireTimer: undefined,
               groupV2: groupV2Info,
               body: undefined,
diff --git a/ts/messageModifiers/Deletes.preload.ts b/ts/messageModifiers/Deletes.preload.ts
index 07c1ef185e..b8893626f0 100644
--- a/ts/messageModifiers/Deletes.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/messageModifiers/Deletes.preload.ts
@@ -2,24 +2,28 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
+import type { AciString } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import { getAuthorId } from '../messages/sources.preload.js';
 import { DataReader } from '../sql/Client.preload.js';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log.std.js';
 import * as Errors from '../types/errors.std.js';
-import { deleteForEveryone } from '../util/deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { receiveDeleteForEveryone } from '../util/deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
 import { drop } from '../util/drop.std.js';
 import { getMessageSentTimestampSet } from '../util/getMessageSentTimestampSet.std.js';
 import { MessageModel } from '../models/messages.preload.js';
 
 const log = createLogger('Deletes');
 
-export type DeleteAttributesType = {
+export type DeleteAttributesType = Readonly<{
   envelopeId: string;
+  isAdminDelete: boolean;
   targetSentTimestamp: number;
-  serverTimestamp: number;
-  fromId: string;
+  targetAuthorAci: AciString;
+  targetConversationId: string;
+  deleteServerTimestamp: number;
+  deleteSentByAci: AciString;
   removeFromMessageReceiverCache: () => unknown;
-};
+}>;
 
 const deletes = new Map<string, DeleteAttributesType>();
 
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ export function forMessage(
 
   const matchingDeletes = deleteValues.filter(item => {
     return (
-      item.fromId === getAuthorId(messageAttributes) &&
+      item.targetConversationId === getAuthorId(messageAttributes) &&
       sentTimestamps.has(item.targetSentTimestamp)
     );
   });
@@ -55,14 +59,14 @@ export function forMessage(
 export async function onDelete(del: DeleteAttributesType): Promise<void> {
   deletes.set(del.envelopeId, del);
 
-  const logId = `Deletes.onDelete(timestamp=${del.targetSentTimestamp})`;
+  const logId = `Deletes.onDelete(timestamp=${del.targetSentTimestamp}, isAdminDelete=${del.isAdminDelete})`;
 
   try {
     // The conversation the deleted message was in; we have to find it in the database
     //   to to figure that out.
     const targetConversation =
       await window.ConversationController.getConversationForTargetMessage(
-        del.fromId,
+        del.targetConversationId,
         del.targetSentTimestamp
       );
 
@@ -80,9 +84,11 @@ export async function onDelete(del: DeleteAttributesType): Promise<void> {
           del.targetSentTimestamp
         );
 
-        const targetMessage = messages.find(
-          m => del.fromId === getAuthorId(m) && !m.deletedForEveryone
-        );
+        const targetMessage = messages.find(m => {
+          return (
+            del.targetConversationId === getAuthorId(m) && !m.deletedForEveryone
+          );
+        });
 
         if (!targetMessage) {
           log.info(`${logId}: No message for DOE 2`);
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ export async function onDelete(del: DeleteAttributesType): Promise<void> {
           new MessageModel(targetMessage)
         );
 
-        await deleteForEveryone(message, del);
+        await receiveDeleteForEveryone(message, del);
 
         remove(del);
       })
diff --git a/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts b/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
index 328f4586cf..8cb2a09f76 100644
--- a/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ import { hydrateStoryContext } from '../util/hydrateStoryContext.preload.js';
 import { isMessageEmpty } from '../util/isMessageEmpty.preload.js';
 import { isValidTapToView } from '../util/isValidTapToView.std.js';
 import { getNotificationTextForMessage } from '../util/getNotificationTextForMessage.preload.js';
-import { getMessageAuthorText } from '../util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.js';
+import {
+  getMessageAuthorAci,
+  getMessageAuthorText,
+} from '../util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.js';
 import { GiftBadgeStates } from '../types/GiftBadgeStates.std.js';
 import { parseBoostBadgeListFromServer } from '../badges/parseBadgesFromServer.std.js';
 import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf/index.std.js';
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ export async function handleDataMessage(
         conversation.set({
           lastMessage: getNotificationTextForMessage(message.attributes),
           lastMessageAuthor: getMessageAuthorText(message.attributes),
+          lastMessageAuthorAci: getMessageAuthorAci(message.attributes),
           timestamp: message.get('sent_at'),
         });
       }
diff --git a/ts/model-types.d.ts b/ts/model-types.d.ts
index 7643cf44c5..e2806d3304 100644
--- a/ts/model-types.d.ts
+++ b/ts/model-types.d.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export type MessageAttributesType = {
   dataMessage?: Uint8Array | null;
   decrypted_at?: number;
   deletedForEveryone?: boolean;
+  deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci?: AciString;
   deletedForEveryoneTimestamp?: number;
   errors?: ReadonlyArray<CustomError> | null;
   expirationStartTimestamp?: number | null;
@@ -394,9 +395,12 @@ export type ConversationAttributesType = {
   removalStage?: 'justNotification' | 'messageRequest';
   isPinned?: boolean;
   lastMessageDeletedForEveryone?: boolean;
+  lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci?: AciString;
+  lastMessageAuthorAci?: AciString | null;
   lastMessage?: string | null;
   lastMessageBodyRanges?: ReadonlyArray<RawBodyRange>;
   lastMessagePrefix?: string;
+  /** @deprecated Use lastMessageAuthorAci instead */
   lastMessageAuthor?: string | null;
   lastMessageStatus?: LastMessageStatus | null;
   lastMessageReceivedAt?: number;
diff --git a/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts b/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
index b77ce7bb6a..dace8fcff2 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ import {
 } from '../util/zkgroup.node.js';
 import { incrementMessageCounter } from '../util/incrementMessageCounter.preload.js';
 import { generateMessageId } from '../util/generateMessageId.node.js';
-import { getMessageAuthorText } from '../util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.js';
+import {
+  getMessageAuthorAci,
+  getMessageAuthorText,
+} from '../util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.js';
 import { downscaleOutgoingAttachment } from '../util/attachments.preload.js';
 import {
   MessageRequestResponseSource,
@@ -4502,6 +4505,8 @@ export class ConversationModel {
     | 'lastMessageReceivedAtMs'
     | 'timestamp'
     | 'lastMessageDeletedForEveryone'
+    | 'lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci'
+    | 'lastMessageAuthorAci'
   > {
     const ourConversationId =
       window.ConversationController.getOurConversationId();
@@ -4543,6 +4548,10 @@ export class ConversationModel {
       lastMessageReceivedAtMs,
       timestamp,
       lastMessageDeletedForEveryone: preview?.deletedForEveryone || false,
+      lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci:
+        preview?.deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci,
+      lastMessageAuthorAci:
+        preview != null ? getMessageAuthorAci(preview) : undefined,
     };
   }
 
@@ -5401,6 +5410,7 @@ export class ConversationModel {
     this.set({
       lastMessage: null,
       lastMessageAuthor: null,
+      lastMessageAuthorAci: undefined,
       timestamp: null,
       active_at: null,
       pendingUniversalTimer: undefined,
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/export.preload.ts b/ts/services/backups/export.preload.ts
index 88ed6bb0de..b9b8621790 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/export.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/export.preload.ts
@@ -1057,6 +1057,9 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
         hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet: itemStorage.get(
           'hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet'
         ),
+        hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: itemStorage.get(
+          'hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog'
+        ),
         phoneNumberSharingMode,
         // Note that this should be called before `toDefaultChatStyle` because
         // it builds `customColorIdByUuid`
@@ -1553,7 +1556,15 @@ export class BackupExportStream extends Readable {
         message,
       });
     } else if (message.deletedForEveryone) {
-      result.remoteDeletedMessage = {};
+      if (message.deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci) {
+        result.adminDeletedMessage = {
+          adminId: this.#getOrPushPrivateRecipient({
+            serviceId: message.deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci,
+          }),
+        };
+      } else {
+        result.remoteDeletedMessage = {};
+      }
     } else if (messageHasPaymentEvent(message)) {
       const { payment } = message;
       switch (payment.kind) {
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/import.preload.ts b/ts/services/backups/import.preload.ts
index 4d12e1b753..ee08b56ec5 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/import.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/import.preload.ts
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@ export class BackupImportStream extends Writable {
       'hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet',
       accountSettings?.hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet === true
     );
+    await itemStorage.put(
+      'hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog',
+      accountSettings?.hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog === true
+    );
     await itemStorage.put(
       'preferredReactionEmoji',
       accountSettings?.preferredReactionEmoji || []
@@ -2560,6 +2564,32 @@ export class BackupImportStream extends Writable {
         additionalMessages: [],
       };
     }
+    if (chatItem.adminDeletedMessage) {
+      strictAssert(
+        chatItem.adminDeletedMessage.adminId != null,
+        'adminDeletedMessage: Missing adminId'
+      );
+      const adminConversation = this.#recipientIdToConvo.get(
+        chatItem.adminDeletedMessage.adminId.toNumber()
+      );
+      strictAssert(
+        adminConversation != null,
+        'adminDeletedMessage: Missing admin conversation'
+      );
+      strictAssert(
+        isAciString(adminConversation.serviceId),
+        'adminConversation: Missing serviceId'
+      );
+
+      return {
+        message: {
+          isErased: true,
+          deletedForEveryone: true,
+          deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci: adminConversation.serviceId,
+        },
+        additionalMessages: [],
+      };
+    }
     if (chatItem.remoteDeletedMessage) {
       return {
         message: {
diff --git a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.preload.ts b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.preload.ts
index 02ebd97a24..dc00708e2b 100644
--- a/ts/services/storageRecordOps.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/services/storageRecordOps.preload.ts
@@ -589,6 +589,14 @@ export function toAccountRecord(
       hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet;
   }
 
