diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index b98cf6cf70ec..bb628a57b521 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ const CONST = {
             LIMIT: 50,
             TYPE: {
                 IOU: 'IOU',
+                ADDCOMMENT: 'ADDCOMMENT',
+            },
+        },
+        MESSAGE: {
+            TYPE: {
+                COMMENT: 'COMMENT',
             },
         },
         TYPE: {
diff --git a/src/components/Hoverable/HoverablePropTypes.js b/src/components/Hoverable/HoverablePropTypes.js
index 2ed9094ffe3a..f6ebf25fa883 100644
--- a/src/components/Hoverable/HoverablePropTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/Hoverable/HoverablePropTypes.js
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ const propTypes = {
 
     /** Function that executes when the mouse leaves the children. */
     onHoverOut: PropTypes.func,
+
+    // If the mouse clicks outside, should we dismiss hover?
+    resetsOnClickOutside: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
     containerStyle: {},
     onHoverIn: () => {},
     onHoverOut: () => {},
+    resetsOnClickOutside: false,
 };
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/components/Hoverable/index.js b/src/components/Hoverable/index.js
index 50823936d9ef..e11b63aea8c0 100644
--- a/src/components/Hoverable/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Hoverable/index.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Hoverable extends Component {
         if (!this.state.isHovered) {
             return;
         }
-        if (this.wrapperView && !this.wrapperView.contains(event.target)) {
+        if (this.wrapperView && !this.wrapperView.contains(event.target) && this.props.resetsOnClickOutside) {
             this.setIsHovered(false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/languages/en.js b/src/languages/en.js
index 078e46d16310..3013f21ad119 100755
--- a/src/languages/en.js
+++ b/src/languages/en.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default {
         email: 'Email',
         and: 'and',
         details: 'Details',
+        delete: 'Delete',
         contacts: 'Contacts',
         recents: 'Recents',
     },
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export default {
         markAsUnread: 'Mark as Unread',
         editComment: 'Edit Comment',
         deleteComment: 'Delete Comment',
+        deleteConfirmation: 'Are you sure you want to delete this comment?',
     },
     reportActionsView: {
         beFirstPersonToComment: 'Be the first person to comment',
diff --git a/src/libs/API.js b/src/libs/API.js
index b1ef25c70a9c..36ab90483c5a 100644
--- a/src/libs/API.js
+++ b/src/libs/API.js
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ function Report_TogglePinned(parameters) {
 /**
  * @param {Object} parameters
  * @param {Number} parameters.reportID
- * @param {String} parameters.reportActionID
+ * @param {Number} parameters.reportActionID
  * @param {String} parameters.reportComment
- * @return {Promise}
+ * @returns {Promise}
  */
 function Report_EditComment(parameters) {
     const commandName = 'Report_EditComment';
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Report.js b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
index da4fafc484db..b9c1008958c4 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Report.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Report.js
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ function addAction(reportID, text, file) {
     // Optimistically add the new comment to the store before waiting to save it to the server
     Onyx.merge(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${reportID}`, {
         [optimisticReportActionID]: {
-            actionName: 'ADDCOMMENT',
+            actionName: CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT,
             actorEmail: currentUserEmail,
             actorAccountID: currentUserAccountID,
             person: [
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ function addAction(reportID, text, file) {
             timestamp: moment().unix(),
             message: [
                 {
-                    type: 'COMMENT',
+                    type: CONST.REPORT.MESSAGE.TYPE.COMMENT,
                     html: htmlForNewComment,
                     text: textForNewComment,
                 },
@@ -1049,6 +1049,48 @@ function addAction(reportID, text, file) {
         .then(({reportAction}) => updateReportWithNewAction(reportID, reportAction));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Deletes a comment from the report, basically sets it as empty string
+ *
+ * @param {Number} reportID
+ * @param {Object} reportAction
+ */
+function deleteReportComment(reportID, reportAction) {
+    // Optimistic Response
+    const reportActionsToMerge = {};
+    const oldMessage = {...reportAction.message};
+    reportActionsToMerge[reportAction.sequenceNumber] = {
+        ...reportAction,
+        message: [
+            {
+                type: CONST.REPORT.MESSAGE.TYPE.COMMENT,
+                html: '',
+                text: '',
+            },
+        ],
+    };
+
+    Onyx.merge(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${reportID}`, reportActionsToMerge);
+
+    // Try to delete the comment by calling the API
+    API.Report_EditComment({
+        reportID,
+        reportActionID: reportAction.reportActionID,
+        reportComment: '',
+    })
+        .then((response) => {
+            if (response.jsonCode !== 200) {
+                // Reverse Optimistic Response
+                reportActionsToMerge[reportAction.sequenceNumber] = {
+                    ...reportAction,
+                    message: oldMessage,
+                };
+
+                Onyx.merge(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${reportID}`, reportActionsToMerge);
+            }
+        });
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the last read action ID on the report. It optimistically makes the change to the store, and then let's the
  * network layer handle the delayed write.
@@ -1219,5 +1261,6 @@ export {
     updateCurrentlyViewedReportID,
     editReportComment,
     saveReportActionDraft,
+    deleteReportComment,
     getSimplifiedIOUReport,
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
index 99c1486923c2..c3822e3cc896 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionContextMenu.js
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import {
     Clipboard as ClipboardIcon, LinkCopy, Mail, Pencil, Trashcan, Checkmark,
 } from '../../../components/Icon/Expensicons';
 import getReportActionContextMenuStyles from '../../../styles/getReportActionContextMenuStyles';
-import {setNewMarkerPosition, updateLastReadActionID, saveReportActionDraft} from '../../../libs/actions/Report';
+import {
+    setNewMarkerPosition, updateLastReadActionID, saveReportActionDraft, deleteReportComment,
+} from '../../../libs/actions/Report';
 import ReportActionContextMenuItem from './ReportActionContextMenuItem';
 import ReportActionPropTypes from './ReportActionPropTypes';
 import Clipboard from '../../../libs/Clipboard';
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ import compose from '../../../libs/compose';
 import {isReportMessageAttachment} from '../../../libs/reportUtils';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../../ONYXKEYS';
 import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from '../../../components/withLocalize';
+import ConfirmModal from '../../../components/ConfirmModal';
+import CONST from '../../../CONST';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** The ID of the report this report action is attached to. */
@@ -63,8 +67,13 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
 
