diff --git a/website/public/js/masonry.js b/website/public/js/masonry.js
index b4370b7..cfccdfa 100644
--- a/website/public/js/masonry.js
+++ b/website/public/js/masonry.js
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ function postPost() {
 }
 
 $(window).on("load", function() {
-    $(".modal-close").click(function () {
-        $(".modal").hide();
-        scrollbarMargin(0, 'auto');
-        $('#modal-response').hide();
-        $('.modal-default').show();
-    });
+    $(".modal-close").click(function (){closeModal()});
 });
 
+function closeModal() {
+    $(".modal").hide();
+    scrollbarMargin(0, 'auto');
+    $('#modal-response').hide();
+    $('.modal-default').show();
+}
+
 var masonryMode = 0;
 var windowWidth = $(window).width();
 
diff --git a/website/public/js/post.js b/website/public/js/post.js
index 03c8b1e..f176950 100644
--- a/website/public/js/post.js
+++ b/website/public/js/post.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 function postComment(buttonValue) {
     formData = $("#newcommentform").serializeArray();
     formData.push({name: "button", value: buttonValue});
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ function deletePost(postID) {
             alert("Je account is bevroren, dus je kan geen posts verwijderen. Contacteer een admin als je denkt dat dit onjuist is.");
         }
     });
+    closeModal();
+    masonry(masonryMode);
 
 
 }
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diff --git a/website/public/styles/post-popup.css b/website/public/styles/post-popup.css
index 7bbeb48..4b913ed 100644
--- a/website/public/styles/post-popup.css
+++ b/website/public/styles/post-popup.css
@@ -83,4 +83,21 @@
     vertical-align: middle;
     height: 24px;
     width: 24px;
+}
+
+.deleteButton {
+    background-color: firebrick;
+
+}
+
+.deleteButton i {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.deleteButton:hover span {
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.deleteButton span {
+    display: none;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/website/views/post-view.php b/website/views/post-view.php
index 0844224..2ee2b66 100644
--- a/website/views/post-view.php
+++ b/website/views/post-view.php
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ session_start();
 ?>
 <div class='post-header header'>
     <h4><?=$post['title']?></h4>
-    <form onsubmit="return false;" id="deletepostform">
-        <button onclick="deletePost('<?=$postID?>')" type="submit">verwijder post<br /></button>
-    </form>
+    <?php if (checkPermissionOnPost($postID, $_SESSION["userID"])) {?>
+    <button class="deleteButton"
+            onclick="deletePost('<?=$postID?>')"
+            type="submit">
+        <i class="fa fa-trash"></i>
+        <span>Verwijder post</span>
+    </button><br />
+    <?php } ?>
     <span class='postinfo'>
         gepost door <?=$fullname?>,
             <span class='posttime' title='<?=$post['creationdate']?>'>