+  const hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog = itemStorage.get(
+    'hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog'
+  );
+  if (hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog != null) {
+    accountRecord.hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog =
+      hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog;
+  }
+
   const hasKeyTransparencyDisabled = itemStorage.get(
     'hasKeyTransparencyDisabled'
   );
@@ -1645,6 +1653,7 @@ export async function mergeAccountRecord(
     keepMutedChatsArchived,
     hasCompletedUsernameOnboarding,
     hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet,
+    hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
     hasSetMyStoriesPrivacy,
     hasViewedOnboardingStory,
     storiesDisabled,
@@ -1924,6 +1933,10 @@ export async function mergeAccountRecord(
       hasCompletedUsernameOnboardingBool
     );
   }
+  await itemStorage.put(
+    'hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog',
+    hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog ?? false
+  );
   {
     const hasKeyTransparencyDisabled = Boolean(
       automaticKeyVerificationDisabled
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.preload.ts b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.preload.ts
index c7d234f857..eaeb31d528 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.preload.ts
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ import {
 import { getMessageById } from '../../messages/getMessageById.preload.js';
 import type { PanelArgsType } from '../../types/Panels.std.js';
 import type { ConversationQueueJobData } from '../../jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.js';
-import { isOlderThan } from '../../util/timestamp.std.js';
-import { DAY } from '../../util/durations/index.std.js';
+import { areWeAdmin } from '../../util/areWeAdmin.preload.js';
+import { canRetrySendDeleteForEveryone } from '../../util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
 import { isNotNil } from '../../util/isNotNil.std.js';
 import { getMessageSentTimestamp } from '../../util/getMessageSentTimestamp.std.js';
 import { removeLinkPreview } from '../../services/LinkPreview.preload.js';
@@ -295,13 +295,18 @@ export type ConversationTypeType = ReadonlyDeep<
 export type LastMessageType = ReadonlyDeep<
   | {
       deletedForEveryone: false;
-      author?: string;
+      author?: string | null;
       bodyRanges?: HydratedBodyRangesType;
       prefix?: string;
       status?: LastMessageStatus;
       text: string;
     }
-  | { deletedForEveryone: true }
+  | {
+      deletedForEveryone: true;
+      deletedByAdminName?: string | null;
+      isOutgoing?: boolean;
+      authorName?: string | null;
+    }
 >;
 export type DraftPreviewType = ReadonlyDeep<{
   text: string;
@@ -2669,29 +2674,37 @@ export function retryDeleteForEveryone(
       throw new Error(`retryDeleteForEveryone: Message ${messageId} missing!`);
     }
 
-    if (isOlderThan(message.get('sent_at'), DAY)) {
+    const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
+      message.get('conversationId')
+    );
+    if (!conversation) {
       throw new Error(
-        'retryDeleteForEveryone: Message too old to retry delete for everyone!'
+        `retryDeleteForEveryone: Conversation for ${messageId} missing!`
       );
     }
 
-    try {
-      const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
-        message.get('conversationId')
-      );
-      if (!conversation) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `retryDeleteForEveryone: Conversation for ${messageId} missing!`
-        );
-      }
+    const isAdminDelete = message.get('deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci') != null;
+    const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
 
+    const result = canRetrySendDeleteForEveryone({
+      targetMessage: message.attributes,
+      targetConversation: conversation.attributes,
+      isAdminDelete,
+      isDeleterGroupAdmin: areWeAdmin(conversation.attributes),
+      ourAci,
+    });
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`retryDeleteForEveryone: Cannot retry: ${result.reason}`);
+    }
+
+    try {
       const jobData: ConversationQueueJobData = {
         type: conversationQueueJobEnum.enum.DeleteForEveryone,
         conversationId: conversation.id,
-        messageId,
+        isAdminDelete,
+        targetMessageId: messageId,
         recipients: conversation.getRecipients(),
         revision: conversation.get('revision'),
-        targetTimestamp: message.get('sent_at'),
       };
 
       log.info(
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/items.preload.ts b/ts/state/ducks/items.preload.ts
index c1c00a59d4..2efe5403ac 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/items.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/items.preload.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import type { StorageAccessType } from '../../types/Storage.d.ts';
 import { actions as conversationActions } from './conversations.preload.js';
 import type { ConfigMapType as RemoteConfigType } from '../../RemoteConfig.dom.js';
 import type { EmojiSkinTone } from '../../components/fun/data/emojis.std.js';
+import type { StateThunk } from '../types.std.js';
+import { storageServiceUploadJob } from '../../services/storage.preload.js';
 
 const { omit } = lodash;
 
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ export const actions = {
   setGlobalDefaultConversationColor,
   toggleNavTabsCollapse,
   setEmojiSkinToneDefault,
+  onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog,
   putItem,
   putItemExternal,
   removeItem,
@@ -287,6 +290,13 @@ function toggleNavTabsCollapse(
   };
 }
 
+function onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog(): StateThunk<ItemPutAction> {
+  return dispatch => {
+    dispatch(putItem('hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog', true));
+    storageServiceUploadJob({ reason: 'onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog' });
+  };
+}
+
 // Reducer
 
 export function getEmptyState(): ItemsStateType {
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/items.dom.ts b/ts/state/selectors/items.dom.ts
index 1b8fc13207..6e71b40381 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/items.dom.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/items.dom.ts
@@ -313,3 +313,9 @@ export const getSeenPinMessageDisappearingMessagesWarningCount: StateSelector<nu
     getItems,
     state => state.seenPinMessageDisappearingMessagesWarningCount ?? 0
   );
+
+export const getHasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: StateSelector<boolean> =
+  createSelector(
+    getItems,
+    state => state.hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog ?? false
+  );
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts b/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
index a5331740fc..fbec53a126 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/message.preload.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { ReadonlyDeep } from 'type-fest';
 import type {
   LastMessageStatus,
   ReadonlyMessageAttributesType,
+  CustomError,
   MessageReactionType,
   QuotedAttachmentType,
   ShallowChallengeError,
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ import type { EmbeddedContactForUIType } from '../../types/EmbeddedContact.std.j
 import { embeddedContactSelector } from '../../types/EmbeddedContact.std.js';
 import type { HydratedBodyRangesType } from '../../types/BodyRange.std.js';
 import { hydrateRanges } from '../../util/BodyRange.node.js';
-import type { AssertProps } from '../../types/Util.std.js';
+import type { AssertProps, LocalizerType } from '../../types/Util.std.js';
 import type { LinkPreviewForUIType } from '../../types/message/LinkPreviews.std.js';
 import { getMentionsRegex } from '../../types/Message.std.js';
 import { SignalService as Proto } from '../../protobuf/index.std.js';
@@ -78,7 +79,13 @@ import type { CallingNotificationType } from '../../util/callingNotification.std
 import { getRecipients } from '../../util/getRecipients.dom.js';
 import { getOwn } from '../../util/getOwn.std.js';
 import { isNotNil } from '../../util/isNotNil.std.js';
-import { isMoreRecentThan } from '../../util/timestamp.std.js';
+import {
+  canSendDeleteForEveryone,
+  canRetrySendDeleteForEveryone,
+} from '../../util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { isAdminDeleteSendEnabled } from '../../util/isAdminDeleteEnabled.dom.js';
+import { isAciString } from '../../util/isAciString.std.js';
+import { isSignalConversation } from '../../util/isSignalConversation.dom.js';
 import * as iterables from '../../util/iterables.std.js';
 import { strictAssert } from '../../util/assert.std.js';
 import { canEditMessage } from '../../util/canEditMessage.dom.js';
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../messages/MessageSendState.std.js';
 import { createLogger } from '../../logging/log.std.js';
 import { getConversationColorAttributes } from '../../util/getConversationColorAttributes.std.js';
-import { DAY, DurationInSeconds } from '../../util/durations/index.std.js';
+import { DurationInSeconds } from '../../util/durations/index.std.js';
 import { getStoryReplyText } from '../../util/getStoryReplyText.std.js';
 import type { MessageAttributesWithPaymentEvent } from '../../messages/payments.std.js';
 import {
@@ -147,7 +154,6 @@ import {
 import { messageHasPaymentEvent } from '../../messages/payments.std.js';
 
 import { calculateExpirationTimestamp } from '../../util/expirationTimer.std.js';
-import { isSignalConversation } from '../../util/isSignalConversation.dom.js';
 import type { AnyPaymentEvent } from '../../types/Payment.std.js';
 import { isPaymentNotificationEvent } from '../../types/Payment.std.js';
 import type {
@@ -174,7 +180,6 @@ const { groupBy, isEmpty, isNumber, isObject, map } = lodash;
 const log = createLogger('message');
 
 export { isIncoming, isOutgoing, isStory };
-
 const linkify = new LinkifyIt();
 
 type FormattedContact = Partial<ConversationType> &
@@ -949,7 +954,10 @@ export const getPropsForMessage = (
     payment,
     canCopy: canCopy(message),
     canEditMessage: canEditMessage(message),
-    canDeleteForEveryone: canDeleteForEveryone(message, conversation.isMe),
+    canDeleteForEveryone: canDeleteForEveryoneInSelector(message, {
+      conversation,
+      ourAci,
+    }),
     canDownload: canDownload(message, conversationSelector),
     canEndPoll: canEndPoll(message),
     canForward: canForward(message),
@@ -957,7 +965,10 @@ export const getPropsForMessage = (
     canReact: canReact(message, ourConversationId, conversationSelector),
     canReply: canReply(message, ourConversationId, conversationSelector),
     canRetry: hasErrors(message),
-    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: canRetryDeleteForEveryone(message),
+    canRetryDeleteForEveryone: canRetryDeleteForEveryone(message, {
+      conversation,
+      ourAci,
+    }),
     contact: getPropsForEmbeddedContact(message, regionCode, accountSelector),
     contactLabel,
     contactNameColor,
@@ -967,6 +978,11 @@ export const getPropsForMessage = (
     conversationType: isGroup ? 'group' : 'direct',
     customColor,
     deletedForEveryone: message.deletedForEveryone || false,
+    deletedForEveryoneByAdmin: getDeletedForEveryoneByAdmin(message, {
+      conversationSelector,
+      contactNameColors,
+      ourAci,
+    }),
     direction: isIncoming(message) ? 'incoming' : 'outgoing',
     displayLimit: message.displayLimit,
     expirationLength,
@@ -2016,14 +2032,6 @@ export function getMessagePropStatus(
   >,
   ourConversationId: string | undefined
 ): LastMessageStatus | undefined {
-  if (!isOutgoing(message)) {
-    return hasErrors(message) ? 'error' : undefined;
-  }
-
-  if (getLastChallengeError(message)) {
-    return 'paused';
-  }
-
   const {
     deletedForEveryone,
     deletedForEveryoneFailed,
@@ -2049,6 +2057,14 @@ export function getMessagePropStatus(
     }
   }
 
+  if (!isOutgoing(message)) {
+    return hasErrors(message) ? 'error' : undefined;
+  }
+
+  if (getLastChallengeError(message)) {
+    return 'paused';
+  }
+
   if (
     ourConversationId &&
     isMessageJustForMe(sendStateByConversationId, ourConversationId)
@@ -2092,6 +2108,38 @@ export function getMessagePropStatus(
   return 'sending';
 }
 
+function getDeletedForEveryoneByAdmin(
+  message: MessageWithUIFieldsType,
+  options: {
+    conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType;
+    contactNameColors: Map<string, string>;
+    ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+  }
+): PropsData['deletedForEveryoneByAdmin'] {
+  const { deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci } = message;
+  if (deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci == null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  // If the admin deleted their own message, display it like a normal delete
+  const messageAuthorAci = getSourceServiceId(message, options.ourAci);
+  if (deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci === messageAuthorAci) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const adminConversationId =
+    window.ConversationController.getConversationId(
+      deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci
+    ) ?? '';
+  const adminConversation = options.conversationSelector(adminConversationId);
+  return {
+    conversationId: adminConversationId,
+    title: adminConversation?.title ?? '',
+    contactNameColor: getContactNameColor(
+      options.contactNameColors,
+      adminConversationId
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
 export function getPropsForEmbeddedContact(
   message: MessageWithUIFieldsType,
   regionCode: string | undefined,
@@ -2300,57 +2348,201 @@ export function canCopy(
   return !message.deletedForEveryone && Boolean(message.body);
 }
 
