diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
index 0de6bbb427..83c3f08831 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/app/components/files/files.component.html
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@
                     title="{{'DOCUMENT_LIST.ACTIONS.DOCUMENT.CUSTOM' | translate}}"
                     (execute)="myCustomAction1($event)">
             </content-action>
+            <content-action
+                    target="document"
+                    type="menu"
+                    title="{{'DOCUMENT_LIST.ACTIONS.DOCUMENT.DELETE' | translate}}"
+                    handler="delete">
+            </content-action>
         </content-actions>
     </alfresco-document-list>
 </alfresco-upload-drag-area>
diff --git a/demo-shell-ng2/i18n/en.json b/demo-shell-ng2/i18n/en.json
index f5bbbccf7d..6732e04604 100644
--- a/demo-shell-ng2/i18n/en.json
+++ b/demo-shell-ng2/i18n/en.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             },
             "DOCUMENT": {
                 "DOWNLOAD": "Download",
+                "DELETE": "Delete",
                 "SYSTEM_2": "System document action 2",
                 "CUSTOM": "Custom action"
             }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
index 302b590f72..75d89787b8 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/README.md
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ All document actions with `type="menu"` are rendered as a dropdown menu as on th
 The following action handlers are provided out-of-box:
 
 - Download
+- Delete
 
 All system handler names are case-insensitive, `handler="download"` and `handler="DOWNLOAD"`
 will trigger the same `download` action.
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/demo/src/main.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/demo/src/main.ts
index 18f54ae95f..2fbd93e744 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/demo/src/main.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/demo/src/main.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ import {
                             title="{{'DOCUMENT_LIST.ACTIONS.DOCUMENT.CUSTOM' | translate}}"
                             (execute)="myCustomAction1($event)">
                     </content-action>
+                    <content-action
+                            target="document"
+                            type="menu"
+                            title="{{'DOCUMENT_LIST.ACTIONS.DOCUMENT.DELETE' | translate}}"
+                            handler="delete">
+                    </content-action>
                 </content-actions>
             </alfresco-document-list>
         </div>
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma-test-shim.js b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma-test-shim.js
index 5544ce9a11..14049525ec 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma-test-shim.js
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma-test-shim.js
@@ -14,16 +14,14 @@ System.config({
             format: 'register',
             map: Object.keys(window.__karma__.files).filter(onlyAppFiles).reduce(createPathRecords, {})
         },
-        'ng2-alfresco-core/dist': {
-            defaultExtension: 'js'
-        },
-        'rxjs': {
-            defaultExtension: 'js'
-        }
+        'ng2-alfresco-core/dist': { defaultExtension: 'js' },
+        'rxjs': { defaultExtension: 'js' },
+        'ng2-translate': { defaultExtension: 'js' }
     },
     map: {
         'ng2-alfresco-core/dist': '/base/node_modules/ng2-alfresco-core/dist',
-        'rxjs': '/base/node_modules/rxjs'
+        'rxjs': '/base/node_modules/rxjs',
+        'ng2-translate': '/base/node_modules/ng2-translate/bundles'
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma.conf.js b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma.conf.js
index 9b707f91ac..d011d5af49 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma.conf.js
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/karma.conf.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
             {pattern: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js', included: true, watched: true},
             {pattern: 'node_modules/alfresco-core-rest-api/bundle.js', included: true, watched: false},
             {pattern: 'node_modules/ng2-alfresco-core/dist/**/*.js', included: false, served: true, watched: false},
+            {pattern: 'node_modules/ng2-translate/bundles/ng2-translate.js', included: true, watched: false},
 
