diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-group-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-group-context.xml
index 86984c1427..f05d2eb61f 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-group-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-group-context.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             <ref bean="rmCreateModifyDestroyFileplanMetadataCapability"/>
             <ref bean="rmDeleteRecordFolderCapability"/>
             <ref bean="rmDeleteUnfiledRecordsContainerFolderCapability"/>
+            <ref bean="rmDeleteHoldContainerCapability"/>
          </list>
       </property>
    </bean>
diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-recordfolder-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-recordfolder-context.xml
index 11ad5f0b71..7bf4933e91 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-recordfolder-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/rm-capabilities-recordfolder-context.xml
@@ -212,4 +212,23 @@
          </map>
       </property>
    </bean>
+
+   <bean id="rmDeleteHoldContainerCapability"
+         parent="declarativeCapability">
+      <property name="name" value="DeleteHoldContainer"/>
+      <property name="private" value="true"/>
+      <property name="permission" value="CreateModifyDestroyFolders"/>
+      <property name="kinds">
+         <list>
+            <value>HOLD_CONTAINER_CHILD</value>
+         </list>
+      </property>
+      <property name="conditions">
+         <map>
+            <entry key="capabilityCondition.filling" value="true"/>
+            <entry key="capabilityCondition.cutoff" value="false"/>
+            <entry key="capabilityCondition.closed" value="false"/>
+         </map>
+      </property>
+   </bean>
 </beans>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-ui-evaluators-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-ui-evaluators-context.xml
index ded4df5ea0..5b32859fa0 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-ui-evaluators-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-ui-evaluators-context.xml
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
             <value>RECORD_FOLDER</value>
             <value>RECORD</value>
             <value>UNFILED_RECORD_CONTAINER_CHILD</value>
+            <value>HOLD_CONTAINER_CHILD</value>
          </set>
       </property>
       <property name="capability" value="Delete"/>