-export function canDeleteForEveryone(
+type CanDeleteForEveryoneConversation = Pick<
+  ConversationType,
+  'id' | 'e164' | 'serviceId' | 'groupId' | 'groupVersion' | 'areWeAdmin'
+>;
+
+type MessageCanDeleteForEveryoneResult = Readonly<{
+  canDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
+  needsAdminDelete: boolean;
+  isDeletingOwnMessage: boolean;
+}>;
+
+function getMessageCanDeleteForEveryone(
   message: Pick<
     MessageWithUIFieldsType,
     | 'type'
     | 'deletedForEveryone'
     | 'sent_at'
+    | 'serverTimestamp'
     | 'sendStateByConversationId'
+    | 'sourceServiceId'
     | 'sms'
   >,
-  isMe: boolean
-): boolean {
-  return (
-    // Is this an SMS restored from backup?
-    !message.sms &&
-    // Is this a message I sent?
-    isOutgoing(message) &&
-    // Has the message already been deleted?
-    !message.deletedForEveryone &&
-    // Is it too old to delete? (we relax that requirement in Note to Self)
-    (isMoreRecentThan(message.sent_at, DAY) || isMe) &&
-    // Is it sent to anyone?
-    someSendStatus(message.sendStateByConversationId ?? {}, isSent)
-  );
+  options: {
+    conversation: CanDeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+    ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+  }
+): MessageCanDeleteForEveryoneResult {
+  const { conversation, ourAci } = options;
+  const isDeletingOwnMessage = isOutgoing(message);
+
+  if (!ourAci) {
+    return {
+      canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+      needsAdminDelete: false,
+      isDeletingOwnMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // For outgoing messages, we must have actually sent to someone
+  if (
+    isDeletingOwnMessage &&
+    !someSendStatus(message.sendStateByConversationId ?? {}, isSent)
+  ) {
+    return {
+      canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+      needsAdminDelete: false,
+      isDeletingOwnMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const messageAuthorAci = isDeletingOwnMessage
+    ? ourAci
+    : message.sourceServiceId;
+  if (!messageAuthorAci || !isAciString(messageAuthorAci)) {
+    return {
+      canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+      needsAdminDelete: false,
+      isDeletingOwnMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+    targetMessage: message,
+    targetConversation: conversation,
+    ourAci,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin: Boolean(conversation.areWeAdmin),
+  });
+
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    return {
+      canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+      needsAdminDelete: false,
+      isDeletingOwnMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (result.needsAdminDelete) {
+    if (!isAdminDeleteSendEnabled()) {
+      return {
+        canDeleteForEveryone: false,
+        needsAdminDelete: false,
+        isDeletingOwnMessage,
+      };
+    }
+    return {
+      canDeleteForEveryone: true,
+      needsAdminDelete: true,
+      isDeletingOwnMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    canDeleteForEveryone: true,
+    needsAdminDelete: false,
+    isDeletingOwnMessage,
+  };
 }
 
-export const canDeleteMessagesForEveryone = createSelector(
+function canDeleteForEveryoneInSelector(
+  message: Pick<
+    MessageWithUIFieldsType,
+    | 'type'
+    | 'deletedForEveryone'
+    | 'sent_at'
+    | 'serverTimestamp'
+    | 'sendStateByConversationId'
+    | 'sourceServiceId'
+    | 'sms'
+  >,
+  options: {
+    conversation: CanDeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+    ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+  }
+): boolean {
+  return getMessageCanDeleteForEveryone(message, options).canDeleteForEveryone;
+}
+
+export type MessagesCanDeleteForEveryoneResult = Readonly<{
+  canDeleteForEveryone: boolean;
+  needsAdminDelete: boolean;
+  isDeletingOwnMessages: boolean;
+}>;
+
+export const getMessagesCanDeleteForEveryone = createSelector(
   [
     getMessages,
-    (_state, options: { messageIds: ReadonlyArray<string>; isMe: boolean }) =>
-      options,
+    (
+      _state,
+      options: {
+        messageIds: ReadonlyArray<string>;
+        conversation: CanDeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+        ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+      }
+    ) => options,
   ],
-  (messagesLookup, options) => {
-    return options.messageIds.every(messageId => {
+  (messagesLookup, options): MessagesCanDeleteForEveryoneResult => {
+    let canDeleteForEveryone = true;
+    let needsAdminDelete = false;
+    let isDeletingOwnMessages = true;
+
+    for (const messageId of options.messageIds) {
       const message = getOwn(messagesLookup, messageId);
-      return message != null && canDeleteForEveryone(message, options.isMe);
-    });
+      if (message == null) {
+        log.warn(`Message ${messageId} not found, maybe it was deleted`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const messageResult = getMessageCanDeleteForEveryone(message, options);
+      if (!messageResult.canDeleteForEveryone) {
+        canDeleteForEveryone = false;
+      } else if (messageResult.needsAdminDelete) {
+        needsAdminDelete = true;
+      }
+      if (!messageResult.isDeletingOwnMessage) {
+        isDeletingOwnMessages = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!canDeleteForEveryone) {
+      needsAdminDelete = false;
+    }
+
+    return { canDeleteForEveryone, needsAdminDelete, isDeletingOwnMessages };
   }
 );
 
 export function canRetryDeleteForEveryone(
   message: Pick<
     MessageWithUIFieldsType,
-    'deletedForEveryone' | 'deletedForEveryoneFailed' | 'sent_at'
-  >
+    | 'type'
+    | 'sourceServiceId'
+    | 'deletedForEveryone'
+    | 'deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci'
+    | 'deletedForEveryoneFailed'
+    | 'sent_at'
+    | 'serverTimestamp'
+    | 'sms'
+  >,
+  options: {
+    conversation: CanDeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+    ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+  }
 ): boolean {
-  return Boolean(
-    message.deletedForEveryone &&
-    message.deletedForEveryoneFailed &&
-    // Is it too old to delete?
-    isMoreRecentThan(message.sent_at, DAY)
-  );
+  const { conversation, ourAci } = options;
+  if (!ourAci) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const isAdminDelete = message.deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci != null;
+  const result = canRetrySendDeleteForEveryone({
+    targetMessage: message,
+    targetConversation: conversation,
+    isAdminDelete,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin: Boolean(conversation.areWeAdmin),
+    ourAci,
+  });
+  return result.ok;
 }
 
 export function canEndPoll(
@@ -2456,6 +2648,159 @@ export function getLastChallengeError(
 
 const OUTGOING_KEY_ERROR = 'OutgoingIdentityKeyError';
 
+function getMessageDetailErrors(
+  message: MessageWithUIFieldsType,
+  i18n: LocalizerType
+): ReadonlyArray<CustomError> {
+  const messageErrors = message.errors ?? [];
+
+  // This will make the error message for outgoing key errors a bit nicer
+  return messageErrors.map(error => {
+    if (error.name === OUTGOING_KEY_ERROR) {
+      return { ...error, message: i18n('icu:newIdentity') };
+    }
+    return error;
+  });
+}
+
+function getDeleteDetailRecipients(
+  message: MessageWithUIFieldsType,
+  options: { conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType }
+): ReadonlyArray<SmartMessageDetailContact> {
+  const { deletedForEveryoneSendStatus = {} } = message;
+  const { conversationSelector } = options;
+
+  return Object.keys(deletedForEveryoneSendStatus).map(conversationId => {
+    const isSentToRecipient = deletedForEveryoneSendStatus[conversationId];
+    let status: SendStatus;
+    if (isSentToRecipient) {
+      status = SendStatus.Sent;
+    } else if (message.deletedForEveryoneFailed) {
+      status = SendStatus.Failed;
+    } else {
+      status = SendStatus.Pending;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...conversationSelector(conversationId),
+      status,
+      errors: [],
+      isOutgoingKeyError: false,
+      isUnidentifiedDelivery: false,
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+function getMessageDetailRecipients(
+  message: MessageWithUIFieldsType,
+  allErrors: ReadonlyArray<CustomError>,
+  options: {
+    conversationSelector: GetConversationByIdType;
+    hasUnidentifiedDeliveryIndicators: boolean;
+    ourAci: AciString | undefined;
+    ourConversationId: string;
+    ourNumber: string | undefined;
+  }
+): ReadonlyArray<SmartMessageDetailContact> {
+  const {
+    conversationSelector,
+    hasUnidentifiedDeliveryIndicators,
+    ourAci,
+    ourConversationId,
+    ourNumber,
+  } = options;
+
+  const {
+    sendStateByConversationId = {},
+    unidentifiedDeliveries = [],
+    unidentifiedDeliveryReceived,
+  } = message;
+
+  const unidentifiedDeliveriesSet = new Set(
+    unidentifiedDeliveries.map(identifier =>
+      window.ConversationController.getConversationId(identifier)
+    )
+  );
+
+  let conversationIds: Array<string>;
+  if (isIncoming(message)) {
+    conversationIds = [
+      getAuthorId(message, {
+        conversationSelector,
+        ourConversationId,
+        ourNumber,
+        ourAci,
+      }),
+    ].filter(isNotNil);
+  } else if (!isEmpty(sendStateByConversationId)) {
+    if (isMessageJustForMe(sendStateByConversationId, ourConversationId)) {
+      conversationIds = [ourConversationId];
+    } else {
+      conversationIds = Object.keys(sendStateByConversationId).filter(
+        id => id !== ourConversationId
+      );
+    }
+  } else {
+    const messageConversation = window.ConversationController.get(
+      message.conversationId
+    );
+    const conversationRecipients = messageConversation
+      ? getRecipients(messageConversation.attributes) || []
+      : [];
+    // Older messages don't have the recipients included on the message, so we fall
+    //    back to the conversation's current recipients
+    conversationIds = conversationRecipients
+      .map((id: string) => window.ConversationController.getConversationId(id))
+      .filter(isNotNil);
+  }
+
+  const errorsGroupedById = groupBy(allErrors, error => {
+    const serviceId = error.serviceId || error.number;
+    if (!serviceId) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return window.ConversationController.getConversationId(serviceId);
+  });
+
+  return conversationIds.map(id => {
+    const errorsForContact = getOwn(errorsGroupedById, id);
+    const isOutgoingKeyError = Boolean(
+      errorsForContact?.some(error => error.name === OUTGOING_KEY_ERROR)
+    );
+
+    let isUnidentifiedDelivery = false;
+    if (hasUnidentifiedDeliveryIndicators) {
+      isUnidentifiedDelivery = isIncoming(message)
+        ? Boolean(unidentifiedDeliveryReceived)
+        : unidentifiedDeliveriesSet.has(id);
+    }
+
+    const sendState = getOwn(sendStateByConversationId, id);
+
+    let status = sendState?.status;
+
+    // If a message was only sent to yourself (Note to Self or a lonely group), it
+    // is shown read.
+    if (id === ourConversationId && status && isSent(status)) {
+      status = SendStatus.Read;
+    }
+
+    const statusUpdatedAt = sendState?.updatedAt;
+    const statusTimestamp =
+      statusUpdatedAt === message.timestamp ? undefined : statusUpdatedAt;
+
+    return {
+      ...conversationSelector(id),
+      errors: errorsForContact,
+      isOutgoingKeyError,
+      isUnidentifiedDelivery,
+      status,
+      statusTimestamp,
+    };
+  });
+}
+
 export const getMessageDetailsSelector = createSelector(
   getAccountSelector,
   getCachedConversationMemberColorsSelector,
@@ -2497,121 +2842,29 @@ export const getMessageDetailsSelector = createSelector(
         return;
       }
 
