diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16978.sql b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16978.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d15c214e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/atomicupdate/bug_16978.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+INSERT IGNORE INTO `permissions`
+    (module_bit, code,             description) VALUES
+    (16,         'delete_reports', 'Delete SQL reports');
diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/userpermissions.sql b/installer/data/mysql/userpermissions.sql
index abeeb3a05c..26b4e5c1a5 100644
--- a/installer/data/mysql/userpermissions.sql
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/userpermissions.sql
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ INSERT INTO permissions (module_bit, code, description) VALUES
    (15, 'superserials', 'Manage subscriptions from any branch (only applies when IndependentBranches is used)'),
    (16, 'execute_reports', 'Execute SQL reports'),
    (16, 'create_reports', 'Create SQL reports'),
+   (16, 'delete_reports', 'Delete SQL reports'),
    (18, 'manage_courses', 'Add, edit and delete courses'),
    (18, 'add_reserves', 'Add course reserves'),
    (18, 'delete_reserves', 'Remove course reserves'),
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
index 6a80ba18d0..bcff76b663 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/permissions.inc
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     [%- CASE 'renew_subscription' -%]<span>Renew a subscription</span>
     [%- CASE 'routing' -%]<span>Routing</span>
     [%- CASE 'superserials' -%]<span>Manage subscriptions from any branch (only applies when IndependentBranches is used)</span>
+    [%- CASE 'delete_reports' -%]<span>Delete SQL reports</span>
     [%- CASE 'create_reports' -%]<span>Create SQL reports</span>
     [%- CASE 'execute_reports' -%]<span>Execute SQL reports</span>
     [%- CASE 'add_reserves' -%]<span>Add course reserves</span>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/reports-toolbar.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/reports-toolbar.inc
index 25f848aa8a..232ddd3fb4 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/reports-toolbar.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/reports-toolbar.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             </div>
         [% END %]
 
-        [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_create_reports ) %]
+        [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_delete_reports ) %]
             <div class="btn-group">
                 <a class="delete btn btn-small" href="/cgi-bin/koha/reports/guided_reports.pl?reports=[% id %]&phase=Delete%20Saved">
                     <i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/help/members/member-flags.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/help/members/member-flags.tt
index 974a2157a1..b116e9e8d3 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/help/members/member-flags.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/help/members/member-flags.tt
@@ -499,6 +499,12 @@
 <p>If the staff member has 'reports' permissions they have the ability to perform all of these actions. If you would like to control reports permissions on a more granular level choose from these options:</p>
 
 <ul>
+        <li>delete_reports
+<ul>
+        <li>Delete SQL Reports</li>
+        <li>The ability to delete but not run SQL reports</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
 	<li>create_reports
 <ul>
 	<li>Create SQL Reports</li>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reports/guided_reports_start.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reports/guided_reports_start.tt
index bdf70fdbe8..15703add62 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reports/guided_reports_start.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reports/guided_reports_start.tt
@@ -335,7 +335,11 @@ canned reports and writing custom SQL reports.</p>
             <tbody>
                 [% FOREACH savedreport IN savedreports %]
                     [% UNLESS ( loop.odd ) %]<tr class="odd">[% ELSE %]<tr>[% END %]
-                        <td><input type="checkbox" name="ids" value="[% savedreport.id %]" /></td>
+                        <td>
+                            [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_delete_reports ) %] <!-- not break CSS -->
+                                <input type="checkbox" name="ids" value="[% savedreport.id %]" />
+                            [% END %]
+                        </td>
                         <td><label for="ids">[% savedreport.id %]</label></td>
                         <td>
                             [% IF ( savedreport.report_name ) %]
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ canned reports and writing custom SQL reports.</p>
                                     [% END %]
                                     <li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/reports/guided_reports.pl?reports=[% savedreport.id %]&amp;phase=Run%20this%20report"><i class="fa fa-play"></i> Run</a></li>
                                     <li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/tools/scheduler.pl?id=[% savedreport.id %]"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Schedule</a></li>
-                                    [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_create_reports ) %]
+                                    [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_delete_reports ) %]
                                         <li><a class="confirmdelete" title="Delete this saved report" href="/cgi-bin/koha/reports/guided_reports.pl?reports=[% savedreport.id %]&amp;phase=Delete%20Saved"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Delete</a></li>
                                     [% END %]
                                 </ul>
@@ -381,9 +385,11 @@ canned reports and writing custom SQL reports.</p>
                 [% END %]
             </tbody>
         </table>
+        [% IF ( CAN_user_reports_delete_reports ) %]
         <fieldset class="action">
             <input type="submit" value="Delete selected" />
         </fieldset>
+        [% END %]
     </form>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/reports/guided_reports.pl b/reports/guided_reports.pl
index 3a122d21f9..a9963dbed6 100755
--- a/reports/guided_reports.pl
+++ b/reports/guided_reports.pl
@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@ my $usecache = Koha::Caches->get_instance->memcached_cache;
 
 my $phase = $input->param('phase') // '';
 my $flagsrequired;
-if ( $phase eq 'Build new' or $phase eq 'Delete Saved' ) {
+if ( $phase eq 'Build new' ) {
     $flagsrequired = 'create_reports';
 }
 elsif ( $phase eq 'Use saved' ) {
     $flagsrequired = 'execute_reports';
-} else {
+}
+elsif ( $phase eq 'Delete Saved' ) {
+    $flagsrequired = 'delete_reports';
+}
+else {
     $flagsrequired = '*';
 }