diff --git a/example/config.json b/example/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e3be4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "credentialsFile": "~/.config/enbas/credentials.json",
+    "cacheDirectory": "~/.cache/enbas",
+    "lineWrapMaxWidth": 80,
+    "http": {
+        "timeout": 5,
+        "mediaTimeout": 30
+    },
+    "integrations": {
+        "browser": "firefox",
+        "editor": "vim",
+        "pager": "less -FIRX",
+        "imageViewer": "feh --scale-down",
+        "videoPlayer": "mpv"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/internal/client/statuses.go b/internal/client/statuses.go
index 0b8d60a..130a65b 100644
--- a/internal/client/statuses.go
+++ b/internal/client/statuses.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (g *Client) ReblogStatus(statusID string) error {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(params); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to reblog the status; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to reblog the status: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
@@ -262,10 +262,33 @@ func (g *Client) UnreblogStatus(statusID string) error {
 
 	if err := g.sendRequest(params); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"received an error after sending the request to un-reblog the status; %w",
+			"received an error after sending the request to un-reblog the status: %w",
 			err,
 		)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (g *Client) DeleteStatus(statusID string) (string, error) {
+	url := g.Authentication.Instance + baseStatusesPath + "/" + statusID
+
+	var status model.Status
+
+	params := requestParameters{
+		httpMethod:  http.MethodDelete,
+		url:         url,
+		requestBody: nil,
+		contentType: "",
+		output:      &status,
+	}
+
+	if err := g.sendRequest(params); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"received an error after sending the request to delete the status: %w",
+			err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return status.Text, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/executor/delete.go b/internal/executor/delete.go
index 0b27fc5..7de803f 100644
--- a/internal/executor/delete.go
+++ b/internal/executor/delete.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package executor
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/enbas/internal/client"
+	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/enbas/internal/utilities"
 )
 
 func (d *DeleteExecutor) Execute() error {
@@ -12,7 +15,8 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) Execute() error {
 	}
 
 	funcMap := map[string]func(*client.Client) error{
-		resourceList: d.deleteList,
+		resourceList:   d.deleteList,
+		resourceStatus: d.deleteStatus,
 	}
 
 	doFunc, ok := funcMap[d.resourceType]
@@ -41,3 +45,54 @@ func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (d *DeleteExecutor) deleteStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
+	if d.statusID == "" {
+		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagStatusID}
+	}
+
+	status, err := gtsClient.GetStatus(d.statusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	myAccountID, err := getAccountID(gtsClient, true, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get your account ID: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if status.Account.ID != myAccountID {
+		return errors.New("unable to delete the status because you are not the owner")
+	}
+
+	text, err := gtsClient.DeleteStatus(d.statusID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to delete the status: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	d.printer.PrintSuccess("The status was successfully deleted.")
+
+	if d.saveText {
+		cacheDir := filepath.Join(
+			utilities.CalculateCacheDir(
+				d.config.CacheDirectory,
+				utilities.GetFQDN(gtsClient.Authentication.Instance),
+			),
+			"statuses",
+		)
+
+		if err := utilities.EnsureDirectory(cacheDir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to ensure the existence of the directory %q: %w", cacheDir, err)
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join(cacheDir, fmt.Sprintf("deleted-status-%s.txt", d.statusID))
+
+		if err := utilities.SaveTextToFile(path, text); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to save the text to %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+
+		d.printer.PrintSuccess("The status' text was successfully written to '" + path + "'.")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/executor/executors.go b/internal/executor/executors.go
index 1ef1ee1..a2d504c 100644
--- a/internal/executor/executors.go
+++ b/internal/executor/executors.go
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ type DeleteExecutor struct {
 	printer      *printer.Printer
 	config       *config.Config
 	listID       string
+	saveText     bool
+	statusID     string
 	resourceType string
 }
 
@@ -215,6 +217,8 @@ func NewDeleteExecutor(
 	exe.Usage = usage.ExecutorUsageFunc("delete", "Deletes a specific resource", exe.FlagSet)
 
 	exe.StringVar(&exe.listID, "list-id", "", "The ID of the list in question")
+	exe.BoolVar(&exe.saveText, "save-text", false, "Set to true to save the text of the deleted status")
+	exe.StringVar(&exe.statusID, "status-id", "", "The ID of the status")
 	exe.StringVar(&exe.resourceType, "type", "", "The type of resource you want to action on (e.g. account, status)")
 
 	return &exe
diff --git a/internal/utilities/file.go b/internal/utilities/file.go
index ffbdc2c..5e857ef 100644
--- a/internal/utilities/file.go
+++ b/internal/utilities/file.go
@@ -55,3 +55,17 @@ func FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+func SaveTextToFile(path, text string) error {
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to open %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(file, text); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("received an error writing the text to the file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/schema/enbas_cli_schema.json b/schema/enbas_cli_schema.json
index 3199e0a..c88f6cc 100644
--- a/schema/enbas_cli_schema.json
+++ b/schema/enbas_cli_schema.json
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@
       "type": "StringSliceValue",
       "description": "A poll option. Use this multiple times to set multiple options"
     },
+    "save-text": {
+      "type": "bool",
+      "description": "Set to true to save the text of the deleted status"
+    },
     "sensitive": {
       "type": "BoolPtrValue",
       "description": "Set to true if the status should be marked as sensitive"
@@ -277,7 +281,9 @@
     "delete": {
       "additionalFields": [],
       "flags": [
-        { "flag": "list-id", "fieldName": "listID",       "default": ""},
+        { "flag": "list-id", "fieldName": "listID", "default": ""},
+        { "flag": "save-text", "default": "false" },
+        { "flag": "status-id", "fieldName": "statusID", "default": "" },
         { "flag": "type",    "fieldName": "resourceType", "default": "" }
       ],
       "summary": "Deletes a specific resource",