-      const {
-        errors: messageErrors,
-        sendStateByConversationId = {},
-        unidentifiedDeliveries = [],
-        unidentifiedDeliveryReceived,
-      } = message;
+      let errors: ReadonlyArray<CustomError>;
+      let contacts: ReadonlyArray<SmartMessageDetailContact>;
 
-      const unidentifiedDeliveriesSet = new Set(
-        map(
-          unidentifiedDeliveries,
-          identifier =>
-            window.ConversationController.getConversationId(
-              identifier
-            ) as string
-        )
-      );
-
-      let conversationIds: Array<string>;
-      if (isIncoming(message)) {
-        conversationIds = [
-          getAuthorId(message, {
-            conversationSelector,
-            ourConversationId,
-            ourNumber,
-            ourAci,
-          }),
-        ].filter(isNotNil);
-      } else if (!isEmpty(sendStateByConversationId)) {
-        if (isMessageJustForMe(sendStateByConversationId, ourConversationId)) {
-          conversationIds = [ourConversationId];
-        } else {
-          conversationIds = Object.keys(sendStateByConversationId).filter(
-            id => id !== ourConversationId
-          );
-        }
-      } else {
-        const messageConversation = window.ConversationController.get(
-          message.conversationId
-        );
-        const conversationRecipients = messageConversation
-          ? getRecipients(messageConversation.attributes) || []
-          : [];
-        // Older messages don't have the recipients included on the message, so we fall
-        //   back to the conversation's current recipients
-        conversationIds = conversationRecipients
-          .map((id: string) =>
-            window.ConversationController.getConversationId(id)
-          )
-          .filter(isNotNil);
-      }
-
-      // This will make the error message for outgoing key errors a bit nicer
-      const allErrors = (messageErrors ?? []).map(error => {
-        if (error.name === OUTGOING_KEY_ERROR) {
-          return {
-            ...error,
-            message: i18n('icu:newIdentity'),
-          };
-        }
-
-        return error;
-      });
-
-      // If an error has a specific number it's associated with, we'll show it next to
-      //   that contact. Otherwise, it will be a standalone entry.
-      const errors = allErrors.filter(error =>
-        Boolean(error.serviceId || error.number)
-      );
-      const errorsGroupedById = groupBy(allErrors, error => {
-        const serviceId = error.serviceId || error.number;
-        if (!serviceId) {
-          return null;
-        }
-
-        return window.ConversationController.getConversationId(serviceId);
-      });
-
-      const contacts: ReadonlyArray<SmartMessageDetailContact> =
-        conversationIds.map(id => {
-          const errorsForContact = getOwn(errorsGroupedById, id);
-          const isOutgoingKeyError = Boolean(
-            errorsForContact?.some(error => error.name === OUTGOING_KEY_ERROR)
-          );
-
-          let isUnidentifiedDelivery = false;
-          if (hasUnidentifiedDeliveryIndicators) {
-            isUnidentifiedDelivery = isIncoming(message)
-              ? Boolean(unidentifiedDeliveryReceived)
-              : unidentifiedDeliveriesSet.has(id);
-          }
-
-          const sendState = getOwn(sendStateByConversationId, id);
-
-          let status = sendState?.status;
-
-          // If a message was only sent to yourself (Note to Self or a lonely group), it
-          //   is shown read.
-          if (id === ourConversationId && status && isSent(status)) {
-            status = SendStatus.Read;
-          }
-
-          const statusTimestamp = sendState?.updatedAt;
-
-          return {
-            ...conversationSelector(id),
-            errors: errorsForContact,
-            isOutgoingKeyError,
-            isUnidentifiedDelivery,
-            status,
-            statusTimestamp:
-              statusTimestamp === message.timestamp
-                ? undefined
-                : statusTimestamp,
-          };
+      if (message.deletedForEveryone) {
+        errors = [];
+        contacts = getDeleteDetailRecipients(message, {
+          conversationSelector,
         });
+      } else {
+        const allErrors = getMessageDetailErrors(message, i18n);
+        // If an error has a specific number it's associated with, we'll show
+        // it next to that contact. Otherwise, it will be a standalone entry.
+        errors = allErrors.filter(error =>
+          Boolean(error.serviceId || error.number)
+        );
+        contacts = getMessageDetailRecipients(message, allErrors, {
+          conversationSelector,
+          hasUnidentifiedDeliveryIndicators,
+          ourAci,
+          ourConversationId,
+          ourNumber,
+        });
+      }
 
       return {
         contacts,
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/DeleteMessagesModal.preload.tsx b/ts/state/smart/DeleteMessagesModal.preload.tsx
index 92ea5f0e76..ba3da962dd 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/DeleteMessagesModal.preload.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/DeleteMessagesModal.preload.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { getIntl } from '../selectors/user.std.js';
 import { useGlobalModalActions } from '../ducks/globalModals.preload.js';
 import DeleteMessagesModal from '../../components/DeleteMessagesModal.dom.js';
 import { strictAssert } from '../../util/assert.std.js';
-import { canDeleteMessagesForEveryone } from '../selectors/message.preload.js';
+import { getMessagesCanDeleteForEveryone } from '../selectors/message.preload.js';
 import { useConversationsActions } from '../ducks/conversations.preload.js';
 import { useToastActions } from '../ducks/toast.preload.js';
 import {
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import {
   getLastSelectedMessage,
 } from '../selectors/conversations.dom.js';
 import { getDeleteMessagesProps } from '../selectors/globalModals.std.js';
+import { getHasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog } from '../selectors/items.dom.js';
+import { useItemsActions } from '../ducks/items.preload.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
 
 export const SmartDeleteMessagesModal = memo(
   function SmartDeleteMessagesModal() {
@@ -29,18 +32,26 @@ export const SmartDeleteMessagesModal = memo(
     const conversation = conversationSelector(conversationId);
     const { isMe } = conversation;
 
-    const getCanDeleteForEveryone = useCallback(
+    const getDeleteForEveryoneType = useCallback(
       (state: StateType) => {
-        return canDeleteMessagesForEveryone(state, { messageIds, isMe });
+        return getMessagesCanDeleteForEveryone(state, {
+          messageIds,
+          conversation,
+          ourAci: itemStorage.user.getAci(),
+        });
       },
-      [messageIds, isMe]
+      [messageIds, conversation]
     );
-    const canDeleteForEveryone = useSelector(getCanDeleteForEveryone);
+    const deleteForEveryoneResult = useSelector(getDeleteForEveryoneType);
     const lastSelectedMessage = useSelector(getLastSelectedMessage);
+    const hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog = useSelector(
+      getHasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog
+    );
     const i18n = useSelector(getIntl);
     const { toggleDeleteMessagesModal } = useGlobalModalActions();
     const { deleteMessages, deleteMessagesForEveryone } =
       useConversationsActions();
+    const { onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog } = useItemsActions();
     const { showToast } = useToastActions();
 
     const messageCount = deleteMessagesProps.messageIds.length;
@@ -69,15 +80,22 @@ export const SmartDeleteMessagesModal = memo(
       onDelete?.();
     }, [deleteMessagesForEveryone, messageIds, onDelete]);
 
+    const { canDeleteForEveryone, needsAdminDelete, isDeletingOwnMessages } =
+      deleteForEveryoneResult;
+
     return (
       <DeleteMessagesModal
         isMe={isMe}
         canDeleteForEveryone={canDeleteForEveryone}
+        needsAdminDelete={needsAdminDelete}
+        isDeletingOwnMessages={isDeletingOwnMessages}
+        hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog={hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog}
         i18n={i18n}
         messageCount={messageCount}
         onClose={handleClose}
         onDeleteForMe={handleDeleteForMe}
         onDeleteForEveryone={handleDeleteForEveryone}
+        onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog={onSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog}
         showToast={showToast}
       />
     );
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/MessageDetail.preload.tsx b/ts/state/smart/MessageDetail.preload.tsx
index 12a20376b7..3b035d08fc 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/MessageDetail.preload.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/MessageDetail.preload.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const SmartMessageDetail = memo(function SmartMessageDetail({
     markAttachmentAsCorrupted,
     messageExpanded,
     openGiftBadge,
+    retryDeleteForEveryone,
     retryMessageSend,
     sendPollVote,
     saveAttachment,
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ export const SmartMessageDetail = memo(function SmartMessageDetail({
       message={message}
       messageExpanded={messageExpanded}
       openGiftBadge={openGiftBadge}
+      retryDeleteForEveryone={retryDeleteForEveryone}
       retryMessageSend={retryMessageSend}
       sendPollVote={sendPollVote}
       pushPanelForConversation={pushPanelForConversation}
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/state/selectors/messages_test.preload.ts b/ts/test-electron/state/selectors/messages_test.preload.ts
index 769d1364e8..fd5c32a071 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/state/selectors/messages_test.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/state/selectors/messages_test.preload.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import type {
 } from '../../../model-types.d.ts';
 import type { ConversationType } from '../../../state/ducks/conversations.preload.js';
 import {
+  generateGroupId,
   getDefaultConversation,
   getDefaultGroup,
 } from '../../../test-helpers/getDefaultConversation.std.js';
 
 import {
-  canDeleteForEveryone,
   canReact,
   canReply,
   cleanBodyForDirectionCheck,
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ import {
   isIncoming,
   isOutgoing,
 } from '../../../state/selectors/message.preload.js';
+import type {
+  DeleteForEveryoneConversation,
+  DeleteForEveryoneMessage,
+} from '../../../util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { canSendDeleteForEveryone } from '../../../util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import type { AciString } from '../../../types/ServiceId.std.js';
+import { SIGNAL_ACI } from '../../../types/SignalConversation.std.js';
+import { OUR_ACI, setupBasics } from '../../backup/helpers.preload.js';
 
 describe('state/selectors/messages', () => {
   let ourConversationId: string;
@@ -68,99 +76,168 @@ describe('state/selectors/messages', () => {
   });
 
   describe('canDeleteForEveryone', () => {
-    it('returns false for incoming messages', () => {
-      const message = {
-        type: 'incoming' as const,
-        sent_at: Date.now() - 1000,
-      };
-      const isMe = false;
+    const GROUP_ID = generateGroupId();
+    const otherAci = uuid() as AciString;
 
-      assert.isFalse(canDeleteForEveryone(message, isMe));
+    function getDefaultMessage(): DeleteForEveryoneMessage {
+      return {
+        type: 'outgoing',
+        sourceServiceId: OUR_ACI,
+        sent_at: Date.now() - 1000,
+        serverTimestamp: undefined,
+        deletedForEveryone: undefined,
+        sms: undefined,
+      };
+    }
+
+    function getDefaultConvo(): DeleteForEveryoneConversation {
+      return {
+        id: uuid(),
+        e164: undefined,
+        serviceId: undefined,
+        groupId: undefined,
+        groupVersion: undefined,
+      };
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await setupBasics();
     });
 
