diff --git a/renderer/components/Modal/index.js b/renderer/components/Modal/index.js
index 6bb444df..783e035a 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Modal/index.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Modal/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const ModalFooter = ({confirmText, cancelText, handleSubmit, handleCancel, confi
   );
 }
 
-const ConfirmModal = ({
+const Modal = ({
   size,
   title,
   confirmText,
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ const ConfirmModal = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default ConfirmModal;
+export default Modal;
diff --git a/renderer/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js b/renderer/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
index 9242ed75..0e8c1b1c 100644
--- a/renderer/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
+++ b/renderer/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ const RequestTabPanel = () => {
   }
 
   const item = findItemInCollection(collection, activeTabUid);
+  if(!item || !item.uid) {
+    return (
+      <StyledWrapper>
+        Request not found!
+      </StyledWrapper>
+    );
+  }
 
   const onUrlChange = (value) => {
     dispatch(requestChanged({
diff --git a/renderer/components/RequestTabs/index.js b/renderer/components/RequestTabs/index.js
index f031e5c4..14bd63d7 100644
--- a/renderer/components/RequestTabs/index.js
+++ b/renderer/components/RequestTabs/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ const RequestTabs = () => {
   const handleCloseClick = (event, tab) => {
     event.stopPropagation();
     event.preventDefault();
-    dispatch(closeTab(tab.uid))
+    dispatch(closeTab({
+      tabUid: tab.uid
+    }))
   };
 
   const createNewTab = () => {
@@ -71,14 +73,22 @@ const RequestTabs = () => {
   const collectionRequestTabs = filter(tabs, (t) => t.collectionUid === activeTab.collectionUid);
   const item = findItemInCollection(activeCollection, activeTab.uid);
 
+  if(!item || !item.uid) {
+    return (
+      <StyledWrapper>
+        Request not found!
+      </StyledWrapper>
+    );
+  }
+
   const getRequestName = (tab) =>  {
     const item = findItemInCollection(activeCollection, tab.uid);
-    return item.name;
+    return item ? item.name : '';
   }
 
   const getRequestMethod = (tab) =>  {
     const item = findItemInCollection(activeCollection, tab.uid);
-    return item.request.name;
+    return item ? item.request.method : '';
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48b87421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+const Wrapper = styled.div`
+  button.submit {
+    color: white;
+    background-color: var(--color-background-danger) !important;
+    border: inherit !important;
+
+    &:hover {
+      border: inherit !important;
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
+export default Wrapper;
diff --git a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/index.js b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aafaeaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/DeleteCollectionItem/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Modal from 'components/Modal';
+import { isItemAFolder } from 'utils/tabs';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { closeTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
+import { deleteItem } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
+import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
+
+const DeleteCollectionItem = ({onClose, item, collection}) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const isFolder = isItemAFolder(item);
+  const onConfirm = () =>{
+    dispatch(closeTab({
+      tabUid: item.uid
+    }));
+    dispatch(deleteItem(item.uid, collection.uid));
+    onClose();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <StyledWrapper>
+      <Modal
+        size="sm"
+        title={`Delete ${isFolder ? 'Folder' : 'Request'}`}
+        confirmText="Delete"
+        handleConfirm={onConfirm}
+        handleCancel={onClose}
+      >
+        Are you sure you want to delete <span className="font-semibold">{item.name}</span> ?
+      </Modal>
+    </StyledWrapper>
+  );
+};
+
+export default DeleteCollectionItem;
diff --git a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js
index 2794f5cc..00168d80 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/StyledWrapper.js
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ const Wrapper = styled.div`
       position: relative;
       top: -0.625rem;
     }
+
+    div.dropdown-item.delete-item {
+      color: var(--color-text-danger);
+      &:hover {
+        background-color: var(--color-background-danger);
+        color: white;
+      }
+    }
   }
 `;
 
diff --git a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
index ab7726f3..ea8c73c8 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Sidebar/Collections/Collection/CollectionItem/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useRef, forwardRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useRef, forwardRef } from 'react';
 import range from 'lodash/range';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { IconChevronRight, IconDots } from '@tabler/icons';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { addTab, focusTab } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs';
 import { isItemARequest, isItemAFolder, itemIsOpenedInTabs } from 'utils/tabs';
 import Dropdown from 'components/Dropdown';
 import RequestMethod from './RequestMethod';
+import DeleteCollectionItem from './DeleteCollectionItem';
 
