diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
index 75897ccb..b6e7d276 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationList.tsx
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ export const OperationList = ({
   showPlan,
   displayHooksInline,
   filter,
+  showDelete,
 }: React.PropsWithoutRef<{
   req?: GetOperationsRequest;
   useOperations?: Operation[]; // exact set of operations to display; no filtering will be applied.
   showPlan?: boolean;
   displayHooksInline?: boolean;
   filter?: (op: Operation) => boolean;
+  showDelete?: boolean; // allows deleting individual operation rows, useful for the list view in the plan / repo panels.
 }>) => {
   const alertApi = useAlertApi();
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ export const OperationList = ({
             operation={op}
             showPlan={showPlan || false}
             hookOperations={hookExecutionsForOperation.get(op.id)}
+            showDelete={showDelete}
           />
         );
       }}
diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
index fdc04d2d..6aa23f34 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ import {
   normalizeSnapshotId,
 } from "../lib/formatting";
 import _ from "lodash";
-import { LogDataRequest } from "../../gen/ts/v1/service_pb";
+import {
+  ClearHistoryRequest,
+  ForgetRequest,
+  LogDataRequest,
+  OpSelector,
+} from "../../gen/ts/v1/service_pb";
 import { MessageInstance } from "antd/es/message/interface";
 import { backrestService } from "../api";
 import { useShowModal } from "./ModalManager";
@@ -42,17 +47,20 @@ import {
 } from "../state/flowdisplayaggregator";
 import { OperationIcon } from "./OperationIcon";
 import { LogView } from "./LogView";
+import { ConfirmButton } from "./SpinButton";
 
 export const OperationRow = ({
   operation,
   alertApi,
   showPlan,
   hookOperations,
+  showDelete,
 }: React.PropsWithoutRef<{
   operation: Operation;
   alertApi?: MessageInstance;
   showPlan?: boolean;
   hookOperations?: Operation[];
+  showDelete?: boolean;
 }>) => {
   const showModal = useShowModal();
   const displayType = getTypeForDisplay(operation);
@@ -67,15 +75,29 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
     }
   }, [operation.status]);
 
-  const doCancel = () => {
-    backrestService
-      .cancel({ value: operation.id! })
-      .then(() => {
-        alertApi?.success("Requested to cancel operation");
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        alertApi?.error("Failed to cancel operation: " + e.message);
-      });
+  const doDelete = async () => {
+    try {
+      await backrestService.clearHistory(
+        new ClearHistoryRequest({
+          selector: new OpSelector({
+            ids: [operation.id!],
+          }),
+          onlyFailed: false,
+        })
+      );
+      alertApi?.success("Deleted operation");
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      alertApi?.error("Failed to delete operation: " + e.message);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const doCancel = async () => {
+    try {
+      await backrestService.cancel({ value: operation.id! });
+      alertApi?.success("Requested to cancel operation");
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      alertApi?.error("Failed to cancel operation: " + e.message);
+    }
   };
 
   const doShowLogs = () => {
@@ -112,48 +134,57 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
   }
 
   const opName = displayTypeToString(getTypeForDisplay(operation));
-  let title = (
-    <>
+
+  const title: React.ReactNode[] = [
+    <div key="title">
       {showPlan ? operation.planId + " - " : undefined}{" "}
       {formatTime(Number(operation.unixTimeStartMs))} - {opName}{" "}
       <span className="backrest operation-details">{details}</span>
-    </>
-  );
+    </div>,
+  ];
+
+  if (operation.logref) {
+    title.push(
+      <Button
+        key="logs"
+        type="link"
+        size="small"
+        className="backrest operation-details"
+        onClick={doShowLogs}
+      >
+        [View Logs]
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
 
