diff --git a/MongoView/Node.swift b/MongoView/Node.swift
index b53cf72..5e106ce 100644
--- a/MongoView/Node.swift
+++ b/MongoView/Node.swift
@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ import MongoSwift
 class Node {
     let key: Key?
     let value: BSON
+    weak var parent: Node?
     
     lazy private(set) var children: [Node] = {
         switch value {
         case let .array(array):
             return array.enumerated().map { (index, val) in
-                Node(key: .index(index), value: val)
+                Node(key: .index(index), value: val, parent: self)
             }
         case let .document(doc):
             return doc.map { (key, val) in
-                Node(key: .name(key), value: val)
+                Node(key: .name(key), value: val, parent: self)
             }
         default:
             return []
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ class Node {
         numberOfChildren > 0
     }
 
-    init(key: Key? = nil, value: BSON) {
+    init(key: Key? = nil, value: BSON, parent: Node? = nil) {
         self.value = value
+        self.parent = parent
         
         if key == nil,
             case let .document(doc) = value,
diff --git a/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.swift b/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.swift
index 1966a8e..0578afd 100644
--- a/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.swift	
+++ b/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.swift	
@@ -102,11 +102,51 @@ class QueryViewController: NSViewController {
         mostRecentQuery = queryTextView.string
         refresh()
     }
-
-        rootNodes = MongoEvaluator.eval(command: query, connectingTo: connStr).map {
-            Node(value: $0)
+    
+    func deleteRootNode(_ node: Node) {
+        guard case let .document(doc) = node.value else { return }
+        let alert = NSAlert()
+        alert.alertStyle = .warning
+        alert.messageText = "Confirm deletion"
+        alert.informativeText = "Are you sure you want to delete the document"
+        let id: ObjectId?
+        if case let .objectId(docId) = doc["_id"] {
+            id = docId
+            alert.informativeText += " with id \(docId)"
+        } else {
+            id = nil
+        }
+
+        alert.addButton(withTitle: "Delete")
+        alert.addButton(withTitle: "Cancel")
+        
+        alert.beginSheetModal(for: view.window!) { (response) in
+            guard response == .alertFirstButtonReturn else { return }
+            
+            self.mongoController.collection(self.collection).deleteOne(doc).whenComplete { (result) in
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    switch result {
+                    case let .success(result):
+                        guard let result = result, result.deletedCount == 1 else {
+                            let alert = NSAlert()
+                            alert.alertStyle = .critical
+                            alert.messageText = "Error deleting document"
+                            if let id = id {
+                                alert.informativeText = "The document with id \(id) could not be deleted."
+                            } else {
+                                alert.informativeText = "The document could not be deleted."
+                            }
+                            alert.beginSheetModal(for: self.view.window!, completionHandler: nil)
+                            return
+                        }
+                        self.refresh()
+                    case let .failure(error):
+                        let alert = NSAlert(error: error)
+                        alert.beginSheetModal(for: self.view.window!, completionHandler: nil)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
-        outlineView.reloadData()
     }
     
     @objc func outlineCellDoubleClicked() {
@@ -118,6 +158,15 @@ class QueryViewController: NSViewController {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @IBAction func deleteNode(_ sender: Any) {
+        guard let node = outlineView.item(atRow: outlineView.clickedRow) as? Node else {
+            return
+        }
+        if node.parent == nil {
+            deleteRootNode(node)
+        }
+    }
     
