diff --git a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
index ba4c606db..9d3861fb7 100644
--- a/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
+++ b/ui/js/actions/file_info.js
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import { doFetchClaimListMine } from "actions/content";
 import {
   selectClaimsByUri,
   selectClaimListMineIsPending,
+  selectMyClaimsOutpoints,
 } from "selectors/claims";
 import {
   selectFileListIsPending,
-  selectAllFileInfos,
+  selectFileInfosByOutpoint,
   selectUrisLoading,
 } from "selectors/file_info";
 import { doCloseModal } from "actions/app";
@@ -78,8 +79,41 @@ export function doOpenFileInFolder(fileInfo) {
   };
 }
 
-export function doDeleteFile(outpoint, deleteFromComputer) {
+export function doDeleteFile(outpoint, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
+    const state = getState();
+
+    lbry.file_delete({
+      outpoint: outpoint,
+      delete_from_download_dir: deleteFromComputer,
+    });
+
+    // If the file is for a claim we published then also abandom the claim
+    const myClaimsOutpoints = selectMyClaimsOutpoints(state);
+    if (abandonClaim && myClaimsOutpoints.indexOf(outpoint) !== -1) {
+      const byOutpoint = selectFileInfosByOutpoint(state);
+      const fileInfo = byOutpoint[outpoint];
+
+      if (fileInfo) {
+        dispatch({
+          type: types.ABANDON_CLAIM_STARTED,
+          data: {
+            claimId: fileInfo.claim_id,
+          },
+        });
+
+        const success = () => {
+          dispatch({
+            type: types.ABANDON_CLAIM_COMPLETED,
+            data: {
+              claimId: fileInfo.claim_id,
+            },
+          });
+        };
+        lbry.claim_abandon({ claim_id: fileInfo.claim_id }).then(success);
+      }
+    }
+
     dispatch({
       type: types.FILE_DELETE,
       data: {
@@ -87,11 +121,6 @@ export function doDeleteFile(outpoint, deleteFromComputer) {
       },
     });
 
-    lbry.file_delete({
-      outpoint: outpoint,
-      delete_from_download_dir: deleteFromComputer,
-    });
-
     dispatch(doCloseModal());
   };
 }
diff --git a/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js b/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
index 572783ee5..eb5fc7422 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
+++ b/ui/js/component/fileActions/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   doOpenFileInFolder,
   doDeleteFile,
 } from "actions/file_info";
+import { makeSelectClaimForUriIsMine } from "selectors/claims";
 import { doPurchaseUri, doLoadVideo } from "actions/content";
 import FileActions from "./view";
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const makeSelect = () => {
   const selectDownloadingForUri = makeSelectDownloadingForUri();
   const selectCostInfoForUri = makeSelectCostInfoForUri();
   const selectLoadingForUri = makeSelectLoadingForUri();
+  const selectClaimForUriIsMine = makeSelectClaimForUriIsMine();
 
   const select = (state, props) => ({
     fileInfo: selectFileInfoForUri(state, props),
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ const makeSelect = () => {
     downloading: selectDownloadingForUri(state, props),
     costInfo: selectCostInfoForUri(state, props),
     loading: selectLoadingForUri(state, props),
+    claimIsMine: selectClaimForUriIsMine(state, props),
   });
 
   return select;
@@ -45,9 +48,9 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   closeModal: () => dispatch(doCloseModal()),
   openInFolder: fileInfo => dispatch(doOpenFileInFolder(fileInfo)),
   openInShell: fileInfo => dispatch(doOpenFileInShell(fileInfo)),
-  deleteFile: (fileInfo, deleteFromComputer) => {
+  deleteFile: (fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim) => {
     dispatch(doHistoryBack());
-    dispatch(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer));
+    dispatch(doDeleteFile(fileInfo, deleteFromComputer, abandonClaim));
   },
   openModal: modal => dispatch(doOpenModal(modal)),
   startDownload: uri => dispatch(doPurchaseUri(uri, "affirmPurchase")),
diff --git a/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
index b78512be9..530987806 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/fileActions/view.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
     this.state = {
       forceShowActions: false,
       deleteChecked: false,
+      abandonClaimChecked: false,
     };
   }
 
