diff --git a/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml b/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
index 056065be7..e28572b18 100644
--- a/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
+++ b/src/app/qml/RoomPage.qml
@@ -229,6 +229,58 @@ Kirigami.Page {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
         }
 
+        Kirigami.InlineMessage {
+            id: selectedMessagesControl
+
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+
+            showCloseButton: false
+            visible: root.currentRoom?.selectedMessageCount > 0
+            position: Kirigami.InlineMessage.Position.Header
+            type: Kirigami.MessageType.Positive
+            icon.name: "edit-select-all-symbolic"
+
+            text: i18nc("@info", "Selected Messages: %1", root.currentRoom?.selectedMessageCount)
+
+            actions: [
+                Kirigami.Action {
+                    text: i18nc("@action:button", "Copy Conversation")
+                    icon.name: "edit-copy"
+                    onTriggered: {
+                        Clipboard.saveText(root.currentRoom.getFormattedSelectedMessages())
+                        showPassiveNotification(i18nc("@info", "Conversation copied to clipboard"));
+                    }
+                },
+                Kirigami.Action {
+                    text: i18nc("@action:button", "Delete Messages")
+                    icon.name: "trash-empty-symbolic"
+                    icon.color: Kirigami.Theme.negativeTextColor
+                    enabled: root.currentRoom?.canDeleteSelectedMessages
+                    onTriggered: {
+                        let dialog = pageStack.pushDialogLayer(Qt.createComponent('org.kde.neochat', 'ReasonDialog'), {
+                            title: i18nc("@title:dialog", "Remove Messages"),
+                            placeholder: i18nc("@info:placeholder", "Optionally give a reason for removing these messages"),
+                            actionText: i18nc("@action:button 'Remove' as in 'Remove these messages'", "Remove"),
+                            icon: "delete",
+                            reporting: false,
+                            connection: root.currentRoom.connection,
+                        }, {
+                            title: i18nc("@title:dialog", "Remove Messages"),
+                            width: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 25
+                        }) as ReasonDialog;
+                        dialog.accepted.connect(reason => {
+                            root.currentRoom.deleteSelectedMessages(reason);
+                        });
+                    }
+                },
+                Kirigami.Action {
+                    icon.name: "dialog-close"
+                    icon.color: Kirigami.Theme.negativeTextColor
+                    onTriggered: root.currentRoom.clearSelectedMessages()
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
         Kirigami.InlineMessage {
             id: banner
 
diff --git a/src/app/roommanager.cpp b/src/app/roommanager.cpp
index 6e5813717..5166ba1d7 100644
--- a/src/app/roommanager.cpp
+++ b/src/app/roommanager.cpp
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ QString RoomManager::findSpaceIdForCurrentRoom() const
 void RoomManager::setCurrentRoom(const QString &roomId)
 {
     if (m_currentRoom != nullptr) {
+        m_currentRoom->clearSelectedMessages();
         m_currentRoom->disconnect(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
index fe462a815..91f16c3c9 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 #include <KJobTrackerInterface>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
+#include <ranges>
+
 using namespace Quotient;
 
 std::function<bool(const Quotient::RoomEvent *)> NeoChatRoom::m_hiddenFilter = [](const Quotient::RoomEvent *) -> bool {
@@ -630,7 +632,14 @@ bool NeoChatRoom::isUserBanned(const QString &user) const
 
 void NeoChatRoom::deleteMessagesByUser(const QString &user, const QString &reason)
 {
-    doDeleteMessagesByUser(user, reason);
+    QStringList events;
+    for (const auto &event : messageEvents()) {
+        if (event->senderId() == user && !event->isRedacted() && !event.viewAs<RedactionEvent>() && !event->isStateEvent()) {
+            events += event->id();
+        }
+    }
+
+    doDeleteMessageIds(events, reason);
 }
 
 QString NeoChatRoom::historyVisibility() const
@@ -761,16 +770,10 @@ void NeoChatRoom::setUserPowerLevel(const QString &userID, const int &powerLevel
     }
 }
 
