diff --git a/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go b/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
index bd1bb675b3..65e985d99d 100644
--- a/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
+++ b/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package dialog
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ var propagationOptions []string = []string{
 }
 
 // ShowDelete pops a resource deletion dialog.
-func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, cancel cancelFunc) {
+func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, cancel cancelFunc, challenge string) {
 	propagation, force := "", false
 	f := tview.NewForm()
 	f.SetItemPadding(0)
@@ -45,11 +47,25 @@ func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, ca
 	f.AddCheckbox("Force:", force, func(_ string, checked bool) {
 		force = checked
 	})
+
+	confirmCheck := ""
+	if challenge != "" {
+		f.AddInputField(fmt.Sprintf("Confirm with: \"%s\":", challenge), confirmCheck, 30, nil, func(text string) {
+			confirmCheck = text
+		})
+	}
+
 	f.AddButton("Cancel", func() {
 		dismiss(pages)
 		cancel()
 	})
+
 	f.AddButton("OK", func() {
+		if challenge != "" && confirmCheck != challenge {
+			cancel()
+			return
+		}
+
 		switch propagation {
 		case noDeletePropagation:
 			ok(nil, force)
diff --git a/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go b/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
index a4c141668e..830bf8c183 100644
--- a/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestDeleteDialog(t *testing.T) {
 	caFunc := func() {
 		assert.True(t, true)
 	}
-	ShowDelete(config.Dialog{}, p, "Yo", okFunc, caFunc)
+	ShowDelete(config.Dialog{}, p, "Yo", okFunc, caFunc, "")
 
 	d := p.GetPrimitive(dialogKey).(*tview.ModalForm)
 	assert.NotNil(t, d)
diff --git a/internal/view/browser.go b/internal/view/browser.go
index ab9f46f8c7..73b1e345f0 100644
--- a/internal/view/browser.go
+++ b/internal/view/browser.go
@@ -344,7 +344,13 @@ func (b *Browser) deleteCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 			b.simpleDelete(selections, msg)
 			return nil
 		}
-		b.resourceDelete(selections, msg)
+
+		challenge := ""
+		if b.GVR().R() == "nodes" {
+			challenge = "delete!"
+		}
+
+		b.resourceDelete(selections, msg, challenge)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -542,7 +548,7 @@ func (b *Browser) simpleDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
 	}, func() {})
 }
 
-func (b *Browser) resourceDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
+func (b *Browser) resourceDelete(selections []string, msg string, challenge string ) {
 	dialog.ShowDelete(b.app.Styles.Dialog(), b.app.Content.Pages, msg, func(propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) {
 		b.ShowDeleted()
 		if len(selections) > 1 {
@@ -563,5 +569,5 @@ func (b *Browser) resourceDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
 			b.GetTable().DeleteMark(sel)
 		}
 		b.refresh()
-	}, func() {})
+	}, func() {}, challenge)
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/xray.go b/internal/view/xray.go
index 87a05b38c5..e1278b2ab6 100644
--- a/internal/view/xray.go
+++ b/internal/view/xray.go
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func (x *Xray) resourceDelete(gvr client.GVR, spec *xray.NodeSpec, msg string) {
 			x.app.factory.DeleteForwarder(spec.Path())
 		}
 		x.Refresh()
-	}, func() {})
+	}, func() {}, "")
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------