diff --git a/app/panel/timebased/timebased.cpp b/app/panel/timebased/timebased.cpp
index 44cc51281..b2fabbec9 100644
--- a/app/panel/timebased/timebased.cpp
+++ b/app/panel/timebased/timebased.cpp
@@ -211,4 +211,9 @@ void TimeBasedPanel::GoToOut()
   GetTimeBasedWidget()->GoToOut();
 }
 
+void TimeBasedPanel::DeleteSelected()
+{
+  GetTimeBasedWidget()->DeleteSelected();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/app/panel/timebased/timebased.h b/app/panel/timebased/timebased.h
index b85657e4d..380420bbc 100644
--- a/app/panel/timebased/timebased.h
+++ b/app/panel/timebased/timebased.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual void GoToOut() override;
 
+  virtual void DeleteSelected() override;
+
 public slots:
   void SetTimebase(const rational& timebase);
 
diff --git a/app/panel/timeline/timeline.cpp b/app/panel/timeline/timeline.cpp
index 461d94f16..155ab050d 100644
--- a/app/panel/timeline/timeline.cpp
+++ b/app/panel/timeline/timeline.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "timeline.h"
 
+#include <QApplication>
+
 #include "panel/panelmanager.h"
 #include "panel/project/footagemanagementpanel.h"
 
diff --git a/app/widget/marker/marker.cpp b/app/widget/marker/marker.cpp
index e7316d30f..1824578ca 100644
--- a/app/widget/marker/marker.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/marker/marker.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace olive {
 
 Marker::Marker(QWidget *parent) :
 	QWidget(parent),
-    marker_color_(7) //green FIXME: add default color to config
+    marker_color_(7), //green FIXME: add default color to config
+    active_(false)
 {
   setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
   setMinimumSize(20, 20);
@@ -40,6 +41,16 @@ Marker::Marker(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(this, &Marker::customContextMenuRequested, this, &Marker::ShowContextMenu);
 }
 
+void Marker::set_active(bool active)
+{
+  active_ = active;
+}
+
+bool Marker::active()
+{
+  return active_;
+}
+
 void Marker::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 {
   QFontMetrics fm = fontMetrics();
@@ -54,7 +65,11 @@ void Marker::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
   int x = half_width; //3
 
   QPainter p(this);
-  p.setPen(Qt::black);
+  if (active_) {
+    p.setPen(Qt::white);
+  } else {
+    p.setPen(Qt::black);
+  }
   p.setBrush(ColorCoding::GetColor(marker_color_).toQColor());
 
   p.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing);
@@ -73,6 +88,15 @@ void Marker::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
   p.drawPolygon(points, 6);
 }
 
+void Marker::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* e)
+{
+  if (e->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+    active_ = !active_;
+    update();
+    emit markerSelected(this);
+  }
+}
+
 void Marker::ShowContextMenu() {
   Menu m(this);
 
@@ -81,6 +105,9 @@ void Marker::ShowContextMenu() {
   connect(&color_coding_menu, &ColorLabelMenu::ColorSelected, this, &Marker::ColorChanged);
   m.addMenu(&color_coding_menu);
 
+  m.addSeparator();
+  MenuShared::instance()->AddItemsForEditMenu(&m, false);
+
   m.exec(QCursor::pos());
 }
 
diff --git a/app/widget/marker/marker.h b/app/widget/marker/marker.h
index cdb13b829..8d73e6a2a 100644
--- a/app/widget/marker/marker.h
+++ b/app/widget/marker/marker.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define MARKER_H
 
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QPushButton>
 
 #include "common/define.h"
@@ -34,11 +35,15 @@ class Marker : public QWidget {
  public:
   Marker(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
+  void set_active(bool active);
+  bool active();
+
  public slots:
   void SetColor(int c);
 
  protected:
   void paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) override;
+  virtual void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* event) override;
   //virtual void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event) override;
   //virtual void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* event) override;
 
@@ -46,11 +51,14 @@ class Marker : public QWidget {
   //void MouseClicked();
   //void MouseDoubleClicked();
   void ColorChanged(int c);
+  void markerSelected(Marker* marker);
 
  private:
 
   int marker_color_;
 