+        this.confirmDeleteAndHideModal = this.confirmDeleteAndHideModal.bind(this);
+        this.hideDeleteConfirmModal = this.hideDeleteConfirmModal.bind(this);
+        this.getActionText = this.getActionText.bind(this);
+        this.canEdit = this.canEdit.bind(this);
+
         // A list of all the context actions in this menu.
-        this.CONTEXT_ACTIONS = [
+        this.contextActions = [
             // Copy to clipboard
             {
                 text: this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.copyToClipboard'),
@@ -112,9 +121,10 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
             {
                 text: this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.editComment'),
                 icon: Pencil,
-                shouldShow: this.props.reportAction.actorEmail === this.props.session.email
+                shouldShow: () => (
+                    this.canEdit()
                     && !isReportMessageAttachment(this.getActionText())
-                    && this.props.reportAction.reportActionID,
+                ),
                 onPress: () => {
                     this.props.hidePopover();
                     saveReportActionDraft(
@@ -124,18 +134,19 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
                     );
                 },
             },
-
             {
                 text: this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.deleteComment'),
                 icon: Trashcan,
-                shouldShow: false,
-                onPress: () => {},
+                shouldShow: this.canEdit,
+                onPress: () => this.setState({isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible: true}),
             },
         ];
 
         this.wrapperStyle = getReportActionContextMenuStyles(this.props.isMini);
 
-        this.getActionText = this.getActionText.bind(this);
+        this.state = {
+            isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible: false,
+        };
     }
 
     /**
@@ -148,10 +159,33 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
         return lodashGet(message, 'text', '');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Can the current user edit this report action?
+     *
+     * @return {Boolean}
+     */
+    canEdit() {
+        // Can only edit if it's a ADDCOMMENT, the author is this user and it's not a optimistic response.
+        // If it's an optimistic response comment it will not have a reportActionID,
+        // and we should wait until it does before we show the actions
+        return this.props.reportAction.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT
+        && this.props.reportAction.actorEmail === this.props.session.email
+        && this.props.reportAction.reportActionID;
+    }
+
+    confirmDeleteAndHideModal() {
+        deleteReportComment(this.props.reportID, this.props.reportAction);
+        this.setState({isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible: false});
+    }
+
+    hideDeleteConfirmModal() {
+        this.setState({isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible: false});
+    }
+
     render() {
         return this.props.isVisible && (
             <View style={this.wrapperStyle}>
-                {this.CONTEXT_ACTIONS.map(contextAction => contextAction.shouldShow && (
+                {this.contextActions.map(contextAction => _.result(contextAction, 'shouldShow', false) && (
                     <ReportActionContextMenuItem
                         icon={contextAction.icon}
                         text={contextAction.text}
@@ -162,6 +196,15 @@ class ReportActionContextMenu extends React.Component {
                         onPress={() => contextAction.onPress(this.props.reportAction)}
                     />
                 ))}
+                <ConfirmModal
+                    title={this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.deleteComment')}
+                    isVisible={this.state.isDeleteCommentConfirmModalVisible}
+                    onConfirm={this.confirmDeleteAndHideModal}
+                    onCancel={this.hideDeleteConfirmModal}
+                    prompt={this.props.translate('reportActionContextMenu.deleteConfirmation')}
+                    confirmText={this.props.translate('common.delete')}
+                    cancelText={this.props.translate('common.cancel')}
+                />
             </View>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
index adf69996b0e8..58b20f50743f 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import ReportActionItemIOUAction from '../../../components/ReportActionItemIOUAc
 import ReportActionItemMessage from './ReportActionItemMessage';
 import UnreadActionIndicator from '../../../components/UnreadActionIndicator';
 import ReportActionItemMessageEdit from './ReportActionItemMessageEdit';
+import CONST from '../../../CONST';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** The ID of the report this action is on. */
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class ReportActionItem extends Component {
 