-QCoro::Task<void> NeoChatRoom::doDeleteMessagesByUser(const QString &user, QString reason)
+QCoro::Task<void> NeoChatRoom::doDeleteMessageIds(const QStringList eventIds, QString reason)
 {
-    QStringList events;
-    for (const auto &event : messageEvents()) {
-        if (event->senderId() == user && !event->isRedacted() && !event.viewAs<RedactionEvent>() && !event->isStateEvent()) {
-            events += event->id();
-        }
-    }
-    for (const auto &e : events) {
-        auto job = connection()->callApi<RedactEventJob>(id(), QString::fromLatin1(QUrl::toPercentEncoding(e)), connection()->generateTxnId(), reason);
+    for (const auto &eventId : eventIds) {
+        auto job = connection()->callApi<RedactEventJob>(id(), eventId, connection()->generateTxnId(), reason);
         co_await qCoro(job.get(), &BaseJob::finished);
         if (job->error() != BaseJob::Success) {
             qWarning() << "Error: \"" << job->error() << "\" while deleting messages. Aborting";
@@ -1963,4 +1966,96 @@ QList<QString> NeoChatRoom::sortedMemberIds() const
     return m_sortedMemberIds;
 }
 
+int NeoChatRoom::selectedMessageCount() const
+{
+    return m_selectedMessageIds.size();
+}
+
+bool NeoChatRoom::canDeleteSelectedMessages() const
+{
+    if (canSendState("redact"_L1)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const QString localUserId = connection()->userId();
+    return std::ranges::all_of(m_selectedMessageIds, [this, localUserId](const QString &eventId) {
+        const auto eventIt = findInTimeline(eventId);
+        if (eventIt == historyEdge()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const RoomEvent *event = eventIt->event();
+        return event && (event->senderId() == localUserId);
+    });
+}
+
+bool NeoChatRoom::isMessageSelected(const QString &eventId) const
+{
+    return m_selectedMessageIds.contains(eventId);
+}
+
+void NeoChatRoom::toggleMessageSelection(const QString &eventId)
+{
+    if (!m_selectedMessageIds.remove(eventId)) {
+        m_selectedMessageIds.insert(eventId);
+    }
+
+    Q_EMIT selectionChanged();
+}
+
+QString NeoChatRoom::getFormattedSelectedMessages() const
+{
+    QVector<const RoomEvent *> events;
+    events.reserve(m_selectedMessageIds.size());
+
+    std::ranges::copy(m_selectedMessageIds | std::views::transform([this](const QString &eventId) -> const RoomEvent * {
+                          const auto eventIt = findInTimeline(eventId);
+                          return eventIt != historyEdge() ? eventIt->event() : nullptr;
+                      }) | std::views::filter([](const RoomEvent *event) {
+                          return event != nullptr;
+                      }),
+                      std::back_inserter(events));
+
+    std::ranges::sort(events, {}, &RoomEvent::originTimestamp);
+
+    QString formattedContent;
+    formattedContent.reserve(events.size() * 256); // estimate an average of 256 characters per message
+
+    for (const RoomEvent *event : events) {
+        formattedContent += EventHandler::authorDisplayName(this, event);
+        formattedContent += u" — "_s;
+        formattedContent += EventHandler::dateTime(this, event).shortDateTime();
+        formattedContent += u'\n';
+        formattedContent += EventHandler::plainBody(this, event);
+        formattedContent += u"\n\n"_s;
+    }
+
+    return formattedContent.trimmed();
+}
+
+void NeoChatRoom::deleteSelectedMessages(const QString &reason)
+{
+    QStringList events;
+    for (const auto &eventId : m_selectedMessageIds) {
+        const auto eventIt = findInTimeline(eventId);
+        if (eventIt == historyEdge()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const RoomEvent *event = eventIt->event();
+        if (event && !event->isRedacted() && !is<RedactionEvent>(*event)) {
+            events += eventId;
+        }
+    }
+
+    doDeleteMessageIds(events, reason);
+    clearSelectedMessages();
+}
+
+void NeoChatRoom::clearSelectedMessages()
+{
+    m_selectedMessageIds.clear();
+    Q_EMIT selectionChanged();
+}
+
 #include "moc_neochatroom.cpp"
diff --git a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
index d1654fe12..e03afcdf1 100644
--- a/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
+++ b/src/libneochat/neochatroom.h
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ class NeoChatRoom : public Quotient::Room
      */
     Q_PROPERTY(bool spaceHasUnreadMessages READ spaceHasUnreadMessages NOTIFY spaceHasUnreadMessagesChanged)
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The number of selected messages in the room.
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(int selectedMessageCount READ selectedMessageCount NOTIFY selectionChanged)
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether the user can delete the selected messages.
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool canDeleteSelectedMessages READ canDeleteSelectedMessages NOTIFY selectionChanged)
+
 public:
     explicit NeoChatRoom(Quotient::Connection *connection, QString roomId, Quotient::JoinState joinState = {});
 