+  bool active_;
+
  private slots:
   void ShowContextMenu();
 };
diff --git a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
index d294ef466..7357b46c4 100644
--- a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.cpp
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ void TimeBasedWidget::GoToOut()
   }
 }
 
+void TimeBasedWidget::DeleteSelected()
+{
+  if (ruler_->underMouse()) {
+    ruler_->DeleteSelected();
+  }
+}
+
 TimeBasedWidget::MarkerAddCommand::MarkerAddCommand(Project *project, TimelineMarkerList *marker_list, const TimeRange &range, const QString &name) :
   project_(project),
   marker_list_(marker_list),
diff --git a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.h b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.h
index 2e479d84b..9e588dfe0 100644
--- a/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.h
+++ b/app/widget/timebased/timebasedwidget.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public slots:
 
   void GoToOut();
 
+  void DeleteSelected();
+
 protected slots:
   void SetTimeAndSignal(const rational& t);
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
index 297bf6558..1d72926f3 100644
--- a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ void SeekableWidget::SetScroll(int s)
   update();
 }
 
+QMap<TimelineMarker *, Marker *> SeekableWidget::GetActiveMarkers() {
+  QMap<TimelineMarker *, Marker *> active_markers;
+
+  foreach(TimelineMarker* marker, marker_map_.keys()) {
+    if (marker_map_.value(marker)->active()) {
+      active_markers.insert(marker, marker_map_.value(marker));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return active_markers;
+}
+
 void SeekableWidget::addMarker(TimelineMarker* marker)
 {
   if (!marker_map_.contains(marker)) {
@@ -158,6 +170,7 @@ void SeekableWidget::addMarker(TimelineMarker* marker)
 
     connect(marker_widget, &Marker::ColorChanged, marker, &TimelineMarker::set_color);
     connect(marker, &TimelineMarker::ColorChanged, marker_widget, &Marker::SetColor);
+    connect(marker_widget, &Marker::markerSelected, this, &SeekableWidget::markerSelected);
 
     marker_widget->move(TimeToScreen(marker->time().in()), 20);
     marker_widget->SetColor(marker->color());
@@ -173,6 +186,16 @@ void SeekableWidget::updateMarkerPositions()
   }
 }
 
+void SeekableWidget::markerSelected(Marker* marker)
+{
+  foreach(Marker * marker_widget, marker_map_.values()) {
+    if (marker_widget != marker) {
+      marker_widget->set_active(false);
+      marker_widget->update();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 int SeekableWidget::TimeToScreen(const rational &time) const
 {
   return qFloor(TimeToScene(time)) - scroll_;
diff --git a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.h b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.h
index 949345df5..aa708a97c 100644
--- a/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.h
+++ b/app/widget/timeruler/seekablewidget.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public:
     return dragging_;
   }
 
+  virtual void DeleteSelected(){};
+
+  QMap<TimelineMarker*, Marker*> GetActiveMarkers();
+
 public slots:
   void SetTime(const rational &r);
 
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ public slots:
 
   void updateMarkerPositions();
 
+  void markerSelected(Marker* marker);
+
 protected:
   void SeekToScreenPoint(int screen);
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.cpp b/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.cpp
index db887fe7e..25ca69e82 100644
--- a/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ void TimeRuler::SetPlaybackCache(PlaybackCache *cache)
   update();
 }
 
+void TimeRuler::DeleteSelected()
+{
+  foreach(TimelineMarker* marker, GetActiveMarkers().keys()) {
+    timeline_points()->markers()->RemoveMarker(marker);
+    GetActiveMarkers().value(marker)->deleteLater();
+  }
+}
+
 void TimeRuler::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 {
   // Nothing to paint if the timebase is invalid
diff --git a/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.h b/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.h
index 77a7b3b82..3c96df559 100644
--- a/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.h
+++ b/app/widget/timeruler/timeruler.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 
   void SetPlaybackCache(PlaybackCache* cache);
 
+  virtual void DeleteSelected() override;
+
 protected:
   virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent* e) override;