diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
index 72b02a6a..c5119a20 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/profile/hub/OpusController.groovy
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ class OpusController extends OpusBaseController {
         render template: "editAboutPage"
     }
 
+    def editDeleteCollectionPanel = {
+        render template: "editDeleteCollectionPage"
+    }
+
     def reportPanel = {
         render template: "report"
     }
diff --git a/grails-app/views/opus/_editDeleteCollectionPage.gsp b/grails-app/views/opus/_editDeleteCollectionPage.gsp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19534b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grails-app/views/opus/_editDeleteCollectionPage.gsp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div class="panel panel-default" ng-controller="OpusController as opusCtrl" ng-form="DeleteCollectionForm" ng-cloak>
+    <div class="panel-heading">
+        <a name="deleteCollection">
+            <h4 class="section-panel-heading">Delete Collection</h4>
+        </a>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="panel-body">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-sm-12">
+                <p class="bg-info alert alert-danger">
+                    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-exclamation-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                    <span class="sr-only">Error:</span>Please note clicking delete button will delete this collection. All data of the collection will be lost and cannot be recovered. Only proceed if you are absolutely sure.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-sm-12">
+                <button ng-click="opusCtrl.deleteOpus()" class="btn btn-danger" target="_self">
+                       <i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> Delete this collection
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grails-app/views/opus/edit.gsp b/grails-app/views/opus/edit.gsp
index 01b150a9..7d221e05 100644
--- a/grails-app/views/opus/edit.gsp
+++ b/grails-app/views/opus/edit.gsp
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
                     <a href="${request.contextPath}/opus/{{opusCtrl.opus.shortName ? opusCtrl.opus.shortName : opusCtrl.opus.uuid}}"
                        class="btn btn-default" target="_self" ng-show="opusCtrl.opus.uuid"><i
                             class="fa fa-eye"></i> Public View</a>
-                    <g:if test="${params.isALAAdmin}">
-                        <button ng-click="opusCtrl.deleteOpus()" class="btn btn-danger" target="_self"
-                                ng-show="opusCtrl.opus.uuid"><i
-                                class="fa fa-trash-o"></i> Delete this collection
-                        </button>
-                    </g:if>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -127,7 +121,12 @@
                 <g:include controller="opus" action="editAboutPanel" params="[opusId: params.opusId]"/>
 
                 <additional-statuses opus="opusCtrl.opus"></additional-statuses>
+
+                <g:if test="${params.isALAAdmin}">
+                      <g:include controller="opus" action="editDeleteCollectionPanel" params="[opusId: params.opusId]"/>
+                </g:if>
             </g:if>
+
         </div>
     </div>