@@ -676,6 +686,41 @@ public:
      */
     QList<QString> sortedMemberIds() const;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The number of selected messages in the room.
+     */
+    int selectedMessageCount() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether the user can delete the selected messages.
+     */
+    bool canDeleteSelectedMessages() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether the given message is selected.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool isMessageSelected(const QString &eventId) const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Toggle the selection state of the given message.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void toggleMessageSelection(const QString &eventId);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the content of the selected messages formatted as a single string.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString getFormattedSelectedMessages() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Delete the selected messages with an optional reason.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void deleteSelectedMessages(const QString &reason = QString());
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Clear the selection of messages.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void clearSelectedMessages();
+
 private:
     bool m_visible = false;
 
@@ -693,7 +738,7 @@ private:
     void onAddHistoricalTimelineEvents(rev_iter_t from) override;
     void onRedaction(const Quotient::RoomEvent &prevEvent, const Quotient::RoomEvent &after) override;
 
-    QCoro::Task<void> doDeleteMessagesByUser(const QString &user, QString reason);
+    QCoro::Task<void> doDeleteMessageIds(const QStringList eventIds, QString reason);
     QCoro::Task<void> doUploadFile(QUrl url, QString body = QString(), std::optional<Quotient::EventRelation> relatesTo = std::nullopt);
 
     std::unique_ptr<Quotient::RoomEvent> m_cachedEvent;
@@ -713,6 +758,7 @@ private:
 
     QString m_lastUnreadHighlightId;
     QList<QString> m_sortedMemberIds;
+    QSet<QString> m_selectedMessageIds;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void updatePushNotificationState(QString type);
@@ -752,6 +798,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void pinnedMessageChanged();
     void highlightCycleStartedChanged();
     void spaceHasUnreadMessagesChanged();
+    void selectionChanged();
 
     /**
      * @brief Request a message be shown to the user of the given type.
diff --git a/src/timeline/DelegateContextMenu.qml b/src/timeline/DelegateContextMenu.qml
index 87ee33a51..66b51fd1a 100644
--- a/src/timeline/DelegateContextMenu.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/DelegateContextMenu.qml
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@ KirigamiComponents.ConvergentContextMenu {
         onTriggered: pinned ? root.room.unpinEvent(root.eventId) : root.room.pinEvent(root.eventId)
     }
 
+    Kirigami.Action {
+        visible: root.messageComponentType !== MessageComponentType.Other
+        text: root.room.selectedMessageCount > 0 && root.room.isMessageSelected(root.eventId) ? i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Deselect Message") : i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Select Message")
+        icon.name: "edit-select-all-symbolic"
+        onTriggered: root.room.toggleMessageSelection(root.eventId)
+    }
+
     Kirigami.Action {
         separator: true
         visible: viewSourceAction.visible
diff --git a/src/timeline/EventDelegate.qml b/src/timeline/EventDelegate.qml
index bf9991e68..27b9aebeb 100644
--- a/src/timeline/EventDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/EventDelegate.qml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 James Graham <james.h.graham@protonmail.com>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
 import QtQuick
 
 import Qt.labs.qmlmodels
@@ -16,6 +18,11 @@ DelegateChooser {
      */
     required property NeoChatRoom room
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether to show selection controls for message delegate.
+     */
+    property bool showSelectionControl: false
+
     role: "delegateType"
 
     DelegateChoice {
@@ -25,7 +32,9 @@ DelegateChooser {
 
     DelegateChoice {
         roleValue: DelegateType.Message
-        delegate: MessageDelegate {}
+        delegate: MessageDelegate {
+            showSelectionControl: root.showSelectionControl
+        }
     }
 