-    it('returns false for messages that were already deleted for everyone', () => {
-      const message = {
-        type: 'outgoing' as const,
-        deletedForEveryone: true,
-        sent_at: Date.now() - 1000,
-        sendStateByConversationId: {
-          [ourConversationId]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Read,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-          [uuid()]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Delivered,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      const isMe = false;
-
-      assert.isFalse(canDeleteForEveryone(message, isMe));
+    it('rejects Signal conversation', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: getDefaultMessage(),
+        targetConversation: { ...getDefaultConvo(), serviceId: SIGNAL_ACI },
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'signal conversation',
+      });
     });
 
-    it('returns false for messages that were are too old to delete', () => {
-      const message = {
-        type: 'outgoing' as const,
-        sent_at: Date.now() - moment.duration(25, 'hours').asMilliseconds(),
-        sendStateByConversationId: {
-          [ourConversationId]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Read,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-          [uuid()]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Delivered,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      const isMe = false;
-
-      assert.isFalse(canDeleteForEveryone(message, isMe));
+    it('rejects Note to Self', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: getDefaultMessage(),
+        targetConversation: { ...getDefaultConvo(), serviceId: OUR_ACI },
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'note to self conversation',
+      });
     });
 
-    it("returns false for messages that haven't been sent to anyone", () => {
-      const message = {
-        type: 'outgoing' as const,
-        sent_at: Date.now() - 1000,
-        sendStateByConversationId: {
-          [ourConversationId]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Failed,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-          [uuid()]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Pending,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      const isMe = false;
-
-      assert.isFalse(canDeleteForEveryone(message, isMe));
+    it('rejects already deleted messages', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: { ...getDefaultMessage(), deletedForEveryone: true },
+        targetConversation: getDefaultConvo(),
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'already deleted',
+      });
     });
 
-    it('returns true for messages that meet all criteria for deletion', () => {
-      const message = {
-        type: 'outgoing' as const,
-        sent_at: Date.now() - 1000,
-        sendStateByConversationId: {
-          [ourConversationId]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Sent,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-          [uuid()]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Delivered,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-          [uuid()]: {
-            status: SendStatus.Failed,
-            updatedAt: Date.now(),
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      const isMe = false;
+    it('rejects SMS messages', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: { ...getDefaultMessage(), sms: true },
+        targetConversation: getDefaultConvo(),
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'sms message',
+      });
+    });
 
-      assert.isTrue(canDeleteForEveryone(message, isMe));
+    it('rejects messages that are too old', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: {
+          ...getDefaultMessage(),
+          sent_at: Date.now() - moment.duration(25, 'hours').asMilliseconds(),
+        },
+        targetConversation: getDefaultConvo(),
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'no permission',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('rejects when deleter is not the author', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: {
+          ...getDefaultMessage(),
+          type: 'incoming',
+          sourceServiceId: otherAci,
+        },
+        targetConversation: getDefaultConvo(),
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: false,
+        reason: 'no permission',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('accepts with isAdminDelete=false for own recent message', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: getDefaultMessage(),
+        targetConversation: getDefaultConvo(),
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: false,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: true,
+        needsAdminDelete: false,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('accepts with isAdminDelete=true for admin deleting others message', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: {
+          ...getDefaultMessage(),
+          type: 'incoming',
+          sourceServiceId: otherAci,
+        },
+        targetConversation: {
+          ...getDefaultConvo(),
+          groupId: GROUP_ID,
+          groupVersion: 2,
+        },
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: true,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: true,
+        needsAdminDelete: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('prefers normal delete over admin delete for own messages', () => {
+      const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+        targetMessage: getDefaultMessage(),
+        targetConversation: {
+          ...getDefaultConvo(),
+          groupId: GROUP_ID,
+          groupVersion: 2,
+        },
+        ourAci: OUR_ACI,
+        isDeleterGroupAdmin: true,
+      });
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(result, {
+        ok: true,
+        needsAdminDelete: false,
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/ts/test-helpers/generateBackup.node.ts b/ts/test-helpers/generateBackup.node.ts
index 1c80d5b801..b3270798d8 100644
--- a/ts/test-helpers/generateBackup.node.ts
+++ b/ts/test-helpers/generateBackup.node.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ function* createRecords({
         storiesDisabled: false,
         hasSeenGroupStoryEducationSheet: true,
         hasCompletedUsernameOnboarding: true,
+        hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: false,
         phoneNumberSharingMode:
           Backups.AccountData.PhoneNumberSharingMode.EVERYBODY,
         defaultChatStyle: {
diff --git a/ts/test-helpers/getDefaultConversation.std.ts b/ts/test-helpers/getDefaultConversation.std.ts
index ba3df04659..479501adf0 100644
--- a/ts/test-helpers/getDefaultConversation.std.ts
+++ b/ts/test-helpers/getDefaultConversation.std.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { ConversationType } from '../state/ducks/conversations.preload.js';
 import type { ServiceIdString } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import { generateAci } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import type { GroupListItemConversationType } from '../components/conversationList/GroupListItem.dom.js';
+import { toBase64 } from '../Bytes.std.js';
 import { getRandomColor } from './getRandomColor.std.js';
 import { ConversationColors } from '../types/Colors.std.js';
 import { StorySendMode } from '../types/Stories.std.js';
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ import { getAvatarPlaceholderGradient } from '../utils/getAvatarPlaceholderGradi
 
 const { sample } = lodash;
 
+export function generateGroupId(): string {
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(32);
+  crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);
+  return toBase64(bytes);
+}
+
 export const getAvatarPath = (): string =>
   sample([
     '/fixtures/kitten-1-64-64.jpg',
@@ -83,7 +90,7 @@ export function getDefaultGroup(
     color: getRandomColor(),
     conversationColor: ConversationColors[0],
     groupDescription: casual.sentence,
-    groupId: generateUuid(),
+    groupId: generateGroupId(),
     groupLink: casual.url,
     groupVersion: 2,
     id: generateUuid(),
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/SendMessage.preload.ts b/ts/textsecure/SendMessage.preload.ts
index 013827649f..40b4d5c553 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/SendMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/SendMessage.preload.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ export const singleProtoJobDataSchema = z.object({
 
 export type SingleProtoJobData = z.infer<typeof singleProtoJobDataSchema>;
 
+export type SendDeleteForEveryoneType = Readonly<{
+  isAdminDelete: boolean;
+  targetSentTimestamp: number;
+  targetAuthorAci: AciString;
+}>;
+
 export type SharedMessageOptionsType = Readonly<{
   // required
   timestamp: number;
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ export type SharedMessageOptionsType = Readonly<{
   body?: string;
   bodyRanges?: ReadonlyArray<RawBodyRange>;
   contact?: ReadonlyArray<EmbeddedContactWithUploadedAvatar>;
-  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp?: number;
+  deleteForEveryone?: SendDeleteForEveryoneType;
   expireTimer?: DurationInSeconds;
   flags?: number;
   groupCallUpdate?: GroupCallUpdateType;
@@ -306,7 +312,7 @@ class Message {
 
   dataMessage?: Proto.DataMessage;
 
-  deletedForEveryoneTimestamp?: number;
+  deleteForEveryone?: SendDeleteForEveryoneType;
 
   groupCallUpdate?: GroupCallUpdateType;
 
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ class Message {
     this.pollCreate = options.pollCreate;
     this.pollTerminate = options.pollTerminate;
     this.timestamp = options.timestamp;
-    this.deletedForEveryoneTimestamp = options.deletedForEveryoneTimestamp;
+    this.deleteForEveryone = options.deleteForEveryone;
     this.groupCallUpdate = options.groupCallUpdate;
     this.storyContext = options.storyContext;
     // Polls
@@ -609,10 +615,19 @@ class Message {
     if (this.isViewOnce) {
       proto.isViewOnce = true;
     }
-    if (this.deletedForEveryoneTimestamp) {
-      proto.delete = {
-        targetSentTimestamp: Long.fromNumber(this.deletedForEveryoneTimestamp),
-      };
+    if (this.deleteForEveryone) {
+      const { isAdminDelete, targetSentTimestamp, targetAuthorAci } =
+        this.deleteForEveryone;
+      if (isAdminDelete) {
+        proto.adminDelete = {
+          targetSentTimestamp: Long.fromNumber(targetSentTimestamp),
+          targetAuthorAciBinary: uuidToBytes(targetAuthorAci),
+        };
+      } else {
+        proto.delete = {
+          targetSentTimestamp: Long.fromNumber(targetSentTimestamp),
+        };
+      }
     }
     if (this.bodyRanges) {
       proto.requiredProtocolVersion =
@@ -1144,10 +1159,10 @@ export class MessageSender {
     options: Readonly<GroupMessageOptionsType>
   ): MessageOptionsType {
     const {
+      deleteForEveryone,
       attachments,
       bodyRanges,
       contact,
-      deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
       expireTimer,
       flags,
       groupCallUpdate,
@@ -1191,11 +1206,11 @@ export class MessageSender {
     );
 
     return {
+      deleteForEveryone,
       attachments,
       bodyRanges,
       body,
       contact,
-      deletedForEveryoneTimestamp,
       expireTimer,
       expireTimerVersion: undefined,
       flags,
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/Types.d.ts b/ts/textsecure/Types.d.ts
index 6d12defda4..52945c3a2f 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/Types.d.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/Types.d.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ export type ProcessedDelete = {
   targetSentTimestamp?: number;
 };
 
+export type ProcessedAdminDelete = Readonly<{
+  targetSentTimestamp: number;
+  targetAuthorAci: AciString;
+}>;
+
 export type ProcessedBodyRange = RawBodyRange;
 
 export type ProcessedGroupCallUpdate = Proto.DataMessage.IGroupCallUpdate;
@@ -259,6 +264,7 @@ export type ProcessedDataMessage = {
   pollVote?: ProcessedPollVote;
   pollTerminate?: ProcessedPollTerminate;
   delete?: ProcessedDelete;
+  adminDelete?: ProcessedAdminDelete;
   bodyRanges?: ReadonlyArray<ProcessedBodyRange>;
   groupCallUpdate?: ProcessedGroupCallUpdate;
   storyContext?: ProcessedStoryContext;
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/processDataMessage.preload.ts b/ts/textsecure/processDataMessage.preload.ts
index bc387c6e31..5396233071 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/processDataMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/processDataMessage.preload.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import type {
   ProcessedPollVote,
   ProcessedPollTerminate,
   ProcessedDelete,
+  ProcessedAdminDelete,
   ProcessedGiftBadge,
   ProcessedStoryContext,
   ProcessedPinMessage,
@@ -424,6 +425,25 @@ export function processDelete(
   };
 }
 
