diff --git a/app/components/app-menu/settings.gjs b/app/components/app-menu/settings.gjs
index 67e32c7..2271394 100644
--- a/app/components/app-menu/settings.gjs
+++ b/app/components/app-menu/settings.gjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Icon from '#components/icon';
 import AppMenuSettingsMapUi from './settings/map-ui';
 import AppMenuSettingsApis from './settings/apis';
 import AppMenuSettingsNostr from './settings/nostr';
+import AppMenuSettingsExperimental from './settings/experimental';
 
 export default class AppMenuSettings extends Component {
   @service settings;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default class AppMenuSettings extends Component {
         <AppMenuSettingsMapUi @onChange={{this.updateSetting}} />
         <AppMenuSettingsApis @onChange={{this.updateSetting}} />
         <AppMenuSettingsNostr @onChange={{this.updateSetting}} />
+        <AppMenuSettingsExperimental @onChange={{this.updateSetting}} />
       </section>
     </div>
   </template>
diff --git a/app/components/app-menu/settings/experimental.gjs b/app/components/app-menu/settings/experimental.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728fbe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/app-menu/settings/experimental.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+import { on } from '@ember/modifier';
+import { service } from '@ember/service';
+import { fn } from '@ember/helper';
+import Icon from '#components/icon';
+
+export default class AppMenuSettingsExperimental extends Component {
+  @service settings;
+
+  <template>
+    {{! template-lint-disable no-nested-interactive }}
+    <details>
+      <summary>
+        <Icon @name="alert-triangle" @size={{20}} />
+        <span>Experimental</span>
+      </summary>
+      <div class="details-content form-layout">
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <label for="experimental-enable-photo-deletion">Enable photo deletion
+            (own photos)</label>
+          <select
+            id="experimental-enable-photo-deletion"
+            class="form-control"
+            {{on "change" (fn @onChange "experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion")}}
+          >
+            <option
+              value="true"
+              selected={{if
+                this.settings.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion
+                "selected"
+              }}
+            >
+              On
+            </option>
+            <option
+              value="false"
+              selected={{unless
+                this.settings.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion
+                "selected"
+              }}
+            >
+              Off
+            </option>
+          </select>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </details>
+  </template>
+}
diff --git a/app/components/photo-carousel.gjs b/app/components/photo-carousel.gjs
index a9850d0..d901dfb 100644
--- a/app/components/photo-carousel.gjs
+++ b/app/components/photo-carousel.gjs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default class PhotoCarousel extends Component {
             }, 500);
           }
         } else {
-           this.isProgrammaticScroll = false;
+          this.isProgrammaticScroll = false;
         }
       };
 
diff --git a/app/components/photo-gallery.gjs b/app/components/photo-gallery.gjs
index 9bcd07d..34e6e27 100644
--- a/app/components/photo-gallery.gjs
+++ b/app/components/photo-gallery.gjs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const GalleryContent = <template>
             type="button"
             {{on "click" (fn @copyEventId closeMenu)}}
           >Copy Photo Event ID</button>
-          {{#if @isCreator}}
+          {{#if @canDeletePhoto}}
             <button
               class="dropdown-item text-danger"
               type="button"
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export default class PhotoGallery extends Component {
   @service nostrData;
   @service nostrRelay;
   @service blossom;
+  @service settings;
 
   @tracked currentPhoto = this.args.selectedPhoto || this.args.photos?.[0];
 
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ export default class PhotoGallery extends Component {
     );
   }
 
+  get canDeletePhoto() {
+    return (
+      this.isCreator && this.settings.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion === true
+    );
+  }
+
   bindKeyboard = modifier((element, [handler]) => {
     document.addEventListener('keydown', handler);
     return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handler);
@@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ export default class PhotoGallery extends Component {
         @bindKeyboard={{this.bindKeyboard}}
         @handleKeydown={{this.handleKeydown}}
         @copyEventId={{this.copyEventId}}
-        @isCreator={{this.isCreator}}
+        @canDeletePhoto={{this.canDeletePhoto}}
         @deletePhotoTask={{this.deletePhotoTask}}
         @handleClose={{this.handleClose}}
         @photos={{@photos}}
@@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ export default class PhotoGallery extends Component {
           @bindKeyboard={{this.bindKeyboard}}
           @handleKeydown={{this.handleKeydown}}
           @copyEventId={{this.copyEventId}}
-          @isCreator={{this.isCreator}}
+          @canDeletePhoto={{this.canDeletePhoto}}
           @deletePhotoTask={{this.deletePhotoTask}}
           @handleClose={{this.handleClose}}
           @photos={{@photos}}
diff --git a/app/services/settings.js b/app/services/settings.js
index 669a4ed..a198166 100644
--- a/app/services/settings.js
+++ b/app/services/settings.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   nostrPhotoFallbackUploads: false,
   nostrReadRelays: null,
   nostrWriteRelays: null,
+  experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion: false,
 };
 