   if (
     operation.status === OperationStatus.STATUS_INPROGRESS ||
     operation.status === OperationStatus.STATUS_PENDING
   ) {
-    title = (
-      <>
-        {title}
-        <Button
-          type="link"
-          size="small"
-          className="backrest operation-details"
-          onClick={doCancel}
-        >
-          [Cancel Operation]
-        </Button>
-      </>
+    title.push(
+      <ConfirmButton
+        key="cancel"
+        type="link"
+        size="small"
+        className="backrest operation-details hidden-child"
+        confirmTitle="[Confirm Cancel?]"
+        onClickAsync={doCancel}
+      >
+        [Cancel Operation]
+      </ConfirmButton>
     );
-  }
-
-  if (operation.logref) {
-    title = (
-      <>
-        {title}
-        <small>
-          <Button
-            type="link"
-            size="middle"
-            className="backrest operation-details"
-            onClick={doShowLogs}
-          >
-            [View Logs]
-          </Button>
-        </small>
-      </>
+  } else if (showDelete) {
+    title.push(
+      <ConfirmButton
+        key="delete"
+        type="link"
+        size="small"
+        className="backrest operation-details hidden-child"
+        confirmTitle="[Confirm Delete?]"
+        onClickAsync={doDelete}
+      >
+        [Delete]
+      </ConfirmButton>
     );
   }
 
@@ -294,31 +325,37 @@ export const OperationRow = ({
   }
 
   return (
-    <List.Item key={operation.id}>
-      <List.Item.Meta
-        title={title}
-        avatar={<OperationIcon type={displayType} status={operation.status} />}
-        description={
-          <>
-            {operation.displayMessage && (
-              <div key="message">
-                <pre>
-                  {operation.status !== OperationStatus.STATUS_SUCCESS &&
-                    nameForStatus(operation.status) + ": "}
-                  {displayMessage}
-                </pre>
-              </div>
-            )}
-            <Collapse
-              size="small"
-              destroyInactivePanel={true}
-              items={bodyItems}
-              defaultActiveKey={expandedBodyItems}
-            />
-          </>
-        }
-      />
-    </List.Item>
+    <div className="backrest visible-on-hover">
+      <List.Item key={operation.id}>
+        <List.Item.Meta
+          title={
+            <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row" }}>{title}</div>
+          }
+          avatar={
+            <OperationIcon type={displayType} status={operation.status} />
+          }
+          description={
+            <div className="backrest" style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}>
+              {operation.displayMessage && (
+                <div key="message">
+                  <pre>
+                    {operation.status !== OperationStatus.STATUS_SUCCESS &&
+                      nameForStatus(operation.status) + ": "}
+                    {displayMessage}
+                  </pre>
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <Collapse
+                size="small"
+                destroyInactivePanel={true}
+                items={bodyItems}
+                defaultActiveKey={expandedBodyItems}
+              />
+            </div>
+          }
+        />
+      </List.Item>
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/webui/src/index.html b/webui/src/index.html
index 7e7c59a1..81d93634 100644
--- a/webui/src/index.html
+++ b/webui/src/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!doctype html>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
     <title>Backrest</title>
diff --git a/webui/src/views/App.tsx b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
index ab9e0e2e..783211f3 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/App.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/App.tsx
@@ -110,50 +110,9 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
   const {
     token: { colorBgContainer, colorTextLightSolid },
   } = theme.useToken();
-  const alertApi = useAlertApi()!;
-  const showModal = useShowModal();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [config, setConfig] = useConfig();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    backrestService
-      .getConfig({})
-      .then((config) => {
-        setConfig(config);
-        if (shouldShowSettings(config)) {
-          import("./SettingsModal").then(({ SettingsModal }) => {
-            showModal(<SettingsModal />);
-          });
-        } else {
-          showModal(null);
-        }
-      })
-      .catch((err) => {
-        if (err.code) {
-          const code = err.code;
-          if (code === Code.Unauthenticated) {
-            showModal(<LoginModal />);
-            return;
-          } else if (
-            code === Code.Unavailable ||
-            code === Code.DeadlineExceeded
-          ) {
-            alertApi.error(
-              "Failed to fetch initial config, typically this means the UI could not connect to the backend",
-              0
-            );
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-
-        alertApi.error(err.message, 0);
-        alertApi.error(
-          "Failed to fetch initial config, typically this means the UI could not connect to the backend",
-          0
-        );
-      });
-  }, []);
-
   const items = getSidenavItems(config);
 
