diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/relationtype.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/relationtype.resource.js
index 4035ce0994..f17aae0a6b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/relationtype.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/relationtype.resource.js
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ function relationTypeResource($q, $http, umbRequestHelper, umbDataFormatter) {
          */
         getById: function (id) {
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
-                $http.get(
-                    umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
-                        "relationTypeApiBaseUrl",
-                        "GetById",
-                        [{ id: id }]
-                    )
-                ),
+                $http.get(umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl("relationTypeApiBaseUrl", "GetById", [{ id: id }])),
                 "Failed to get item " + id
             );
         },
@@ -97,8 +91,29 @@ function relationTypeResource($q, $http, umbRequestHelper, umbDataFormatter) {
             );
         },
 
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc method
+         * @name umbraco.resources.relationTypeResource#deleteById
+         * @methodof umbraco.resources.relationTypeResource
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Deletes a relation type with a given ID.
+         *
+         * * ## Usage
+         * <pre>
+         * relationTypeResource.deleteById(1234).then(function() {
+         *    alert('Deleted it!');
+         * });
+         * </pre>
+         *
+         * @param {Int} id The ID of the relation type to delete.
+         * @returns {Promose} resourcePromise object.
+         */
         deleteById: function (id) {
-
+            return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+                $http.post(umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl("relationTypeApiBaseUrl", "DeleteById", [{ id: id }])),
+                "Failed to delete item " + id
+            );
         }
 
     };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ead951ae3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+function RelationTypeDeleteController($scope, $location, relationTypeResource, treeService, navigationService, appState) {
+
+    var vm = this;
+
+    vm.cancel = cancel;
+    vm.performDelete = performDelete;
+
+    function cancel() {
+        navigationService.hideDialog();
+    }
+
+    function performDelete() {
+        // stop from firing again on double-click
+        if ($scope.busy) { return false; }
+
+        //mark it for deletion (used in the UI)
+        $scope.currentNode.loading = true;
+        $scope.busy = true;
+
+        relationTypeResource.deleteById($scope.currentNode.id).then(function () {
+            $scope.currentNode.loading = false;
+
+            treeService.removeNode($scope.currentNode);
+
+            navigationService.hideMenu();
+
+            var currentSection = appState.getSectionState("currentSection");
+            $location.path("/" + currentSection + "/");
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Editors.RelationTypes.DeleteController", RelationTypeDeleteController);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.html
index e69de29bb2..e0fdbc6751 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/relationtypes/delete.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<div class="umb-dialog umb-pane" ng-controller="Umbraco.Editors.RelationTypes.DeleteController as vm">
+    <div class="umb-dialog-body" auto-scale="90">
+
+        <p class="umb-abstract">
+            <localize key="defaultdialogs_confirmdelete">Are you sure you want to delete</localize> <strong>{{currentNode.name}}</strong>?
+        </p>
+
+        <umb-confirm on-confirm="vm.performDelete" on-cancel="vm.cancel">
+        </umb-confirm>
+
+    </div>
+</div>