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ const CollectionItem = ({item, collection}) => {
   const activeTabUid = useSelector((state) => state.tabs.activeTabUid);
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
+  const [deleteItemModalOpen, setDeleteItemModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
   const dropdownTippyRef = useRef();
   const MenuIcon = forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     return (
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ const CollectionItem = ({item, collection}) => {
 
   return (
     <StyledWrapper className="flex flex-col">
+      {deleteItemModalOpen && <DeleteCollectionItem item={item} collection={collection} onClose={() => setDeleteItemModalOpen(false)}/>}
       <div
         className={itemRowClassName}
         onClick={handleClick}
@@ -119,8 +123,9 @@ const CollectionItem = ({item, collection}) => {
               }}>
                 Rename
               </div>
-              <div className="dropdown-item" onClick={(e) => {
+              <div className="dropdown-item delete-item" onClick={(e) => {
                 dropdownTippyRef.current.hide();
+                setDeleteItemModalOpen(true);
               }}>
                 Delete
               </div>
diff --git a/renderer/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js b/renderer/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
index f26f2a1b..fd29caaa 100644
--- a/renderer/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
+++ b/renderer/components/Sidebar/CreateCollection/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
-import Modal from '../../Modal';
+import Modal from 'components/Modal';
 
 const CreateCollection = ({handleConfirm, handleCancel}) => {
   const inputRef = useRef();
diff --git a/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections.js b/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections.js
index 3903d95d..444db95b 100644
--- a/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections.js
+++ b/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections.js
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
 import { getCollectionsFromIdb, saveCollectionToIdb } from 'utils/idb';
 import { sendNetworkRequest } from 'utils/network';
-import { findCollectionByUid, findItemInCollection, cloneItem, transformCollectionToSaveToIdb, addDepth } from 'utils/collections';
+import {
+  findCollectionByUid,
+  findItemInCollection,
+  cloneItem,
+  transformCollectionToSaveToIdb,
+  addDepth,
+  deleteItemInCollection
+} from 'utils/collections';
 
 // todo: errors should be tracked in each slice and displayed as toasts
 
@@ -78,6 +85,13 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         addDepth(collection.items);
       }
     },
+    _deleteItem: (state, action) => {
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload.collectionUid);
+
+      if(collection) {
+        deleteItemInCollection(action.payload.itemUid, collection);
+      }
+    },
     collectionClicked: (state, action) => {
       const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload);
 
@@ -110,6 +124,7 @@ export const {
   _saveRequest,
   _newFolder,
   _newRequest,
+  _deleteItem,
   collectionClicked,
   requestUrlChanged,
 } = collectionsSlice.actions;
@@ -233,4 +248,24 @@ export const newHttpRequest = (requestName, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getStat
   });
 };
 
+export const deleteItem = (itemUid, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
+
+  if(collection) {
+    const collectionCopy = cloneDeep(collection);
+    deleteItemInCollection(itemUid, collectionCopy);
+    const collectionToSave = transformCollectionToSaveToIdb(collectionCopy);
+
+    saveCollectionToIdb(window.__idb, collectionToSave)
+      .then(() => {
+        dispatch(_deleteItem({
+          itemUid: itemUid,
+          collectionUid: collectionUid
+        }));
+      })
+      .catch((err) => console.log(err));
+  }
+};
+
 export default collectionsSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js b/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
index 8d89f3e5..7f10ab31 100644
--- a/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
+++ b/renderer/providers/ReduxStore/slices/tabs.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const tabsSlice = createSlice({
       state.activeTabUid = action.payload.uid;
     },
     closeTab: (state, action) => {
-      state.tabs = filter(state.tabs, (t) => t.uid !== action.payload);
+      state.tabs = filter(state.tabs, (t) => t.uid !== action.payload.tabUid);
 
       if(state.tabs && state.tabs.length) {
         // todo: closing tab needs to focus on the right adjacent tab
diff --git a/renderer/styles/globals.css b/renderer/styles/globals.css
index c7cc6bd8..c9ff50f9 100644
--- a/renderer/styles/globals.css
+++ b/renderer/styles/globals.css
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   --color-codemirror-border: #efefef;
   --color-codemirror-background: rgb(243, 243, 243);
   --color-text-link: #1663bb;
+  --color-text-danger: rgb(185, 28, 28);
+  --color-background-danger: #dc3545;
   --color-method-get: rgb(5, 150, 105);
   --color-method-post: #8e44ad;
   --color-method-put: #8e44ad;
diff --git a/renderer/utils/collections/index.js b/renderer/utils/collections/index.js
index b76795f8..5cd24a1c 100644
--- a/renderer/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/renderer/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import each from 'lodash/each';
 import find from 'lodash/find';
+import filter from 'lodash/filter';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 
 export const addDepth = (items = []) => {
@@ -104,4 +105,17 @@ export const transformCollectionToSaveToIdb = (collection) => {
   copyItems(collection.items, collectionToSave.items);
 
   return collectionToSave;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+// todo: optimize this
+export const deleteItemInCollection = (itemUid, collection) => {
+  collection.items = filter(collection.items, (i) => i.uid !== itemUid);
+
+  let flattenedItems = flattenItems(collection.items);
+
+  each(flattenedItems, (i) => {
+    if(i.items && i.items.length) {
+      i.items = filter(i.items, (i) => i.uid !== itemUid);
+    }
+  });
+};