diff --git a/djangorota/djangorota/templates/rota/partials/leave_list.html b/djangorota/djangorota/templates/rota/partials/leave_list.html
index c5959d7..b88ceab 100644
--- a/djangorota/djangorota/templates/rota/partials/leave_list.html
+++ b/djangorota/djangorota/templates/rota/partials/leave_list.html
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 <div id="leave-list">
   <ul>
     {% for l in leaves %}
-      <li data-start="{{ l.start_date|date:'Y-m-d' }}" data-end="{{ l.end_date|date:'Y-m-d' }}">{{ l.start_date }} → {{ l.end_date }}{% if l.reason %} ({{ l.reason }}){% endif %}</li>
+      <li data-start="{{ l.start_date|date:'Y-m-d' }}" data-end="{{ l.end_date|date:'Y-m-d' }}">
+        <span class="leave-range">{{ l.start_date }} → {{ l.end_date }}</span>{% if l.reason %} <em>({{ l.reason }})</em>{% endif %}
+        <form method="post" hx-post="{% url 'rota:leave_delete' l.id %}" hx-target="#leave-list" hx-swap="outerHTML" style="display:inline;margin-left:0.5rem">
+          {% csrf_token %}
+          {% if token %}<input type="hidden" name="token" value="{{ token }}">{% endif %}
+          <button class="button is-small is-danger" type="submit" onclick="return confirm('Delete this leave request?');">Delete</button>
+        </form>
+      </li>
     {% empty %}
       <li>No leave recorded</li>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/djangorota/rota/urls.py b/djangorota/rota/urls.py
index c1e5b79..d844929 100644
--- a/djangorota/rota/urls.py
+++ b/djangorota/rota/urls.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("worker/<int:worker_id>/leaves.json", views.leaves_json, name="worker_leaves_json"),
     path("leave/request/", views.request_leave, name="request_leave"),
     path("leave/request/token/<uuid:token>/", views.request_leave, name="request_leave_token"),
+    path("leave/<int:leave_id>/delete/", views.leave_delete, name="leave_delete"),
     path("worker/<int:worker_id>/regenerate_token/", views.regenerate_worker_token, name="regenerate_worker_token"),
     path("run/<int:run_id>/", views.rota_run_detail, name="rota_run_detail"),
     path("run/<int:run_id>/export/html/", views.rota_run_export_html, name="rota_run_export_html"),
diff --git a/djangorota/rota/views.py b/djangorota/rota/views.py
index 1036d52..2e23373 100644
--- a/djangorota/rota/views.py
+++ b/djangorota/rota/views.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def request_leave(request, token=None):
 				# Render updated leave list and return OOB swaps: update leave-list and clear modal.
 				leave_list_html = render_to_string(
 					"rota/partials/leave_list.html",
-					{"leaves": worker.leaves.all()},
+					{"leaves": worker.leaves.all(), "token": token},
 					request=request,
 				)
 				resp = (
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def request_leave(request, token=None):
 		)
 		return HttpResponse(modal_html)
 
-	return render(request, "rota/leave_request.html", {"form": form, "worker": worker})
+	return render(request, "rota/leave_request.html", {"form": form, "worker": worker, "token": token})
 
 
 def rota_options(request, rota_id):
@@ -952,6 +952,51 @@ def leaves_json(request, worker_id):
 	return JsonResponse({'leaves': data})
 
 
+@require_POST
+def leave_delete(request, leave_id):
+	"""Delete a Leave record. Allowed if the requester is staff, or if a valid token matches the worker, or the authenticated user's email matches the worker email."""
+	from .models import Leave
+
+	leave = get_object_or_404(Leave, pk=leave_id)
+	worker = leave.worker
+
+	# permission checks
+	allowed = False
+	token = request.POST.get('token') or request.GET.get('token')
+	try:
+		if request.user and request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.is_staff:
+			allowed = True
+		elif request.user and request.user.is_authenticated and getattr(request.user, 'email', None) and request.user.email == (worker.email or ''):
+			allowed = True
+		elif token:
+			try:
+				import uuid
+				token_uuid = uuid.UUID(token)
+				if worker.request_token == token_uuid:
+					allowed = True
+			except Exception:
+				allowed = False
+	except Exception:
+		allowed = False
+
+	if not allowed:
+		return HttpResponseBadRequest('Permission denied')
+
+	# perform delete
+	leave.delete()
+
+	# render updated leave list for the worker
+	leave_list_html = render_to_string(
+		"rota/partials/leave_list.html",
+		{"leaves": worker.leaves.all(), "token": token},
+		request=request,
+	)
+	resp = f'<div id="leave-list" hx-swap-oob="true">{leave_list_html}</div>'
+	response = HttpResponse(resp)
+	response["HX-Trigger"] = "leaveUpdated"
+	return response
+
+
 @require_POST
 def rota_run_export_regenerate(request, run_id):
 	"""Regenerate the HTML export for a completed run and persist it on the RotaRun.