     DelegateChoice {
diff --git a/src/timeline/MessageDelegate.qml b/src/timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
index f41e2cd72..ec28c4d13 100644
--- a/src/timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls as QQC2
+import QtQuick.Layouts
 
 import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 import org.kde.kirigamiaddons.components as KirigamiComponents
@@ -109,6 +110,16 @@ MessageDelegateBase {
      */
     property bool showHighlight: root.isHighlighted || isTemporaryHighlighted
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether the message is selected.
+     */
+    property bool selected: root.room.selectedMessageCount > 0 && room.isMessageSelected(eventId)
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether to show selection controls for this message.
+     */
+    property bool showSelectionControl: false
+
     Message.room: root.room
     Message.timeline: root.ListView.view
     Message.contentModel: root.contentModel
@@ -120,6 +131,7 @@ MessageDelegateBase {
     enableAvatars: NeoChatConfig?.showAvatarInTimeline ?? false
     compactMode: NeoChatConfig?.compactLayout ?? false
     showLocalMessagesOnRight: NeoChatConfig.showLocalMessagesOnRight
+    showSelection: root.showSelectionControl && room.selectedMessageCount > 0
 
     contentItem: Bubble {
         id: bubble
@@ -230,6 +242,20 @@ MessageDelegateBase {
         author: root.author
     }
 
+    selectionComponent: RowLayout {
+        spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+        implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing * 2
+
+        QQC2.CheckBox {
+            checked: root.selected
+            onClicked: root.room.toggleMessageSelection(root.eventId)
+        }
+
+        Kirigami.Separator {
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+        }
+    }
+
     QtObject {
         id: _private
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineView.qml b/src/timeline/TimelineView.qml
index b577e5376..43d64c814 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineView.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineView.qml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ QQC2.ScrollView {
         model: root.messageFilterModel
         delegate: EventDelegate {
             room: _private.room
+            showSelectionControl: true
         }
 
         ColumnLayout {
diff --git a/src/timeline/messagedelegate.cpp b/src/timeline/messagedelegate.cpp
index a1c4c5f69..5f7b9b029 100644
--- a/src/timeline/messagedelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/messagedelegate.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ void MessageDelegateBase::setPercentageValues(bool fillWidth)
 
 void MessageDelegateBase::setContentPadding()
 {
-    m_contentSizeHelper.setLeftPadding(m_sizeHelper.leftX() + (leaveAvatarSpace() ? m_avatarSize + m_spacing : 0));
+    qreal selectionOffset = (m_showSelection && m_selectionItem) ? m_selectionItem->implicitWidth() + (m_spacing * 2) : 0;
+    qreal avatarOffset = (leaveAvatarSpace() ? m_avatarSize + m_spacing : 0);
+
+    m_contentSizeHelper.setLeftPadding(m_sizeHelper.leftX() + selectionOffset + avatarOffset);
     m_contentSizeHelper.setRightPadding(m_sizeHelper.rightPadding());
 }
 
@@ -539,6 +542,77 @@ void MessageDelegateBase::updateQuickAction()
     m_quickActionComponent->create(*quickActionIncubator, qmlContext(m_quickActionComponent));
 }
 