+export function processAdminDelete(
+  adminDelete?: Proto.DataMessage.IAdminDelete | null
+): ProcessedAdminDelete | undefined {
+  if (!adminDelete) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const targetSentTimestamp = adminDelete.targetSentTimestamp?.toNumber();
+  strictAssert(targetSentTimestamp, 'AdminDelete missing targetSentTimestamp');
+
+  const targetAuthorAci = fromAciUuidBytes(adminDelete.targetAuthorAciBinary);
+  strictAssert(targetAuthorAci, 'AdminDelete missing targetAuthorAciBinary');
+
+  return {
+    targetSentTimestamp,
+    targetAuthorAci,
+  };
+}
+
 export function processGiftBadge(
   giftBadge: Proto.DataMessage.IGiftBadge | null | undefined
 ): ProcessedGiftBadge | undefined {
@@ -534,6 +554,7 @@ export function processDataMessage(
     pollVote: processPollVote(message.pollVote),
     pollTerminate: processPollTerminate(message.pollTerminate),
     delete: processDelete(message.delete),
+    adminDelete: processAdminDelete(message.adminDelete),
     bodyRanges: filterAndClean(message.bodyRanges),
     groupCallUpdate: dropNull(message.groupCallUpdate),
     storyContext: processStoryContext(message.storyContext),
diff --git a/ts/types/Message.std.ts b/ts/types/Message.std.ts
index eb1ae6191b..6972c3b735 100644
--- a/ts/types/Message.std.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Message.std.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export const messageAttrsToPreserveAfterErase = [
   // all other, non-TS-required fields to preserve
   'canReplyToStory',
   'deletedForEveryone',
+  'deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci',
   'deletedForEveryoneFailed',
   'deletedForEveryoneSendStatus',
   'deletedForEveryoneTimestamp',
diff --git a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
index 8d35dda5df..a77949baf5 100644
--- a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export type StorageAccessType = {
   showStickerPickerHint: boolean;
   showStickersIntroduction: boolean;
   seenPinMessageDisappearingMessagesWarningCount: number;
+  hasSeenAdminDeleteEducationDialog: boolean;
   signedKeyId: number;
   signedKeyIdPNI: number;
   signedKeyUpdateTime: number;
diff --git a/ts/util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67a8cde74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/canDeleteForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import type { AciString, ServiceIdString } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
+import type {
+  ConversationAttributesType,
+  ReadonlyMessageAttributesType,
+} from '../model-types.js';
+import { getMessageAge } from './getMessageAge.std.js';
+import {
+  getAdminDeleteMaxAgeMs,
+  getNormalDeleteMaxAgeMs,
+} from './getDeleteMaxAgeMs.dom.js';
+import { DAY } from './durations/index.std.js';
+import { isGroupV2, isMe } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
+import { isSignalConversation } from './isSignalConversation.dom.js';
+import { getSourceServiceId } from '../messages/sources.preload.js';
+import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf/index.std.js';
+
+export type DeleteForEveryoneMessage = Pick<
+  ReadonlyMessageAttributesType,
+  | 'type'
+  | 'sourceServiceId'
+  | 'sent_at'
+  | 'serverTimestamp'
+  | 'deletedForEveryone'
+  | 'sms'
+>;
+
+export type DeleteForEveryoneConversation = Pick<
+  ConversationAttributesType,
+  'id' | 'e164' | 'serviceId' | 'groupId' | 'groupVersion'
+>;
+
+type Result<T extends object = Record<never, never>> =
+  | Readonly<{ ok: true } & T>
+  | Readonly<{ ok: false; reason: string }>;
+
+function checkCommon(
+  targetConversation: DeleteForEveryoneConversation,
+  targetMessage: DeleteForEveryoneMessage,
+  options?: { allowAlreadyDeleted?: boolean }
+): Result {
+  if (isSignalConversation(targetConversation)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'signal conversation' };
+  }
+  if (isMe(targetConversation)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'note to self conversation' };
+  }
+  if (!options?.allowAlreadyDeleted && targetMessage.deletedForEveryone) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'already deleted' };
+  }
+  if (targetMessage.sms) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'sms message' };
+  }
+  return { ok: true };
+}
+
+function canUseNormalDelete(options: {
+  deleterAci: AciString;
+  messageAuthorAci: ServiceIdString | undefined;
+  messageAge: number;
+  gracePeriodMs?: number;
+}): Result {
+  const {
+    deleterAci,
+    messageAuthorAci,
+    messageAge,
+    gracePeriodMs = 0,
+  } = options;
+  if (deleterAci !== messageAuthorAci) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'not message author' };
+  }
+  if (messageAge > getNormalDeleteMaxAgeMs() + gracePeriodMs) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'message is too old' };
+  }
+  return { ok: true };
+}
+
+function isMemberGroupAdmin(
+  conversation: Pick<ConversationAttributesType, 'membersV2'>,
+  aci: AciString
+): boolean {
+  const members = conversation.membersV2 ?? [];
+  const member = members.find(m => m.aci === aci);
+  return member?.role === Proto.Member.Role.ADMINISTRATOR;
+}
+
+function canUseAdminDelete(options: {
+  targetConversation: DeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+  isDeleterGroupAdmin: boolean;
+  messageAge: number;
+  gracePeriodMs?: number;
+}): Result {
+  const {
+    targetConversation,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin,
+    messageAge,
+    gracePeriodMs = 0,
+  } = options;
+  if (!isGroupV2(targetConversation)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'not a group conversation' };
+  }
+  if (!isDeleterGroupAdmin) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'does not have admin role' };
+  }
+  if (messageAge > getAdminDeleteMaxAgeMs() + gracePeriodMs) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'message is too old' };
+  }
+  return { ok: true };
+}
+
+export type CanDeleteForEveryoneOptions = Readonly<{
+  targetMessage: DeleteForEveryoneMessage;
+  targetConversation: DeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+  ourAci: AciString;
+  isDeleterGroupAdmin: boolean;
+}>;
+
+export type CanDeleteForEveryoneResult = Result<{
+  needsAdminDelete: boolean;
+}>;
+
+export function canSendDeleteForEveryone(
+  options: CanDeleteForEveryoneOptions
+): CanDeleteForEveryoneResult {
+  const { targetConversation, targetMessage, ourAci, isDeleterGroupAdmin } =
+    options;
+
+  const commonCheck = checkCommon(targetConversation, targetMessage);
+  if (!commonCheck.ok) {
+    return commonCheck;
+  }
+
+  const messageAuthorAci = getSourceServiceId(targetMessage);
+  const messageAge = getMessageAge(Date.now(), targetMessage);
+
+  // Prefer normal delete for own messages
+  const normalCheck = canUseNormalDelete({
+    deleterAci: ourAci,
+    messageAuthorAci,
+    messageAge,
+  });
+  if (normalCheck.ok) {
+    return { ok: true, needsAdminDelete: false };
+  }
+
+  // Admin delete for group messages
+  const adminCheck = canUseAdminDelete({
+    targetConversation,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin,
+    messageAge,
+  });
+  if (adminCheck.ok) {
+    return { ok: true, needsAdminDelete: true };
+  }
+
+  return { ok: false, reason: 'no permission' };
+}
+
+export type CanRetrySendDeleteForEveryoneOptions = Readonly<{
+  targetMessage: DeleteForEveryoneMessage &
+    Pick<ReadonlyMessageAttributesType, 'deletedForEveryoneFailed'>;
+  targetConversation: DeleteForEveryoneConversation;
+  isAdminDelete: boolean;
+  isDeleterGroupAdmin: boolean;
+  ourAci: AciString;
+}>;
+
+export type CanRetrySendDeleteForEveryoneResult = Result;
+
+export function canRetrySendDeleteForEveryone(
+  options: CanRetrySendDeleteForEveryoneOptions
+): CanRetrySendDeleteForEveryoneResult {
+  const {
+    targetMessage,
+    targetConversation,
+    isAdminDelete,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin,
+    ourAci,
+  } = options;
+
+  if (
+    !targetMessage.deletedForEveryone ||
+    !targetMessage.deletedForEveryoneFailed
+  ) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: 'not a failed delete' };
+  }
+
+  const commonCheck = checkCommon(targetConversation, targetMessage, {
+    allowAlreadyDeleted: true,
+  });
+  if (!commonCheck.ok) {
+    return commonCheck;
+  }
+
+  const messageAuthorAci = getSourceServiceId(targetMessage);
+  const messageAge = getMessageAge(Date.now(), targetMessage);
+
+  if (!isAdminDelete) {
+    return canUseNormalDelete({
+      deleterAci: ourAci,
+      messageAuthorAci,
+      messageAge,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return canUseAdminDelete({
+    targetConversation,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin,
+    messageAge,
+  });
+}
+
+export type CanReceiveDeleteForEveryoneOptions = Readonly<{
+  targetMessage: DeleteForEveryoneMessage;
+  targetConversation: ConversationAttributesType;
+  isAdminDelete: boolean;
+  deleteServerTimestamp: number;
+  deleteSentByAci: AciString;
+}>;
+
+export type CanReceiveForEveryoneResult = Result;
+
+const MESSAGE_SEND_GRACE_PERIOD = DAY;
+
+export function canReceiveDeleteForEveryone(
+  options: CanReceiveDeleteForEveryoneOptions
+): CanReceiveForEveryoneResult {
+  const {
+    targetMessage,
+    targetConversation,
+    isAdminDelete,
+    deleteServerTimestamp,
+    deleteSentByAci,
+  } = options;
+
+  const commonCheck = checkCommon(targetConversation, targetMessage);
+  if (!commonCheck.ok) {
+    return commonCheck;
+  }
+
+  const messageAuthorAci = getSourceServiceId(targetMessage);
+  const messageAge = getMessageAge(deleteServerTimestamp, targetMessage);
+
+  if (!isAdminDelete) {
+    return canUseNormalDelete({
+      deleterAci: deleteSentByAci,
+      messageAuthorAci,
+      messageAge,
+      gracePeriodMs: MESSAGE_SEND_GRACE_PERIOD,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const isDeleterGroupAdmin = isMemberGroupAdmin(
+    targetConversation,
+    deleteSentByAci
+  );
+
+  return canUseAdminDelete({
+    targetConversation,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin,
+    messageAge,
+    gracePeriodMs: MESSAGE_SEND_GRACE_PERIOD,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/cleanup.preload.ts b/ts/util/cleanup.preload.ts
index eca4dd5057..f0d6c31606 100644
--- a/ts/util/cleanup.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/cleanup.preload.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export async function eraseMessageContents(
     | 'view-once-sent'
     | 'unsupported-message'
     | 'delete-for-everyone',
-  additionalProperties = {}
+  additionalProperties: Partial<MessageAttributesType> = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   log.info(
     `Erasing data for message ${getMessageIdForLogging(message.attributes)}: ${reason}`
diff --git a/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.preload.ts
index ff66393f10..b9aafb6755 100644
--- a/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -2,77 +2,97 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import type { DeleteAttributesType } from '../messageModifiers/Deletes.preload.js';
+import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
 import type { MessageModel } from '../models/messages.preload.js';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log.std.js';
 import { isMe } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
-import { getAuthorId } from '../messages/sources.preload.js';
+import { getSourceServiceId } from '../messages/sources.preload.js';
 import { isStory } from '../state/selectors/message.preload.js';
-import { isTooOldToModifyMessage } from './isTooOldToModifyMessage.std.js';
+import { canReceiveDeleteForEveryone } from './canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { isAciString } from './isAciString.std.js';
 import { eraseMessageContents } from './cleanup.preload.js';
 import { notificationService } from '../services/notifications.preload.js';
 import { DataWriter } from '../sql/Client.preload.js';
 
 const log = createLogger('deleteForEveryone');
 
