diff --git a/view/js/main.js b/view/js/main.js
index 552dd959e..7479b17d3 100644
--- a/view/js/main.js
+++ b/view/js/main.js
@@ -818,6 +818,21 @@ function doprofilelike(ident, verb) {
 	$.get('like/' + ident + '?verb=' + verb, function() { window.location.href=window.location.href; });
 }
 
+
+function dropItem(ident) {
+	var object = '#thread-wrapper-' + ident;
+	var confirm = confirmDelete();
+	if(confirm) {
+		$('body').css('cursor', 'wait');
+		$(object).fadeTo('fast', 0.33, function () {
+			$.get('item/drop/' + ident).done(function() {
+				$(object).remove();
+				$('body').css('cursor', 'auto');
+			});
+		});
+	}
+}
+
 function dosubthread(ident) {
 	unpause();
 	$('#like-rotator-' + ident.toString()).spin('tiny');
diff --git a/view/tpl/conv_item.tpl b/view/tpl/conv_item.tpl
index a575df554..7de0e05f9 100755
--- a/view/tpl/conv_item.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/conv_item.tpl
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 							{{/if}}
 							{{if $item.drop.dropping}}
 							<li role="presentation" class="divider"></li>
-							<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="item/drop/{{$item.id}}" onclick="return confirmDelete();" title="{{$item.drop.delete}}" ><i class="icon-trash"></i> {{$item.drop.delete}}</a></li>
+							<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#" onclick="dropItem({{$item.id}}); return false;" title="{{$item.drop.delete}}" ><i class="icon-trash"></i> {{$item.drop.delete}}</a></li>
 							{{/if}}
 						</ul>
 					</div>