diff --git a/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
index a35e6c292..6191f2129 100644
--- a/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/organisations_controller.rb
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ class OrganisationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def delete
+    authorize @organisation
+
     @organisation.discard!
     redirect_to organisations_path, notice: I18n.t("notification.organisation_deleted", name: @organisation.name)
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/organisations_helper.rb b/app/helpers/organisations_helper.rb
index 7d37b9289..a557f26d0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/organisations_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/organisations_helper.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ module OrganisationsHelper
       result[period_code] = period_value.merge(checked: checked_periods.nil? || checked_periods.include?(period_code))
     end
   end
+
+  def delete_organisation_link(organisation)
+    govuk_button_link_to "Delete this organisation", delete_confirmation_organisation_path(organisation), warning: true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/organisation_policy.rb b/app/policies/organisation_policy.rb
index 3e0c9a946..c17d69785 100644
--- a/app/policies/organisation_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/organisation_policy.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@ class OrganisationPolicy
   def reactivate?
     user.support? && organisation.status == :deactivated
   end
+
+  def delete_confirmation?
+    delete?
+  end
+
+  def delete?
+    user.support? && (organisation.status == :deactivated || organisation.status == :merged)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/organisations/show.html.erb b/app/views/organisations/show.html.erb
index 26a20926e..214b988f0 100644
--- a/app/views/organisations/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organisations/show.html.erb
@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@
       <%= govuk_button_link_to "Reactivate this organisation", reactivate_organisation_path(@organisation) %>
     </span>
 <% end %>
+
+<% if OrganisationPolicy.new(current_user, @organisation).delete? %>
+  <%= delete_organisation_link(@organisation) %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
index 5f5b94bec..dc8c08b52 100644
--- a/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/organisations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1523,6 +1523,45 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationsController, type: :request do
         end
       end
 
+      describe "#show" do
+        let(:organisation) { create(:organisation) }
+
+        before do
+          get "/organisations/#{organisation.id}", headers:, params: {}
+        end
+
+        context "with an active organisation" do
+          it "does not render delete this organisation" do
+            follow_redirect!
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).not_to have_link("Delete this organisation", href: "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/delete-confirmation")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "with an inactive organisation" do
+          let(:organisation) { create(:organisation, active: false) }
+
+          it "renders delete this organisation" do
+            follow_redirect!
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).to have_link("Delete this organisation", href: "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/delete-confirmation")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "with merged organisation" do
+          before do
+            organisation.update!(merge_date: Time.zone.yesterday)
+            get "/organisations/#{organisation.id}", headers:, params: {}
+          end
+
+          it "renders delete this organisation" do
+            follow_redirect!
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(page).to have_link("Delete this organisation", href: "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/delete-confirmation")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       describe "#update" do
         let(:params) { { id: organisation.id, organisation: { active:, rent_periods: [], all_rent_periods: [] } } }
 
@@ -1709,7 +1748,7 @@ RSpec.describe OrganisationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       describe "#delete" do
-        let(:organisation) { create(:organisation) }
+        let(:organisation) { create(:organisation, active: false) }
 
         before do
           delete "/organisations/#{organisation.id}/delete"