+QQmlComponent *MessageDelegateBase::selectionComponent() const
+{
+    return m_selectionComponent;
+}
+
+void MessageDelegateBase::setSelectionComponent(QQmlComponent *selectionComponent)
+{
+    if (selectionComponent == m_selectionComponent) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_selectionComponent = selectionComponent;
+    Q_EMIT selectionComponentChanged();
+
+    updateSelection();
+}
+
+bool MessageDelegateBase::showSelection() const
+{
+    return m_showSelection;
+}
+
+void MessageDelegateBase::setShowSelection(bool showSelection)
+{
+    if (showSelection == m_showSelection) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_showSelection = showSelection;
+    Q_EMIT showSelectionChanged();
+
+    updateSelection();
+}
+
+void MessageDelegateBase::updateSelection()
+{
+    if (m_selectionComponent && showSelection() && !m_selectionItem && !m_selectionIncubating) {
+        const auto selectionIncubator = new MessageObjectIncubator(
+            m_objectInitialCallback,
+            [this](MessageObjectIncubator *incubator) {
+                if (!incubator) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                const auto selectionObject = qobject_cast<QQuickItem *>(incubator->object());
+                if (selectionObject) {
+                    // The setting may have changed during the incubation period.
+                    if (showSelection()) {
+                        m_selectionItem = selectionObject;
+                    } else {
+                        cleanupItem(selectionObject);
+                    }
+                    setContentPadding();
+                    markAsDirty();
+                }
+                m_selectionIncubating = false;
+                // We can't cleanup the incubator in the completedCallback otherwise
+                // we use after free when we return to the status changed function
+                // of that incubator
+                QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this, incubator]() {
+                    cleanupIncubator(incubator);
+                });
+            },
+            m_errorCallback);
+        m_activeIncubators.push_back(selectionIncubator);
+        m_selectionComponent->create(*selectionIncubator, qmlContext(m_selectionComponent));
+        m_selectionIncubating = true;
+    } else if (!showSelection() && m_selectionItem) {
+        cleanupItem(m_selectionItem);
+        setContentPadding();
+        markAsDirty();
+    }
+}
+
 bool MessageDelegateBase::showLocalMessagesOnRight() const
 {
     return m_showLocalMessagesOnRight;
@@ -623,10 +697,17 @@ void MessageDelegateBase::resizeContent()
         nextY += m_sectionItem->implicitHeight() + m_spacing;
     }
     qreal yAdd = 0.0;
+    if (m_showSelection && m_selectionItem) {
+        m_selectionItem->setPosition(QPointF(m_sizeHelper.leftX(), nextY));
+        m_selectionItem->setSize(QSizeF(m_selectionItem->implicitWidth(), m_selectionItem->implicitHeight()));
+        yAdd = m_selectionItem->implicitHeight();
+    }
     if (showAvatar() && m_avatarItem) {
-        m_avatarItem->setPosition(QPointF(m_sizeHelper.leftX(), nextY));
+        m_avatarItem->setPosition(
+            QPointF(m_showSelection && m_selectionItem ? m_sizeHelper.leftX() + m_selectionItem->implicitWidth() + (m_spacing * 2) : m_sizeHelper.leftX(),
+                    nextY));
         m_avatarItem->setSize(QSizeF(m_avatarItem->implicitWidth(), m_avatarItem->implicitHeight()));
-        yAdd = m_avatarItem->implicitWidth();
+        yAdd = std::max(yAdd, m_avatarItem->implicitHeight());
     }
     if (m_contentItem) {
         const auto contentItemWidth =
diff --git a/src/timeline/messagedelegate.h b/src/timeline/messagedelegate.h
index c7c7945f6..3fe717ded 100644
--- a/src/timeline/messagedelegate.h
+++ b/src/timeline/messagedelegate.h
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ class MessageDelegateBase : public TimelineDelegate
      */
     Q_PROPERTY(QQmlComponent *quickActionComponent READ quickActionComponent WRITE setQuickActionComponent NOTIFY quickActionComponentChanged FINAL)
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The component to use to visualize message selection.
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(QQmlComponent *selectionComponent READ selectionComponent WRITE setSelectionComponent NOTIFY selectionComponentChanged FINAL)
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Whether to show the selection component.
+     */
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool showSelection READ showSelection WRITE setShowSelection NOTIFY showSelectionChanged FINAL REQUIRED)
+
     /**
      * @brief Whether to use the compact mode appearance.
      */
@@ -161,6 +171,11 @@ public:
     QQmlComponent *quickActionComponent() const;
     void setQuickActionComponent(QQmlComponent *quickActionComponent);
 
+    QQmlComponent *selectionComponent() const;
+    void setSelectionComponent(QQmlComponent *selectionComponent);
+    bool showSelection() const;
+    void setShowSelection(bool showSelection);
+
     bool showLocalMessagesOnRight() const;
     void setShowLocalMessagesOnRight(bool showLocalMessagesOnRight);
 
@@ -182,6 +197,8 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void showReadMarkersChanged();
     void compactBackgroundComponentChanged();
     void quickActionComponentChanged();
+    void selectionComponentChanged();
+    void showSelectionChanged();
     void compactModeChanged();
     void showLocalMessagesOnRightChanged();
     void isTemporaryHighlightedChanged();
@@ -227,6 +244,12 @@ private:
     bool m_quickActionIncubating = false;
     QPointer<QQuickItem> m_quickActionItem;
 
+    QPointer<QQmlComponent> m_selectionComponent;
+    bool m_selectionIncubating = false;
+    QPointer<QQuickItem> m_selectionItem;
+    bool m_showSelection = false;
+    void updateSelection();
+
     bool m_showLocalMessagesOnRight = true;
 
     bool m_hovered = false;