diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/moderation.js b/app/soapbox/actions/moderation.js
index d2489658f..cc05bd905 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/moderation.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/moderation.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { openModal } from 'soapbox/actions/modal';
 import { deactivateUsers, deleteUsers, deleteStatus, toggleStatusSensitivity } from 'soapbox/actions/admin';
 import snackbar from 'soapbox/actions/snackbar';
 import AccountContainer from 'soapbox/containers/account_container';
+import { isLocal } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   deactivateUserPrompt: { id: 'confirmations.admin.deactivate_user.message', defaultMessage: 'You are about to deactivate @{acct}. Deactivating a user is a reversible action.' },
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   userDeactivated: { id: 'admin.users.user_deactivated_message', defaultMessage: '@{acct} was deactivated' },
   deleteUserPrompt: { id: 'confirmations.admin.delete_user.message', defaultMessage: 'You are about to delete @{acct}. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE ACTION THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE.' },
   deleteUserConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.admin.delete_user.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete @{name}' },
+  deleteLocalUserCheckbox: { id: 'confirmations.admin.delete_local_user.checkbox', defaultMessage: 'I understand that I am about to delete a local user.' },
   userDeleted: { id: 'admin.users.user_deleted_message', defaultMessage: '@{acct} was deleted' },
   deleteStatusPrompt: { id: 'confirmations.admin.delete_status.message', defaultMessage: 'You are about to delete a post by @{acct}. This action cannot be undone.' },
   deleteStatusConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.admin.delete_status.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete post' },
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export function deleteUserModal(intl, accountId, afterConfirm = () => {}) {
     const acct = state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'acct']);
     const name = state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'username']);
     const favicon = state.getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'pleroma', 'favicon']);
+    const local = isLocal(state.getIn(['accounts', accountId]));
 
     const message = (<>
       <AccountContainer id={accountId} />
@@ -63,9 +66,12 @@ export function deleteUserModal(intl, accountId, afterConfirm = () => {}) {
       {intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteUserConfirm, { name })}
     </>);
 
+    const checkbox = local ? intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteLocalUserCheckbox) : false;
+
     dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
       message,
       confirm,
+      checkbox,
       onConfirm: () => {
         dispatch(deleteUsers([acct])).then(() => {
           const message = intl.formatMessage(messages.userDeleted, { acct });
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.js
index d4caac3cd..4c7a91145 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.js
@@ -2,21 +2,27 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { SimpleForm, FieldsGroup, Checkbox } from 'soapbox/features/forms';
 
 export default @injectIntl
 class ConfirmationModal extends React.PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     message: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
-    confirm: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    confirm: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
     onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onConfirm: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     secondary: PropTypes.string,
     onSecondary: PropTypes.func,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     onCancel: PropTypes.func,
+    checkbox: PropTypes.node,
   };
 
+  state = {
+    checked: false,
+  }
+
   componentDidMount() {
     this.button.focus();
   }
@@ -37,12 +43,17 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends React.PureComponent {
     if (onCancel) onCancel();
   }
 
+  handleCheckboxChange = e => {
+    this.setState({ checked: e.target.checked });
+  }
+
   setRef = (c) => {
     this.button = c;
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { message, confirm, secondary } = this.props;
+    const { message, confirm, secondary, checkbox } = this.props;
+    const { checked } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div className='modal-root__modal confirmation-modal'>
@@ -50,6 +61,18 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends React.PureComponent {
           {message}
         </div>
 
+        {checkbox && <div className='confirmation-modal__checkbox'>
+          <SimpleForm>
+            <FieldsGroup>
+              <Checkbox
+                onChange={this.handleCheckboxChange}
+                label={checkbox}
+                checked={checked}
+              />
+            </FieldsGroup>
+          </SimpleForm>
+        </div>}
+
         <div className='confirmation-modal__action-bar'>
           <Button onClick={this.handleCancel} className='confirmation-modal__cancel-button'>
             <FormattedMessage id='confirmation_modal.cancel' defaultMessage='Cancel' />
@@ -57,7 +80,12 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends React.PureComponent {
           {secondary !== undefined && (
             <Button text={secondary} onClick={this.handleSecondary} className='confirmation-modal__secondary-button' />
           )}
-          <Button text={confirm} onClick={this.handleClick} ref={this.setRef} />
+          <Button
+            text={confirm}
+            onClick={this.handleClick}
+            ref={this.setRef}
+            disabled={checkbox && !checked}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
index 929429b24..acc4cde65 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/accounts.js
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ export const getFollowDifference = (state, accountId, type) => {
   const counter = state.getIn(['accounts_counters', accountId, `${type}_count`], 0);
   return Math.max(counter - listSize, 0);
 };
+
+export const isLocal = account => {
+  let domain = account.get('acct').split('@')[1];
+  return domain === undefined ? true : false;
+};
diff --git a/app/styles/components/modal.scss b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
index 4327ac152..e64965da4 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/modal.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/modal.scss
@@ -630,6 +630,14 @@
   }
 }
 
+.confirmation-modal__checkbox {
+  padding: 0 30px;
+
+  .simple_form {
+    margin-top: -14px;
+  }
+}
+
 .report-modal__target {
   padding: 20px;