   return (
@@ -225,43 +184,94 @@ export const App: React.FC = () => {
             items={items}
           />
         </Sider>
-        <Suspense fallback={<Spin />}>
-          <Routes>
-            <Route
-              path="/"
-              element={
-                <MainContentAreaTemplate breadcrumbs={[{ title: "Summary" }]}>
-                  <SummaryDashboard />
-                </MainContentAreaTemplate>
-              }
-            />
-            <Route
-              path="/getting-started"
-              element={
-                <MainContentAreaTemplate
-                  breadcrumbs={[{ title: "Getting Started" }]}
-                >
-                  <GettingStartedGuide />
-                </MainContentAreaTemplate>
-              }
-            />
-            <Route path="/plan/:planId" element={<PlanViewContainer />} />
-            <Route path="/repo/:repoId" element={<RepoViewContainer />} />
-            <Route
-              path="/*"
-              element={
-                <MainContentAreaTemplate breadcrumbs={[]}>
-                  <Empty description="Page not found" />
-                </MainContentAreaTemplate>
-              }
-            />
-          </Routes>
-        </Suspense>
+        <AuthenticationBoundary>
+          <Suspense fallback={<Spin />}>
+            <Routes>
+              <Route
+                path="/"
+                element={
+                  <MainContentAreaTemplate breadcrumbs={[{ title: "Summary" }]}>
+                    <SummaryDashboard />
+                  </MainContentAreaTemplate>
+                }
+              />
+              <Route
+                path="/getting-started"
+                element={
+                  <MainContentAreaTemplate
+                    breadcrumbs={[{ title: "Getting Started" }]}
+                  >
+                    <GettingStartedGuide />
+                  </MainContentAreaTemplate>
+                }
+              />
+              <Route path="/plan/:planId" element={<PlanViewContainer />} />
+              <Route path="/repo/:repoId" element={<RepoViewContainer />} />
+              <Route
+                path="/*"
+                element={
+                  <MainContentAreaTemplate breadcrumbs={[]}>
+                    <Empty description="Page not found" />
+                  </MainContentAreaTemplate>
+                }
+              />
+            </Routes>
+          </Suspense>
+        </AuthenticationBoundary>
       </Layout>
     </Layout>
   );
 };
 
+const AuthenticationBoundary = ({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) => {
+  const [config, setConfig] = useConfig();
+  const alertApi = useAlertApi()!;
+  const showModal = useShowModal();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    backrestService
+      .getConfig({})
+      .then((config) => {
+        setConfig(config);
+        if (shouldShowSettings(config)) {
+          import("./SettingsModal").then(({ SettingsModal }) => {
+            showModal(<SettingsModal />);
+          });
+        } else {
+          showModal(null);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        const code = err.code;
+        if (err.code === Code.Unauthenticated) {
+          showModal(<LoginModal />);
+          return;
+        } else if (
+          err.code !== Code.Unavailable &&
+          err.code !== Code.DeadlineExceeded
+        ) {
+          alertApi.error(err.message, 0);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        alertApi.error(
+          "Failed to fetch initial config, typically this means the UI could not connect to the backend",
+          0
+        );
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!config) {
+    return <></>;
+  }
+
+  return <>{children}</>;
+};
+
 const getSidenavItems = (config: Config | null): MenuProps["items"] => {
   const showModal = useShowModal();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
diff --git a/webui/src/views/PlanView.tsx b/webui/src/views/PlanView.tsx
index 161918a8..d3a705d0 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/PlanView.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/PlanView.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const PlanView = ({ plan }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ plan: Plan }>) => {
           },
           {
             key: "2",
-            label: "Full Operation History",
+            label: "List View",
             children: (
               <>
                 <h2>Backup Action History</h2>
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export const PlanView = ({ plan }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ plan: Plan }>) => {
                       lastN: BigInt(MAX_OPERATION_HISTORY),
                     })
                   }
+                  showDelete={true}
                 />
               </>
             ),
diff --git a/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx b/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
index b10f1416..b8da2bb5 100644
--- a/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/views/RepoView.tsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const RepoView = ({ repo }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ repo: Repo }>) => {
     },
     {
       key: "2",
-      label: "Full Operation History",
+      label: "List View",
       children: (
         <>
           <h3>Backup Action History</h3>
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export const RepoView = ({ repo }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ repo: Repo }>) => {
               })
             }
             showPlan={true}
+            showDelete={true}
           />
         </>
       ),