diff --git a/src/editor/js/components/editor.tsx b/src/editor/js/components/editor.tsx
index 5000541dfe051c80b38a3e11be6dd3a35f0d6f80..cbfac5841defecf4309d2d84d4863ee5059ec47b 100644
--- a/src/editor/js/components/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/editor/js/components/editor.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ToolDetails } from "./tooldetails";
 import { SpaceSelect } from "./spaceselect";
 import "./editor.css";
 import ReactForceGraph2d from "react-force-graph-2d";
+import { Node } from "../structures/graph/node";
 
 type propTypes = any;
 type stateTypes = {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export class Editor extends React.PureComponent<propTypes, stateTypes> {
         super(props);
         this.loadGraph = this.loadGraph.bind(this);
         this.loadSpace = this.loadSpace.bind(this);
+        this.handleNodeClick = this.handleNodeClick.bind(this);
 
         // Set as new state
         this.state = {
@@ -156,6 +158,10 @@ export class Editor extends React.PureComponent<propTypes, stateTypes> {
         };
     }
 
+    private handleNodeClick(node: Node) {
+        node.delete();
+    }
+
     render(): React.ReactNode {
         // The id "ks-editor" indicates, that the javascript associated with this should automatically be executed
         return (
@@ -170,7 +176,11 @@ export class Editor extends React.PureComponent<propTypes, stateTypes> {
                         <ToolDetails />
                     </div>
                     {this.state.graph ? (
-                        <ReactForceGraph2d graphData={this.state.graph.data} />
+                        <ReactForceGraph2d
+                            graphData={this.state.graph.data}
+                            onNodeClick={this.handleNodeClick}
+                            autoPauseRedraw={false}
+                        />
                     ) : undefined}
                 </div>
             </div>