     render() {
         let children;
-        if (this.props.action.actionName === 'IOU') {
+        if (this.props.action.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.IOU) {
             children = (
                 <ReportActionItemIOUAction
                     chatReportID={this.props.reportID}
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class ReportActionItem extends Component {
                 ref={el => this.popoverAnchor = el}
                 onSecondaryInteraction={this.showPopover}
             >
-                <Hoverable>
+                <Hoverable resetsOnClickOutside={false}>
                     {hovered => (
                         <View>
                             {this.props.shouldDisplayNewIndicator && (
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
index fb4555fff4f0..39d215aed6e2 100755
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
@@ -248,7 +248,14 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
     updateSortedReportActions(reportActions) {
         this.sortedReportActions = _.chain(reportActions)
             .sortBy('sequenceNumber')
-            .filter(action => action.actionName === 'ADDCOMMENT' || action.actionName === 'IOU')
+            .filter((action) => {
+                // Only show non-empty ADDCOMMENT actions or IOU actions
+                // Empty ADDCOMMENT actions typically mean they have been deleted and should not be shown
+                const message = _.first(lodashGet(action, 'message', null));
+                const html = lodashGet(message, 'html', '');
+                return action.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.IOU
+                    || (action.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT && html !== '');
+            })
             .map((item, index) => ({action: item, index}))
             .value()
             .reverse();
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
     updateMostRecentIOUReportActionNumber(reportActions) {
         this.mostRecentIOUReportSequenceNumber = _.chain(reportActions)
             .sortBy('sequenceNumber')
-            .filter(action => action.actionName === 'IOU')
+            .filter(action => action.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.IOU)
             .max(action => action.sequenceNumber)
             .value().sequenceNumber;
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/IOUTransactions.js b/src/pages/iou/IOUTransactions.js
index 0a5e9347ba2e..a505b21172d0 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/IOUTransactions.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/IOUTransactions.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import styles from '../../styles/styles';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../ONYXKEYS';
 import ReportActionPropTypes from '../home/report/ReportActionPropTypes';
 import ReportTransaction from '../../components/ReportTransaction';
+import CONST from '../../CONST';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** Actions from the ChatReport */
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const IOUTransactions = ({
 }) => (
     <View style={[styles.mt3]}>
         {_.map(reportActions, (reportAction) => {
-            if (reportAction.actionName === 'IOU'
+            if (reportAction.actionName === CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.IOU
                 && reportAction.originalMessage.IOUReportID === iouReportID) {
                 return (
                     <ReportTransaction
diff --git a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
index 66bb0f684d86..538144d0dbec 100644
--- a/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
+++ b/tests/actions/ReportTest.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {addAction, togglePinnedState, subscribeToUserEvents} from '../../src/lib
 import waitForPromisesToResolve from '../utils/waitForPromisesToResolve';
 import PushNotification from '../../src/libs/Notification/PushNotification';
 import {signInWithTestUser, fetchPersonalDetailsForTestUser} from '../utils/TestHelper';
+import CONST from '../../src/CONST';
 
 PushNotification.register = () => {};
 PushNotification.deregister = () => {};
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ describe('actions/Report', () => {
         const REPORT_ID = 1;
         const ACTION_ID = 1;
         const REPORT_ACTION = {
-            actionName: 'ADDCOMMENT',
+            actionName: CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.ADDCOMMENT,
             actorAccountID: TEST_USER_ACCOUNT_ID,
             actorEmail: TEST_USER_LOGIN,
             automatic: false,