diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
index 061bb1ef0f..681a3675fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Navbar.svelte
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@
 									</button>
 								</Menu>
 							{/if}
+
+							{#if !$temporaryChatEnabled && ($user?.role === 'admin' || ($user?.permissions?.chat?.delete ?? true))}
+								<button
+									id="delete-chat-button"
+									aria-label={$i18n.t('Delete')}
+									class="hidden"
+									on:click={() => {
+										deleteChatHandler(chat.id);
+									}}
+								>
+									<EllipsisHorizontal className="size-4.5" strokeWidth="1.5" />
+								</button>
+							{/if}
 						</div>
 					{:else}
 						<div class="pointer-events-none invisible flex max-w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
index 8793b06685..deb9281f69 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
@@ -782,20 +782,6 @@
 							<MoreHorizontalIcon className="size-3.5" strokeWidth="2" />
 						</button>
 					</ChatMenu>
-
-					{#if id === $chatId && ($user?.role === 'admin' || ($user?.permissions?.chat?.delete ?? true))}
-						<!-- Shortcut support using "delete-chat-button" id -->
-						<button
-							id="delete-chat-button"
-							aria-label={$i18n.t('Delete')}
-							class="hidden"
-							on:click={() => {
-								showDeleteConfirm = true;
-							}}
-						>
-							<MoreHorizontalIcon className="size-3.5" strokeWidth="2" />
-						</button>
-					{/if}
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 		</div>