diff --git app/controllers/projects_controller.rb app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index ef1b5c4..8323bf6 100644
--- app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   menu_item :settings, :only => :settings
 
   before_filter :find_project, :except => [ :index, :list, :new, :create, :copy ]
-  before_filter :authorize, :except => [ :index, :list, :new, :create, :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy]
+  before_filter :authorize, :except => [ :index, :list, :new, :create, :copy, :archive, :unarchive]
   before_filter :authorize_global, :only => [:new, :create]
-  before_filter :require_admin, :only => [ :copy, :archive, :unarchive, :destroy ]
+  before_filter :require_admin, :only => [ :copy, :archive, :unarchive ]
   accept_rss_auth :index
   accept_api_auth :index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy
 
@@ -232,10 +232,23 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   # Delete @project
   def destroy
     @project_to_destroy = @project
+    if request.referer.include?(admin_projects_path)
+      @destroy_redirect = admin_projects_path
+    else
+      @destroy_redirect = home_path
+      p = @project
+      while p.parent
+        if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_project, p.parent)
+          @destroy_redirect = project_path(p.parent)
+          break
+        end
+        p = p.parent
+      end
+    end
     if api_request? || params[:confirm]
       @project_to_destroy.destroy
       respond_to do |format|
-        format.html { redirect_to admin_projects_path }
+        format.html { redirect_to @destroy_redirect }
         format.api  { render_api_ok }
       end
     end
diff --git app/views/projects/destroy.html.erb app/views/projects/destroy.html.erb
index ac392b7..5bf7463 100644
--- app/views/projects/destroy.html.erb
+++ app/views/projects/destroy.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <%= form_tag(project_path(@project_to_destroy), :method => :delete) do %>
     <label><%= check_box_tag 'confirm', 1 %> <%= l(:general_text_Yes) %></label>
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_delete) %>
-    <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), :controller => 'admin', :action => 'projects' %>
+    <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), :back %>
     <% end %>
 </p>
 </div>
diff --git app/views/projects/show.html.erb app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index 8452a02..8de59fe 100644
--- app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
       <%= link_to l(:button_reopen), reopen_project_path(@project), :data => {:confirm => l(:text_are_you_sure)}, :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-unlock' %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
+  <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:delete_project, @project) %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:button_delete), project_path(@project), :method => :delete, :class => 'icon icon-del') %>
+  <% end %>
 </div>
 
 <h2><%=l(:label_overview)%></h2>
diff --git config/locales/en-GB.yml config/locales/en-GB.yml
index bc63046..d16f1b5 100644
--- config/locales/en-GB.yml
+++ config/locales/en-GB.yml
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ en-GB:
   setting_session_timeout: Session inactivity timeout
   label_session_expiration: Session expiration
   permission_close_project: Close / reopen the project
+  permission_delete_project: Delete the project
   label_show_closed_projects: View closed projects
   button_close: Close
   button_reopen: Reopen
diff --git config/locales/en.yml config/locales/en.yml
index f215bfd..d42a7bc 100644
--- config/locales/en.yml
+++ config/locales/en.yml
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ en:
   permission_add_subprojects: Create subprojects
   permission_edit_project: Edit project
   permission_close_project: Close / reopen the project
+  permission_delete_project: Delete the project
   permission_select_project_modules: Select project modules
   permission_manage_members: Manage members
   permission_manage_project_activities: Manage project activities
diff --git config/locales/fr.yml config/locales/fr.yml
index 691336d..c8c7c3a 100644
--- config/locales/fr.yml
+++ config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ fr:
   permission_add_subprojects: Créer des sous-projets
   permission_edit_project: Modifier le projet
   permission_close_project: Fermer / réouvrir le projet
+  permission_delete_project: Détruire le projet
   permission_select_project_modules: Choisir les modules
   permission_manage_members: Gérer les membres
   permission_manage_versions: Gérer les versions
diff --git lib/redmine.rb lib/redmine.rb
index 43e3f14..c3a9452 100644
--- lib/redmine.rb
+++ lib/redmine.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
   map.permission :add_project, {:projects => [:new, :create]}, :require => :loggedin
   map.permission :edit_project, {:projects => [:settings, :edit, :update]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :close_project, {:projects => [:close, :reopen]}, :require => :member, :read => true
+  map.permission :delete_project, {:projects => [:destroy]}, :require => :member, :read => true
   map.permission :select_project_modules, {:projects => :modules}, :require => :member
   map.permission :manage_members, {:projects => :settings, :members => [:index, :show, :create, :update, :destroy, :autocomplete]}, :require => :member
   map.permission :manage_versions, {:projects => :settings, :versions => [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :close_completed, :destroy]}, :require => :member