 }
 
diff --git a/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.xib b/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.xib
index 9f23ad6..f53470d 100644
--- a/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.xib	
+++ b/MongoView/View Controllers/QueryViewController.xib	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="15702" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="16085" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct">
     <dependencies>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="15702"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="16085"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
     </dependencies>
     <objects>
@@ -994,19 +994,18 @@
                             <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="96" width="741" height="371"/>
                             <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" flexibleMaxX="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                             <clipView key="contentView" id="eia-Pq-LIB">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="1" y="0.0" width="739" height="370"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="1" y="0.0" width="724" height="355"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                 <subviews>
                                     <outlineView verticalHuggingPriority="750" allowsExpansionToolTips="YES" alternatingRowBackgroundColors="YES" columnReordering="NO" multipleSelection="NO" autosaveName="QueryOutline" rowSizeStyle="automatic" headerView="jah-QY-QbI" viewBased="YES" indentationPerLevel="16" outlineTableColumn="emg-oX-7XY" id="uu9-9q-MWr">
-                                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="739" height="345"/>
+                                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="724" height="330"/>
                                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                         <size key="intercellSpacing" width="3" height="2"/>
                                         <color key="backgroundColor" name="controlBackgroundColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                         <color key="gridColor" name="gridColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                         <tableColumns>
-                                            <tableColumn identifier="FieldNameCol" width="339" minWidth="40" maxWidth="1000" id="emg-oX-7XY">
+                                            <tableColumn identifier="FieldNameCol" width="334" minWidth="40" maxWidth="1000" id="emg-oX-7XY">
                                                 <tableHeaderCell key="headerCell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" borderStyle="border" title="Field Name">
-                                                    <font key="font" metaFont="controlContent" size="11"/>
                                                     <color key="textColor" name="headerTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                     <color key="backgroundColor" name="headerColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                 </tableHeaderCell>
@@ -1018,11 +1017,11 @@
                                                 <tableColumnResizingMask key="resizingMask" resizeWithTable="YES" userResizable="YES"/>
                                                 <prototypeCellViews>
                                                     <tableCellView identifier="FieldNameCell" id="8dc-a6-0k5">
-                                                        <rect key="frame" x="1" y="1" width="339" height="17"/>
+                                                        <rect key="frame" x="1" y="1" width="334" height="17"/>
                                                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                                         <subviews>
                                                             <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontalCompressionResistancePriority="250" fixedFrame="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="qEd-h6-M2A">
-                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="339" height="17"/>
+                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="334" height="17"/>
                                                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                                                 <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" title="Table View Cell" id="8JQ-A4-jXh">
                                                                     <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -1037,9 +1036,8 @@
                                                     </tableCellView>
                                                 </prototypeCellViews>
                                             </tableColumn>
-                                            <tableColumn identifier="FieldValueCol" width="297" minWidth="40" maxWidth="1000" id="ggz-sp-EaO">
+                                            <tableColumn identifier="FieldValueCol" width="292" minWidth="40" maxWidth="1000" id="ggz-sp-EaO">
                                                 <tableHeaderCell key="headerCell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" borderStyle="border" title="Field Value">
-                                                    <font key="font" metaFont="controlContent" size="11"/>
                                                     <color key="textColor" name="headerTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                     <color key="backgroundColor" name="headerColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                 </tableHeaderCell>
@@ -1051,11 +1049,11 @@
                                                 <tableColumnResizingMask key="resizingMask" resizeWithTable="YES" userResizable="YES"/>
                                                 <prototypeCellViews>
                                                     <tableCellView identifier="FieldValueCell" id="E6Z-9f-0gg">
-                                                        <rect key="frame" x="343" y="1" width="297" height="17"/>
+                                                        <rect key="frame" x="338" y="1" width="292" height="17"/>
                                                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                                         <subviews>
                                                             <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontalCompressionResistancePriority="250" fixedFrame="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="Px2-mb-c5m">
-                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="297" height="17"/>
+                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="292" height="17"/>
                                                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                                                 <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" title="Table View Cell" id="rED-77-VFk">
                                                                     <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -1070,9 +1068,8 @@
                                                     </tableCellView>
                                                 </prototypeCellViews>
                                             </tableColumn>
-                                            <tableColumn identifier="ValueTypeCol" width="94" minWidth="10" maxWidth="3.4028234663852886e+38" id="Tow-Y6-pc7">
+                                            <tableColumn identifier="ValueTypeCol" width="89" minWidth="10" maxWidth="3.4028234663852886e+38" id="Tow-Y6-pc7">
                                                 <tableHeaderCell key="headerCell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" borderStyle="border" alignment="left" title="Value Type">
-                                                    <font key="font" metaFont="controlContent" size="11"/>
                                                     <color key="textColor" name="headerTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                     <color key="backgroundColor" white="0.0" alpha="0.0" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="genericGamma22GrayColorSpace"/>
                                                 </tableHeaderCell>
@@ -1084,11 +1081,11 @@
                                                 <tableColumnResizingMask key="resizingMask" resizeWithTable="YES" userResizable="YES"/>
                                                 <prototypeCellViews>
                                                     <tableCellView identifier="ValueTypeCell" id="tUj-Jd-Rj1">
-                                                        <rect key="frame" x="643" y="1" width="94" height="17"/>
+                                                        <rect key="frame" x="633" y="1" width="89" height="17"/>
                                                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
                                                         <subviews>
                                                             <textField verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontalCompressionResistancePriority="250" fixedFrame="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="mBU-Qs-G4S">
-                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="94" height="17"/>
+                                                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="89" height="17"/>
                                                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" flexibleMinY="YES"/>
                                                                 <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" title="Table View Cell" id="tmE-QF-vUZ">
                                                                     <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
@@ -1107,16 +1104,16 @@
                                     </outlineView>
                                 </subviews>
                             </clipView>
-                            <scroller key="horizontalScroller" hidden="YES" wantsLayer="YES" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontal="YES" id="WBg-uK-bLa">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="1" y="119" width="223" height="15"/>
+                            <scroller key="horizontalScroller" wantsLayer="YES" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontal="YES" id="WBg-uK-bLa">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="1" y="355" width="724" height="15"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                             </scroller>
-                            <scroller key="verticalScroller" hidden="YES" wantsLayer="YES" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontal="NO" id="Sj7-M1-no8">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="224" y="17" width="15" height="102"/>
+                            <scroller key="verticalScroller" wantsLayer="YES" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontal="NO" id="Sj7-M1-no8">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="725" y="25" width="15" height="330"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                             </scroller>
                             <tableHeaderView key="headerView" id="jah-QY-QbI">
-                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="739" height="25"/>
+                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="724" height="25"/>
                                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                             </tableHeaderView>
                         </scrollView>
@@ -1135,7 +1132,21 @@
                 <constraint firstAttribute="trailing" secondItem="E3D-CM-hk3" secondAttribute="trailing" id="pjR-Xa-8co"/>
                 <constraint firstItem="E3D-CM-hk3" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Hz6-mo-xeY" secondAttribute="leading" id="sR0-qd-Vco"/>
             </constraints>
+            <connections>
+                <outlet property="menu" destination="nL5-kg-dty" id="KQ4-CJ-Hz4"/>
+            </connections>
             <point key="canvasLocation" x="271.5" y="262.5"/>
         </customView>
+        <menu id="nL5-kg-dty">
+            <items>
+                <menuItem title="Delete" id="nn0-ZF-eDZ">
+                    <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                    <connections>
+                        <action selector="deleteNode:" target="-2" id="dgm-SC-hn5"/>
+                    </connections>
+                </menuItem>
+            </items>
+            <point key="canvasLocation" x="887" y="210"/>
+        </menu>
     </objects>
 </document>