 export default class SettingsService extends Service {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ export default class SettingsService extends Service {
     DEFAULT_SETTINGS.nostrPhotoFallbackUploads;
   @tracked nostrReadRelays = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.nostrReadRelays;
   @tracked nostrWriteRelays = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.nostrWriteRelays;
+  @tracked experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion =
+    DEFAULT_SETTINGS.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion;
 
   overpassApis = [
     {
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@ export default class SettingsService extends Service {
     this.nostrPhotoFallbackUploads = finalSettings.nostrPhotoFallbackUploads;
     this.nostrReadRelays = finalSettings.nostrReadRelays;
     this.nostrWriteRelays = finalSettings.nostrWriteRelays;
+    this.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion =
+      finalSettings.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion;
 
     // Save to ensure migrated settings are stored in the new format
     this.saveSettings();
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ export default class SettingsService extends Service {
       nostrPhotoFallbackUploads: this.nostrPhotoFallbackUploads,
       nostrReadRelays: this.nostrReadRelays,
       nostrWriteRelays: this.nostrWriteRelays,
+      experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion: this.experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion,
     };
     localStorage.setItem('marco:settings', JSON.stringify(settings));
   }
diff --git a/app/utils/icons.js b/app/utils/icons.js
index 9ffb642..0bf5cb2 100644
--- a/app/utils/icons.js
+++ b/app/utils/icons.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import featherCamera from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/camera.svg?raw';
 import checkSquare from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/check-square.svg?raw';
 import chevronLeft from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/chevron-left.svg?raw';
 import chevronRight from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/chevron-right.svg?raw';
+import alertTriangle from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/alert-triangle.svg?raw';
 import clock from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/clock.svg?raw';
 import database from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/database.svg?raw';
 import edit from 'feather-icons/dist/icons/edit.svg?raw';
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ const ICONS = {
   climbing_wall: climbingWall,
   check,
   'alert-circle': alertCircle,
+  'alert-triangle': alertTriangle,
   'classical-building': classicalBuilding,
   'classical-building-with-dome-and-flag': classicalBuildingWithDomeAndFlag,
   'classical-building-with-flag': classicalBuildingWithFlag,
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/photo-gallery-test.gjs b/tests/integration/components/photo-gallery-test.gjs
index fe1c151..1d540e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/photo-gallery-test.gjs
+++ b/tests/integration/components/photo-gallery-test.gjs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | photo-gallery', function (hooks) {
     this.nostrData = this.owner.lookup('service:nostrData');
     this.nostrRelay = this.owner.lookup('service:nostrRelay');
     this.toast = this.owner.lookup('service:toast');
+    this.settings = this.owner.lookup('service:settings');
 
     this.photos = [
       {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | photo-gallery', function (hooks) {
 
   hooks.afterEach(function () {
     sinon.restore();
+    localStorage.removeItem('marco:settings');
   });
 
   test('it does not show delete button if user is not creator', async function (assert) {
@@ -77,8 +79,9 @@ module('Integration | Component | photo-gallery', function (hooks) {
       .doesNotExist('Delete button is hidden for non-creator');
   });
 
-  test('it shows delete button if user is creator', async function (assert) {
+  test('it shows delete button if user is creator and setting is enabled', async function (assert) {
     this.nostrAuth.pubkey = 'userA'; // Matches photo1's pubkey
+    this.settings.update('experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion', true); // Enable the setting
     this.selectedPhoto = this.photos[0];
 
     await render(
@@ -99,12 +102,12 @@ module('Integration | Component | photo-gallery', function (hooks) {
     assert.dom('.dropdown-popover').exists('Dropdown opened');
     assert
       .dom('.dropdown-item.text-danger')
-      .exists('Delete button is visible for creator');
-    assert.dom('.dropdown-item.text-danger').hasText('Delete Photo');
+      .exists('Delete button is visible for creator when setting is enabled');
   });
 
   test('it handles cancellation of deletion', async function (assert) {
     this.nostrAuth.pubkey = 'userA';
+    this.settings.update('experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion', true);
     this.selectedPhoto = this.photos[0];
 
     const confirmStub = sinon.stub(window, 'confirm').returns(false);
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | photo-gallery', function (hooks) {
 
   test('it performs full deletion flow when confirmed', async function (assert) {
     this.nostrAuth.pubkey = 'userA';
+    this.settings.update('experimentalEnablePhotoDeletion', true);
     // Override the mock's getter just for this test
     Object.defineProperty(this.nostrAuth, 'signer', {
       configurable: true,