diff --git a/example/config.yml b/example/config.yml
index 3b1cbf5b..c1866961 100644
--- a/example/config.yml
+++ b/example/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ collections: # A list of collections the CMS should be able to edit
 
   - name: "settings"
     label: "Settings"
+    delete: false # Prevent users from deleting documents in this collection
     editor:
       preview: false
     files:
diff --git a/src/backends/backend.js b/src/backends/backend.js
index 67fd06e6..d1f72ada 100644
--- a/src/backends/backend.js
+++ b/src/backends/backend.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import TestRepoBackend from "./test-repo/implementation";
 import GitHubBackend from "./github/implementation";
 import GitGatewayBackend from "./git-gateway/implementation";
 import { resolveFormat } from "../formats/formats";
-import { selectListMethod, selectEntrySlug, selectEntryPath, selectAllowNewEntries, selectFolderEntryExtension } from "../reducers/collections";
+import { selectListMethod, selectEntrySlug, selectEntryPath, selectAllowNewEntries, selectAllowDeletion, selectFolderEntryExtension } from "../reducers/collections";
 import { createEntry } from "../valueObjects/Entry";
 import { sanitizeSlug } from "../lib/urlHelper";
 
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ class Backend {
 
   deleteEntry(config, collection, slug) {
     const path = selectEntryPath(collection, slug);
+
+    if (!selectAllowDeletion(collection)) {
+      throw (new Error("Not allowed to delete entries in this collection"));
+    }
+
     const commitMessage = `Delete ${ collection.get('label') } “${ slug }”`;
     return this.implementation.deleteFile(path, commitMessage);
   }
diff --git a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/EntryPageHOC.js b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/EntryPageHOC.js
index afe683ba..c41a81ae 100644
--- a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/EntryPageHOC.js
+++ b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/EntryPageHOC.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW } from '../../constants/publishModes';
 import { selectUnpublishedEntry, selectEntry } from '../../reducers';
+import { selectAllowDeletion } from "../../reducers/collections";
 import { loadUnpublishedEntry, persistUnpublishedEntry } from '../../actions/editorialWorkflow';
 
 
@@ -15,11 +16,14 @@ export default function EntryPageHOC(EntryPage) {
   function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
     const { collections } = state;
     const isEditorialWorkflow = (state.config.get('publish_mode') === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW);
-    const returnObj = { isEditorialWorkflow, showDelete: !ownProps.newEntry };
+    const collection = collections.get(ownProps.match.params.name);
+    const returnObj = {
+      isEditorialWorkflow,
+      showDelete: !ownProps.newEntry && selectAllowDeletion(collection),
+    };
     if (isEditorialWorkflow) {
       returnObj.showDelete = false;
       const slug = ownProps.match.params.slug;
-      const collection = collections.get(ownProps.match.params.name);
       const unpublishedEntry = selectUnpublishedEntry(state, collection.get('name'), slug);
       if (unpublishedEntry) {
         returnObj.unpublishedEntry = true;
diff --git a/src/reducers/collections.js b/src/reducers/collections.js
index 4c0bf1c0..118d9489 100644
--- a/src/reducers/collections.js
+++ b/src/reducers/collections.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ const selectors = {
     allowNewEntries(collection) {
       return collection.get('create');
     },
+    allowDeletion(collection) {
+      return collection.get('delete', true);
+    },
     templateName(collection) {
       return collection.get('name');
     },
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ const selectors = {
     allowNewEntries() {
       return false;
     },
+    allowDeletion(collection) {
+      return collection.get('delete', true);
+    },
     templateName(collection, slug) {
       return slug;
     },
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ export const selectEntryPath = (collection, slug) => selectors[collection.get('t
 export const selectEntrySlug = (collection, path) => selectors[collection.get('type')].entrySlug(collection, path);
 export const selectListMethod = collection => selectors[collection.get('type')].listMethod();
 export const selectAllowNewEntries = collection => selectors[collection.get('type')].allowNewEntries(collection);
+export const selectAllowDeletion = collection => selectors[collection.get('type')].allowDeletion(collection);
 export const selectTemplateName = (collection, slug) => selectors[collection.get('type')].templateName(collection, slug);
 export const selectInferedField = (collection, fieldName) => {
   const inferableField = INFERABLE_FIELDS[fieldName];