             {pattern: 'karma-test-shim.js', included: true, watched: true},
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/package.json b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/package.json
index 781d54d12f..a043d4a36b 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/package.json
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/package.json
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
     "systemjs": "0.19.26",
-    "zone.js": "^0.6.12"
-  },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.15"
+    "zone.js": "^0.6.12",
+    "alfresco-core-rest-api": "^0.1.0",
+    "ng2-translate": "^1.11.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "copyfiles": "^0.2.1",
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/assets/alfresco.service.mock.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/assets/alfresco.service.mock.ts
index f0862e90e1..ebcb6c6466 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/assets/alfresco.service.mock.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/assets/alfresco.service.mock.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {Http} from 'angular2/http';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {AlfrescoService} from '../../src/services/alfresco.service';
 import {AlfrescoSettingsService} from 'ng2-alfresco-core/dist/ng2-alfresco-core';
@@ -25,10 +24,9 @@ export class AlfrescoServiceMock extends AlfrescoService {
     _folderToReturn: any = {};
 
     constructor(
-        http: Http = null,
         settings: AlfrescoSettingsService = null
     ) {
-        super(http, settings);
+        super(settings);
     }
 
     getFolder(folder: string) {
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
index fdb8845f55..031b0e05c1 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/components/document-list.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class DocumentList implements OnInit, AfterViewChecked, AfterContentInit
      */
     executeContentAction(node: MinimalNodeEntity, action: ContentActionModel) {
         if (action) {
-            action.handler(node);
+            action.handler(node, this);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
index bfd303d523..c8f01df746 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/models/content-action.model.ts
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ export class ContentActionModel {
 }
 
 export interface ContentActionHandler {
-    (obj: any): any;
+    (obj: any, target?: any): any;
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/alfresco.service.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/alfresco.service.ts
index 7047a95adb..ca248e5cad 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/alfresco.service.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/alfresco.service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Injectable } from 'angular2/core';
-import { Http, Response } from 'angular2/http';
+import { Response } from 'angular2/http';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Rx';
 import { NodePaging, MinimalNodeEntity } from './../models/document-library.model';
 import { AlfrescoSettingsService } from 'ng2-alfresco-core/dist/ng2-alfresco-core';
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export class AlfrescoService {
     private _baseUrlPath: string = '/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1';
 
     constructor(
-        private http: Http,
         private settings: AlfrescoSettingsService) {
     }
 
@@ -71,6 +70,13 @@ export class AlfrescoService {
         return apiInstance.getNodeChildren(nodeId, opts);
     }
 
+    deleteNode(nodeId: string) {
+        let client = this.getAlfrescoClient();
+        let nodesApi = new AlfrescoApi.NodesApi(client);
+        let opts = {};
+        return Observable.fromPromise(nodesApi.deleteNode(nodeId, opts));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the folder node with the content.
      * @param folder Path to folder.
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/document-actions.service.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/document-actions.service.ts
index 26eb3a1bdb..afd2fcb8ca 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/document-actions.service.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-documentlist/src/services/document-actions.service.ts
@@ -42,24 +42,31 @@ export class DocumentActionsService {
         }
     }
 
+    canExecuteAction(obj: any): boolean {
+        return this._alfrescoService && obj && !obj.isFolder;
+    }
+
     private setupActionHandlers() {
         this.handlers['download'] = this.download.bind(this);
+        this.handlers['delete'] = this.deleteNode.bind(this);
 
-        // todo: just for dev/demo purposes, to be replaced with real actions
+        // TODO: for demo purposes only, will be removed during future revisions
         this.handlers['system1'] = this.handleStandardAction1.bind(this);
         this.handlers['system2'] = this.handleStandardAction2.bind(this);
     }
 
+    // TODO: for demo purposes only, will be removed during future revisions
     private handleStandardAction1(obj: any) {
         window.alert('standard document action 1');
     }
 
+    // TODO: for demo purposes only, will be removed during future revisions
     private handleStandardAction2(obj: any) {
         window.alert('standard document action 2');
     }
 
     private download(obj: any) {
-        if (this._alfrescoService && obj && !obj.isFolder) {
+        if (this.canExecuteAction(obj)) {
             let link = document.createElement('a');
             document.body.appendChild(link);
             link.setAttribute('download', 'download');
@@ -68,4 +75,14 @@ export class DocumentActionsService {
             document.body.removeChild(link);
         }
     }
+
+    private deleteNode(obj: any, target?: any) {
+        if (this.canExecuteAction(obj) && obj.entry && obj.entry.id) {
+            this._alfrescoService.deleteNode(obj.entry.id).subscribe(() => {
+                if (target && typeof target.reload === 'function') {
+                    target.reload();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
 }