-export async function deleteForEveryone(
+/**
+ * Receive path: validate an incoming delete-for-everyone, then apply it.
+ */
+export async function receiveDeleteForEveryone(
   message: MessageModel,
   doe: Pick<
     DeleteAttributesType,
-    'fromId' | 'targetSentTimestamp' | 'serverTimestamp'
+    | 'isAdminDelete'
+    | 'targetSentTimestamp'
+    | 'deleteServerTimestamp'
+    | 'deleteSentByAci'
+    | 'targetConversationId'
   >,
   { shouldPersist = true }: { shouldPersist?: boolean } = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
-  if (isDeletionByMe(message, doe)) {
-    const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
-      message.get('conversationId')
-    );
+  const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(
+    message.get('conversationId')
+  );
 
-    // Our 1:1 stories are deleted through ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts
-    if (
-      isStory(message.attributes) &&
-      conversation &&
-      isMe(conversation.attributes)
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    await handleDeleteForEveryone(message, doe, { shouldPersist });
+  // Our 1:1 stories are deleted through ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts
+  if (
+    isStory(message.attributes) &&
+    conversation &&
+    isMe(conversation.attributes)
+  ) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (isTooOldToModifyMessage(doe.serverTimestamp, message.attributes)) {
-    log.warn('Received late DOE. Dropping.', {
-      fromId: doe.fromId,
+  const messageAuthorAci = getSourceServiceId(message.attributes);
+  if (!messageAuthorAci || !isAciString(messageAuthorAci)) {
+    log.warn('receiveDeleteForEveryone: Cannot determine message author ACI');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!conversation) {
+    log.warn('receiveDeleteForEveryone: No conversation found');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const result = canReceiveDeleteForEveryone({
+    isAdminDelete: doe.isAdminDelete,
+    targetMessage: message.attributes,
+    targetConversation: conversation.attributes,
+    deleteSentByAci: doe.deleteSentByAci,
+    deleteServerTimestamp: doe.deleteServerTimestamp,
+  });
+
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    log.warn('receiveDeleteForEveryone: Rejected.', {
+      reason: result.reason,
+      targetConversationId: doe.targetConversationId,
       targetSentTimestamp: doe.targetSentTimestamp,
       messageServerTimestamp: message.get('serverTimestamp'),
       messageSentAt: message.get('sent_at'),
-      deleteServerTimestamp: doe.serverTimestamp,
+      deleteServerTimestamp: doe.deleteServerTimestamp,
     });
     return;
   }
 
-  await handleDeleteForEveryone(message, doe, { shouldPersist });
+  await applyDeleteForEveryone(message, doe, { shouldPersist });
 }
 
-function isDeletionByMe(
-  message: Readonly<MessageModel>,
-  doe: Pick<DeleteAttributesType, 'fromId'>
-): boolean {
-  const ourConversationId =
-    window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow();
-  return (
-    getAuthorId(message.attributes) === ourConversationId &&
-    doe.fromId === ourConversationId
-  );
-}
-
-export async function handleDeleteForEveryone(
+/**
+ * Apply a delete-for-everyone to a message. No validation — caller is
+ * responsible for checking canDeleteForEveryone first.
+ */
+export async function applyDeleteForEveryone(
   message: MessageModel,
   del: Pick<
     DeleteAttributesType,
-    'fromId' | 'targetSentTimestamp' | 'serverTimestamp'
+    | 'isAdminDelete'
+    | 'targetSentTimestamp'
+    | 'deleteServerTimestamp'
+    | 'deleteSentByAci'
+    | 'targetConversationId'
   >,
-  { shouldPersist = true }: { shouldPersist?: boolean }
+  { shouldPersist = true }: { shouldPersist?: boolean } = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (message.deletingForEveryone || message.get('deletedForEveryone')) {
     return;
@@ -80,10 +100,11 @@ export async function handleDeleteForEveryone(
 
   log.info('Handling DOE.', {
     messageId: message.id,
-    fromId: del.fromId,
+    isAdminDelete: del.isAdminDelete,
+    targetConversationId: del.targetConversationId,
     targetSentTimestamp: del.targetSentTimestamp,
     messageServerTimestamp: message.get('serverTimestamp'),
-    deleteServerTimestamp: del.serverTimestamp,
+    deleteServerTimestamp: del.deleteServerTimestamp,
   });
 
   try {
@@ -94,10 +115,14 @@ export async function handleDeleteForEveryone(
     notificationService.removeBy({ messageId: message.get('id') });
 
     // Erase the contents of this message
-    await eraseMessageContents(message, 'delete-for-everyone', {
+    const additionalProps: Partial<MessageAttributesType> = {
       deletedForEveryone: true,
       reactions: [],
-    });
+    };
+    if (del.isAdminDelete) {
+      additionalProps.deletedForEveryoneByAdminAci = del.deleteSentByAci;
+    }
+    await eraseMessageContents(message, 'delete-for-everyone', additionalProps);
 
     if (shouldPersist) {
       // We delete the message first, before re-saving it -- this causes any foreign key
diff --git a/ts/util/deleteGroupStoryReplyForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/util/deleteGroupStoryReplyForEveryone.preload.ts
index 7ca90a188e..d97101eab6 100644
--- a/ts/util/deleteGroupStoryReplyForEveryone.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/deleteGroupStoryReplyForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-import { DAY } from './durations/index.std.js';
 import { sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage } from './sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage.preload.js';
 import { getMessageById } from '../messages/getMessageById.preload.js';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log.std.js';
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export async function deleteGroupStoryReplyForEveryone(
   }
 
   void sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage(group.attributes, {
-    deleteForEveryoneDuration: DAY,
     id: replyMessageId,
     timestamp,
   });
diff --git a/ts/util/deleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts b/ts/util/deleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
index 51268a0cec..3bce894224 100644
--- a/ts/util/deleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/deleteStoryForEveryone.preload.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export async function deleteStoryForEveryone(
   );
   if (sourceConversation && isGroupV2(sourceConversation.attributes)) {
     void sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage(sourceConversation.attributes, {
-      deleteForEveryoneDuration: DAY,
       id: story.messageId,
       timestamp: story.timestamp,
     });
diff --git a/ts/util/getDeleteMaxAgeMs.dom.ts b/ts/util/getDeleteMaxAgeMs.dom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27ef39d8e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/getDeleteMaxAgeMs.dom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { getValue } from '../RemoteConfig.dom.js';
+import { safeParseInteger } from './numbers.std.js';
+import { DAY, SECOND } from './durations/index.std.js';
+
+const DEFAULT_DELETE_MAX_AGE_MS = DAY;
+
+function parseMaxAgeSecsToMs(configValue: string | undefined) {
+  if (configValue != null) {
+    const parsed = safeParseInteger(configValue);
+    if (parsed != null && parsed > 0) {
+      return parsed * SECOND;
+    }
+  }
+  return DEFAULT_DELETE_MAX_AGE_MS;
+}
+
+export function getNormalDeleteMaxAgeMs(): number {
+  return parseMaxAgeSecsToMs(getValue('global.normalDeleteMaxAgeInSeconds'));
+}
+
+export function getAdminDeleteMaxAgeMs(): number {
+  return parseMaxAgeSecsToMs(getValue('global.adminDeleteMaxAgeInSeconds'));
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/getLastMessage.preload.ts b/ts/util/getLastMessage.preload.ts
index a5d9e0a947..5d65a48521 100644
--- a/ts/util/getLastMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/getLastMessage.preload.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,71 @@
 // Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
+import type { AciString } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import type { ConversationAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
 import type { LastMessageType } from '../state/ducks/conversations.preload.js';
 import { dropNull } from './dropNull.std.js';
 import { findAndFormatContact } from './findAndFormatContact.preload.js';
 import { hydrateRanges } from './BodyRange.node.js';
 import { stripNewlinesForLeftPane } from './stripNewlinesForLeftPane.std.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
+import { getTitle } from './getTitle.preload.js';
+
+function getNameForAci(
+  aci: AciString | null | undefined,
+  options?: { isShort?: boolean }
+): string | null {
+  if (aci == null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const conversation = window.ConversationController.get(aci);
+  if (conversation != null) {
+    return getTitle(conversation.attributes, options);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function getDisplayNameForAci(
+  aci: AciString | null | undefined,
+  ourAci: AciString | null | undefined
+): string | null {
+  if (aci === ourAci) {
+    return window.SignalContext.i18n('icu:you');
+  }
+  return getNameForAci(aci, { isShort: true });
+}
 
 export function getLastMessage(
   conversationAttrs: ConversationAttributesType
 ): LastMessageType | undefined {
+  const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getAci();
+
   if (conversationAttrs.lastMessageDeletedForEveryone) {
-    return { deletedForEveryone: true };
+    const { lastMessageAuthorAci, lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci } =
+      conversationAttrs;
+
+    // Only show admin name when the admin deleted someone else's message
+    const isAdminDeletingOwnMessage =
+      lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci != null &&
+      lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci === lastMessageAuthorAci;
+    const deletedByAdminName = isAdminDeletingOwnMessage
+      ? null
+      : getNameForAci(lastMessageDeletedForEveryoneByAdminAci);
+
+    const authorName =
+      getDisplayNameForAci(lastMessageAuthorAci, ourAci) ??
+      // Deprecated: fall back to lastMessageAuthor from old database rows
+      conversationAttrs.lastMessageAuthor ??
+      null;
+
+    return {
+      deletedForEveryone: true,
+      deletedByAdminName,
+      isOutgoing: lastMessageAuthorAci === ourAci,
+      authorName,
+    };
   }
+
   const lastMessageText = conversationAttrs.lastMessage;
   if (!lastMessageText) {
     return undefined;
@@ -25,8 +77,14 @@ export function getLastMessage(
   const text = stripNewlinesForLeftPane(lastMessageText);
   const prefix = conversationAttrs.lastMessagePrefix;
 
