diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/CopilotPluginUtil.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/CopilotPluginUtil.kt
index cb28342..c674959 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/CopilotPluginUtil.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/CopilotPluginUtil.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.findDirectory
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.findFile
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.findOrCreateDirectory
 import com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler.CompileFilesHandler
+import com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler.DeleteFileHandler
 import com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler.GetModulePathsHandler
 import com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler.Handler
 import com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler.HandlerResponse
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class CopilotPluginUtil {
         private enum class HANDLERS(val command: String) {
             WRITE("write"),
             WRITE_BASE64("writeBase64"),
+            DELETE("delete"),
             UNDO("undo"),
             REDO("redo"),
             REFRESH("refresh"),
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class CopilotPluginUtil {
             when (command) {
                 HANDLERS.WRITE.command -> return WriteFileHandler(project, data)
                 HANDLERS.WRITE_BASE64.command -> return WriteBase64FileHandler(project, data)
+                HANDLERS.DELETE.command -> return DeleteFileHandler(project, data)
                 HANDLERS.UNDO.command -> return UndoHandler(project, data)
                 HANDLERS.REDO.command -> return RedoHandler(project, data)
                 HANDLERS.SHOW_IN_IDE.command -> return ShowInIdeHandler(project, data)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/DeleteFileHandler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/DeleteFileHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d7016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/DeleteFileHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.vaadin.plugin.copilot.handler
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.runInEdt
+import com.intellij.openapi.command.CommandProcessor
+import com.intellij.openapi.command.UndoConfirmationPolicy
+import com.intellij.openapi.command.WriteCommandAction
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.ReadonlyStatusHandler
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtil
+import java.io.File
+
+class DeleteFileHandler(project: Project, data: Map<String, Any>) : AbstractHandler(project) {
+
+    private val ioFile: File = File(data["file"] as String)
+
+    override fun run(): HandlerResponse {
+        if (!isFileInsideProject(project, ioFile)) {
+            LOG.warn("File $ioFile is not a part of a project")
+            return RESPONSE_BAD_REQUEST
+        }
+
+        val vfsFile = VfsUtil.findFileByIoFile(ioFile, true) ?: return RESPONSE_ERROR
+        if (!vfsFile.exists()) {
+            LOG.warn("File $ioFile does not exist")
+            return RESPONSE_ERROR
+        }
+
+        runInEdt {
+            if (!ReadonlyStatusHandler.ensureFilesWritable(project, vfsFile)) {
+                LOG.warn("File $ioFile is not writable, cannot delete")
+                return@runInEdt
+            }
+
+            CommandProcessor.getInstance()
+                .executeCommand(
+                    project,
+                    {
+                        WriteCommandAction.runWriteCommandAction(project) {
+                            try {
+                                vfsFile.delete(this)
+                                LOG.info("File $ioFile deleted")
+                            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                                LOG.error("Failed to delete file $ioFile", e)
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "Vaadin Copilot Delete File",
+                    null,
+                    UndoConfirmationPolicy.DO_NOT_REQUEST_CONFIRMATION)
+        }
+
+        return RESPONSE_OK
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/UndoHandler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/UndoHandler.kt
index 2da38ef..cd4b7c1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/UndoHandler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/vaadin/plugin/copilot/handler/UndoHandler.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ open class UndoHandler(project: Project, data: Map<String, Any>) : AbstractHandl
                 } else {
                     // if we want to undo file removal we need to create empty virtual file to write
                     // content
-                    WriteAction.run<Throwable> {
-                        val parent = VfsUtil.createDirectories(file.parent)
-                        vfsFile = parent.createChildData(this, file.name)
-                        vfsFiles.add(vfsFile!!)
+                    runInEdt {
+                        WriteAction.run<Throwable> {
+                            val parent = VfsUtil.createDirectories(file.parent)
+                            vfsFile = parent.createChildData(this, file.name)
+                            vfsFiles.add(vfsFile!!)
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             } else {