diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index 1477234f..855edf1e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ class StatusForm(CustomForm):
         fields = ["user", "content", "content_warning", "sensitive", "privacy"]
 
 
+def get_form_from_status(status):
+    """ form-ify a status (for delete and redraft) """
+    if isinstance(status, models.Review):
+        return ReviewForm(instance=status)
+    if isinstance(status, models.Comment):
+        return CommentForm(instance=status)
+    if isinstance(status, models.Quotation):
+        return QuotationForm(instance=status)
+    if status.reply_parent:
+        return ReplyForm(instance=status)
+    else:
+        return StatusForm(instance=status)
+
+
 class EditUserForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.User
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
index 6f0ca2e6..7cc74f07 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_options.html
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
         </button>
     </form>
 </li>
+<li role="menuitem">
+    <form class="dropdown-item pt-0 pb-0" name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="{% url 'redraft' status.id %}" method="post">
+        {% csrf_token %}
+        <button class="button is-danger is-light is-fullwidth is-small" type="submit">
+            {% trans "Delete & re-draft" %}
+        </button>
+    </form>
+</li>
 {% else %}
 {# things you can do to other people's statuses #}
 <li role="menuitem">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index 10b9ebf8..1b4f8977 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class DeleteAndRedraft(View):
         if status.user != request.user and not request.user.has_perm("moderate_post"):
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
-        # TODO: get the correct form (maybe a generic form)
-        data = {"form": forms.StatusForm(instance=status)}
+
+        data = {"form": forms.get_form_from_status(status)}
         if hasattr(status, "book"):
             data["book"] = status.book