+  const author =
+    getDisplayNameForAci(conversationAttrs.lastMessageAuthorAci, ourAci) ??
+    // Deprecated: fall back to lastMessageAuthor from old database rows
+    conversationAttrs.lastMessageAuthor ??
+    null;
+
   return {
-    author: dropNull(conversationAttrs.lastMessageAuthor),
+    author,
     bodyRanges,
     deletedForEveryone: false,
     prefix,
diff --git a/ts/util/getMessageAge.std.ts b/ts/util/getMessageAge.std.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2988b1cf29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/getMessageAge.std.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import type { ReadonlyMessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
+
+export function getMessageAge(
+  now: number,
+  message: Pick<ReadonlyMessageAttributesType, 'serverTimestamp' | 'sent_at'>
+): number {
+  const messageTimestamp = message.serverTimestamp ?? message.sent_at ?? 0;
+  return Math.abs(now - messageTimestamp);
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.ts b/ts/util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.ts
index e69919396c..96e4e6c6ca 100644
--- a/ts/util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/getMessageAuthorText.preload.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import type {
   ConversationAttributesType,
   ReadonlyMessageAttributesType,
 } from '../model-types.d.ts';
+import type { AciString } from '../types/ServiceId.std.js';
 import { isIncoming, isOutgoing } from '../state/selectors/message.preload.js';
+import { isAciString } from './isAciString.std.js';
 import { getTitle } from './getTitle.preload.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
 
 function getIncomingContact(
   messageAttributes: ReadonlyMessageAttributesType
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ function getIncomingContact(
     .attributes;
 }
 
+/** @deprecated Use getMessageAuthorAci instead */
 export function getMessageAuthorText(
   messageAttributes?: ReadonlyMessageAttributesType
 ): string | undefined {
@@ -48,3 +52,18 @@ export function getMessageAuthorText(
   // it might be a group notification, so we return undefined
   return undefined;
 }
+
+export function getMessageAuthorAci(
+  messageAttributes: ReadonlyMessageAttributesType
+): AciString | null {
+  if (isOutgoing(messageAttributes)) {
+    return itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
+  }
+  if (isIncoming(messageAttributes)) {
+    const { sourceServiceId } = messageAttributes;
+    if (isAciString(sourceServiceId)) {
+      return sourceServiceId;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/handleEditMessage.preload.ts b/ts/util/handleEditMessage.preload.ts
index a4662d2181..4364ae3bf1 100644
--- a/ts/util/handleEditMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/handleEditMessage.preload.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { getMessageIdForLogging } from './idForLogging.preload.js';
 import { hasErrors } from '../state/selectors/message.preload.js';
 import { isIncoming, isOutgoing } from '../messages/helpers.std.js';
 import { isDirectConversation } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
-import { isTooOldToModifyMessage } from './isTooOldToModifyMessage.std.js';
+import { isTooOldToEditMessage } from './isTooOldToEditMessage.std.js';
 import { queueAttachmentDownloads } from './queueAttachmentDownloads.preload.js';
 import { modifyTargetMessage } from './modifyTargetMessage.preload.js';
 import { isMessageNoteToSelf } from './isMessageNoteToSelf.dom.js';
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export async function handleEditMessage(
   if (
     serverTimestamp &&
     !isMessageNoteToSelf(mainMessage) &&
-    isTooOldToModifyMessage(serverTimestamp, mainMessage)
+    isTooOldToEditMessage(serverTimestamp, mainMessage)
   ) {
     log.warn(`${idLog}: cannot edit message older than 48h`, serverTimestamp);
     return;
diff --git a/ts/util/isAdminDeleteEnabled.dom.ts b/ts/util/isAdminDeleteEnabled.dom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9908e612b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/isAdminDeleteEnabled.dom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2026 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { isFeaturedEnabledNoRedux } from './isFeatureEnabled.dom.js';
+
+export function isAdminDeleteReceiveEnabled(): boolean {
+  return isFeaturedEnabledNoRedux({
+    betaKey: 'desktop.adminDelete.receive.beta',
+    prodKey: 'desktop.adminDelete.receive.prod',
+  });
+}
+
+export function isAdminDeleteSendEnabled(): boolean {
+  return isFeaturedEnabledNoRedux({
+    betaKey: 'desktop.adminDelete.send.beta',
+    prodKey: 'desktop.adminDelete.send.prod',
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.std.ts b/ts/util/isTooOldToEditMessage.std.ts
similarity index 53%
rename from ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.std.ts
rename to ts/util/isTooOldToEditMessage.std.ts
index 33460a05b5..92816dfa08 100644
--- a/ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.std.ts
+++ b/ts/util/isTooOldToEditMessage.std.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-// Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// Copyright 2025 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 import type { ReadonlyMessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
+import { getMessageAge } from './getMessageAge.std.js';
 import { DAY } from './durations/index.std.js';
 
-export function isTooOldToModifyMessage(
+export function isTooOldToEditMessage(
   serverTimestamp: number,
   message: Pick<ReadonlyMessageAttributesType, 'serverTimestamp' | 'sent_at'>
 ): boolean {
-  const messageTimestamp = message.serverTimestamp || message.sent_at || 0;
-  const delta = Math.abs(serverTimestamp - messageTimestamp);
-  return delta > DAY * 2;
+  return getMessageAge(serverTimestamp, message) > DAY * 2;
 }
diff --git a/ts/util/modifyTargetMessage.preload.ts b/ts/util/modifyTargetMessage.preload.ts
index f96753b1e0..ac4c3962d1 100644
--- a/ts/util/modifyTargetMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/modifyTargetMessage.preload.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   sendStateReducer,
 } from '../messages/MessageSendState.std.js';
 import { canConversationBeUnarchived } from './canConversationBeUnarchived.preload.js';
-import { deleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { receiveDeleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
 import { drop } from './drop.std.js';
 import { handleEditMessage } from './handleEditMessage.preload.js';
 import { isGroup } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ export async function modifyTargetMessage(
   const deletes = Deletes.forMessage(message.attributes);
   await Promise.all(
     deletes.map(async del => {
-      await deleteForEveryone(message, del, { shouldPersist: !isFirstRun });
+      await receiveDeleteForEveryone(message, del, {
+        shouldPersist: !isFirstRun,
+      });
       changed = true;
     })
   );
diff --git a/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.preload.ts b/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.preload.ts
index 837badaf4c..3f7b7ac3de 100644
--- a/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.preload.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { queueUpdateMessage } from './messageBatcher.preload.js';
 import { isMe } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
 import { drop } from './drop.std.js';
 import { fromServiceIdBinaryOrString } from './ServiceId.node.js';
-import { handleDeleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { applyDeleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
 import { MessageModel } from '../models/messages.preload.js';
 
 const { isEqual } = lodash;
@@ -199,12 +200,14 @@ export async function onStoryRecipientUpdate(
           // sent timestamp doesn't happen (it would return all copies of the
           // story, not just the one we want to delete).
           drop(
-            handleDeleteForEveryone(
+            applyDeleteForEveryone(
               message,
               {
-                fromId: ourConversationId,
-                serverTimestamp: Number(item.serverTimestamp),
+                isAdminDelete: false,
                 targetSentTimestamp: item.timestamp,
+                deleteServerTimestamp: Number(item.serverTimestamp),
+                deleteSentByAci: itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci(),
+                targetConversationId: ourConversationId,
               },
               { shouldPersist: true }
             )
diff --git a/ts/util/sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage.preload.ts b/ts/util/sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage.preload.ts
index 6125d6194d..8965f21644 100644
--- a/ts/util/sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage.preload.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 import type { ConversationAttributesType } from '../model-types.d.ts';
 import type { ConversationQueueJobData } from '../jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.js';
 import * as Errors from '../types/errors.std.js';
-import { DAY } from './durations/index.std.js';
 import { createLogger } from '../logging/log.std.js';
 import {
   conversationJobQueue,
   conversationQueueJobEnum,
 } from '../jobs/conversationJobQueue.preload.js';
-import { deleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { applyDeleteForEveryone } from './deleteForEveryone.preload.js';
 import {
   getConversationIdForLogging,
   getMessageIdForLogging,
@@ -19,40 +18,53 @@ import { getMessageById } from '../messages/getMessageById.preload.js';
 import { getRecipientConversationIds } from './getRecipientConversationIds.dom.js';
 import { getRecipients } from './getRecipients.dom.js';
 import { repeat, zipObject } from './iterables.std.js';
-import { isMe } from './whatTypeOfConversation.dom.js';
+import { isOutgoing } from '../state/selectors/message.preload.js';
+import { canSendDeleteForEveryone } from './canDeleteForEveryone.preload.js';
+import { areWeAdmin } from './areWeAdmin.preload.js';
+import { isAciString } from './isAciString.std.js';
+import { itemStorage } from '../textsecure/Storage.preload.js';
+import { strictAssert } from './assert.std.js';
 
 const log = createLogger('sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage');
 
 export async function sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage(
   conversationAttributes: ConversationAttributesType,
   options: {
-    deleteForEveryoneDuration?: number;
     id: string;
     timestamp: number;
   }
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const {
-    deleteForEveryoneDuration,
-    timestamp: targetTimestamp,
-    id: messageId,
-  } = options;
+  const { timestamp: targetTimestamp, id: messageId } = options;
   const message = await getMessageById(messageId);
   if (!message) {
     throw new Error('sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage: Cannot find message!');
   }
   const idForLogging = getMessageIdForLogging(message.attributes);
 
-  // If conversation is a Note To Self, no deletion time limits apply.
-  if (!isMe(conversationAttributes)) {
-    const timestamp = Date.now();
-    const maxDuration = deleteForEveryoneDuration || DAY;
-    if (timestamp - targetTimestamp > maxDuration) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Cannot send DOE for a message older than ${maxDuration}`
-      );
-    }
+  const ourAci = itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci();
+  const { sourceServiceId } = message.attributes;
+  const messageAuthorAci = isOutgoing(message.attributes)
+    ? ourAci
+    : sourceServiceId;
+
+  strictAssert(
+    isAciString(messageAuthorAci),
+    'sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage: Needs message author ACI'
+  );
+
+  const result = canSendDeleteForEveryone({
+    targetMessage: message.attributes,
+    targetConversation: conversationAttributes,
+    ourAci,
+    isDeleterGroupAdmin: areWeAdmin(conversationAttributes),
+  });
+
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Cannot send DOE: ${result.reason}`);
   }
 
+  const { needsAdminDelete: isAdminDelete } = result;
+
   message.set({
     deletedForEveryoneSendStatus: zipObject(
       getRecipientConversationIds(conversationAttributes),
@@ -66,17 +78,17 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage(
 
   log.info(
     `enqueuing DeleteForEveryone: ${idForLogging} ` +
-      `in conversation ${conversationIdForLogging}`
+      `in conversation ${conversationIdForLogging} (isAdminDelete=${isAdminDelete})`
   );
 
   try {
     const jobData: ConversationQueueJobData = {
       type: conversationQueueJobEnum.enum.DeleteForEveryone,
       conversationId: conversationAttributes.id,
-      messageId,
+      isAdminDelete,
+      targetMessageId: messageId,
       recipients: getRecipients(conversationAttributes),
       revision: conversationAttributes.revision,
-      targetTimestamp,
     };
     await conversationJobQueue.add(jobData, async jobToInsert => {
       log.info(
@@ -95,9 +107,12 @@ export async function sendDeleteForEveryoneMessage(
     throw error;
   }
 
-  await deleteForEveryone(message, {
+  await applyDeleteForEveryone(message, {
+    isAdminDelete,
     targetSentTimestamp: targetTimestamp,
-    serverTimestamp: Date.now(),
-    fromId: window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow(),
+    deleteServerTimestamp: Date.now(),
+    deleteSentByAci: ourAci,
+    targetConversationId:
+      window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow(),
   });
 }