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
+  handleAbandonClaimCheckboxClicked(event) {
+    this.setState({
+      abandonClaimChecked: event.target.checked,
+    });
+  }
+
   onAffirmPurchase() {
     this.props.closeModal();
     this.props.loadVideo(this.props.uri);
@@ -64,9 +71,11 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
       startDownload,
       costInfo,
       loading,
+      claimIsMine,
     } = this.props;
 
     const deleteChecked = this.state.deleteChecked,
+      abandonClaimChecked = this.state.abandonClaimChecked,
       metadata = fileInfo ? fileInfo.metadata : null,
       openInFolderMessage = platform.startsWith("Mac")
         ? __("Open in Finder")
@@ -77,15 +86,19 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
     let content;
 
     if (loading || downloading) {
-      const progress = fileInfo && fileInfo.written_bytes
-        ? fileInfo.written_bytes / fileInfo.total_bytes * 100
-        : 0,
+      const progress =
+          fileInfo && fileInfo.written_bytes
+            ? fileInfo.written_bytes / fileInfo.total_bytes * 100
+            : 0,
         label = fileInfo
           ? progress.toFixed(0) + __("% complete")
           : __("Connecting..."),
         labelWithIcon = (
           <span className="button__content">
-            <Icon icon="icon-download" /><span>{label}</span>
+            <Icon icon="icon-download" />
+            <span>
+              {label}
+            </span>
           </span>
         );
 
@@ -174,9 +187,11 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
           onConfirmed={this.onAffirmPurchase.bind(this)}
           onAborted={closeModal}
         >
-          {__("This will purchase")} <strong>{title}</strong> {__("for")}
-          {" "}<strong><FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" /></strong>
-          {" "}{__("credits")}.
+          {__("This will purchase")} <strong>{title}</strong> {__("for")}{" "}
+          <strong>
+            <FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" />
+          </strong>{" "}
+          {__("credits")}.
         </Modal>
         <Modal
           isOpen={modal == "notEnoughCredits"}
@@ -197,22 +212,36 @@ class FileActions extends React.PureComponent {
           contentLabel={__("Not enough credits")}
           type="confirm"
           confirmButtonLabel={__("Remove")}
-          onConfirmed={() => deleteFile(fileInfo.outpoint, deleteChecked)}
+          onConfirmed={() =>
+            deleteFile(fileInfo.outpoint, deleteChecked, abandonClaimChecked)}
           onAborted={closeModal}
         >
           <p>
-            {__("Are you sure you'd like to remove")} <cite>{title}</cite>
-            {" "}{__("from LBRY?")}
+            {__("Are you sure you'd like to remove")} <cite>{title}</cite>{" "}
+            {__("from LBRY?")}
           </p>
 
-          <label>
-            <FormField
-              type="checkbox"
-              checked={deleteChecked}
-              onClick={this.handleDeleteCheckboxClicked.bind(this)}
-            />
-            {" "}{__("Delete this file from my computer")}
-          </label>
+          <section>
+            <label>
+              <FormField
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={deleteChecked}
+                onClick={this.handleDeleteCheckboxClicked.bind(this)}
+              />{" "}
+              {__("Delete this file from my computer")}
+            </label>
+          </section>
+          {claimIsMine &&
+            <section>
+              <label>
+                <FormField
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={abandonClaimChecked}
+                  onClick={this.handleAbandonClaimCheckboxClicked.bind(this)}
+                />{" "}
+                {__("Abandon the claim for this URI")}
+              </label>
+            </section>}
         </Modal>
       </section>
     );
diff --git a/ui/js/constants/action_types.js b/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
index a66ae5874..216c84762 100644
--- a/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/ui/js/constants/action_types.js
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export const PLAY_VIDEO_STARTED = "PLAY_VIDEO_STARTED";
 export const FETCH_AVAILABILITY_STARTED = "FETCH_AVAILABILITY_STARTED";
 export const FETCH_AVAILABILITY_COMPLETED = "FETCH_AVAILABILITY_COMPLETED";
 export const FILE_DELETE = "FILE_DELETE";
+export const ABANDON_CLAIM_STARTED = "ABANDON_CLAIM_STARTED";
+export const ABANDON_CLAIM_COMPLETED = "ABANDON_CLAIM_COMPLETED";
 
 // Search
 export const SEARCH_STARTED = "SEARCH_STARTED";
diff --git a/ui/js/lbry.js b/ui/js/lbry.js
index 262e957bf..accc5152c 100644
--- a/ui/js/lbry.js
+++ b/ui/js/lbry.js
@@ -268,9 +268,10 @@ lbry.getClientSettings = function() {
   var outSettings = {};
   for (let setting of Object.keys(lbry.defaultClientSettings)) {
     var localStorageVal = localStorage.getItem("setting_" + setting);
-    outSettings[setting] = localStorageVal === null
-      ? lbry.defaultClientSettings[setting]
-      : JSON.parse(localStorageVal);
+    outSettings[setting] =
+      localStorageVal === null
+        ? lbry.defaultClientSettings[setting]
+        : JSON.parse(localStorageVal);
   }
   return outSettings;
 };
@@ -462,6 +463,12 @@ lbry.claim_list_mine = function(params = {}) {
   });
 };
 
+lbry.claim_abandon = function(params = {}) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    apiCall("claim_abandon", params, resolve, reject);
+  });
+};
+
 lbry._resolveXhrs = {};
 lbry.resolve = function(params = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/ui/js/reducers/claims.js b/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
index a237947b6..7417bc2fb 100644
--- a/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
+++ b/ui/js/reducers/claims.js
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ reducers[types.FETCH_CHANNEL_CLAIMS_COMPLETED] = function(state, action) {
   });
 };
 
+reducers[types.ABANDON_CLAIM_COMPLETED] = function(state, action) {
+  const { claimId } = action.data;
+  const myClaims = new Set(state.myClaims);
+  const byId = Object.assign({}, state.byId);
+  const claimsByUri = Object.assign({}, state.claimsByUri);
+  const uris = [];
+
+  Object.keys(claimsByUri).forEach(uri => {
+    if (claimsByUri[uri] === claimId) {
+      delete claimsByUri[uri];
+    }
+  });
+
+  delete byId[claimId];
+  myClaims.delete(claimId);
+
+  return Object.assign({}, state, {
+    myClaims,
+    byId,
+    claimsByUri,
+  });
+};
+
 export default function reducer(state = defaultState, action) {
   const handler = reducers[action.type];
   if (handler) return handler(state, action);
diff --git a/ui/js/selectors/claims.js b/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
index 7508c6ce1..b966375e9 100644
--- a/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
+++ b/ui/js/selectors/claims.js
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ export const makeSelectClaimForUri = () => {
   return createSelector(selectClaimForUri, claim => claim);
 };
 
+const selectClaimForUriIsMine = (state, props) => {
+  const uri = lbryuri.normalize(props.uri);
+  const claim = selectClaimsByUri(state)[uri];
+  const myClaims = selectMyClaims(state);
+
+  return myClaims.has(claim.claim_id);
+};
+
+export const makeSelectClaimForUriIsMine = () => {
+  return createSelector(selectClaimForUriIsMine, isMine => isMine);
+};
+
 export const selectClaimsInChannelForUri = (state, props) => {
   return selectAllClaimsByChannel(state)[props.uri];
 };
@@ -95,7 +107,7 @@ export const selectClaimListMineIsPending = createSelector(
 
 export const selectMyClaims = createSelector(
   _selectState,
-  state => state.myClaims || new Set()
+  state => new Set(state.myClaims)
 );
 
 export const selectMyClaimsOutpoints = createSelector(