diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.spec.ts
index 00a3f4bc94..aa0d1d187d 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -156,9 +156,15 @@ describe('ProfilePageResearcherFormComponent', () => {
   });
 
   describe('deleteProfile', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const modalService = (component as any).modalService;
+      spyOn(modalService, 'open').and.returnValue(Object.assign({ componentInstance: Object.assign({ response: observableOf(true) }) }));
+      component.deleteProfile(profile);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
 
     it('should delete the profile', () => {
-      component.deleteProfile(profile);
+
       expect(researcherProfileService.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(profile);
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.ts b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.ts
index f0235c6423..1e8b5fc432 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ProfileClaimService } from '../profile-claim/profile-claim.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from '../../shared/confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-profile-page-researcher-form',
@@ -113,15 +114,26 @@ export class ProfilePageResearcherFormComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param researcherProfile the profile to delete
    */
   deleteProfile(researcherProfile: ResearcherProfile): void {
-    this.processingDelete$.next(true);
-    this.researcherProfileService.delete(researcherProfile)
-      .subscribe((deleted) => {
-        if (deleted) {
-          this.researcherProfile$.next(null);
-          this.researcherProfileItemId = null;
-        }
-        this.processingDelete$.next(false);
-      });
+    const modalRef = this.modalService.open(ConfirmationModalComponent);
+    modalRef.componentInstance.headerLabel = 'confirmation-modal.delete-profile.header';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.infoLabel = 'confirmation-modal.delete-profile.info';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.cancelLabel = 'confirmation-modal.delete-profile.cancel';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.confirmLabel = 'confirmation-modal.delete-profile.confirm';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.brandColor = 'danger';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.confirmIcon = 'fas fa-trash';
+    modalRef.componentInstance.response.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((confirm: boolean) => {
+      if (confirm) {
+        this.processingDelete$.next(true);
+        this.researcherProfileService.delete(researcherProfile)
+          .subscribe((deleted) => {
+            if (deleted) {
+              this.researcherProfile$.next(null);
+              this.researcherProfileItemId = null;
+            }
+            this.processingDelete$.next(false);
+          });
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index c630c46b55..637754ccde 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1361,6 +1361,14 @@
 
   "confirmation-modal.delete-eperson.confirm": "Delete",
 
+  "confirmation-modal.delete-profile.header": "Delete Profile",
+
+  "confirmation-modal.delete-profile.info": "Are you sure you want to delete your profile",
+
+  "confirmation-modal.delete-profile.cancel": "Cancel",
+
+  "confirmation-modal.delete-profile.confirm": "Delete",
+
 
   "error.bitstream": "Error fetching bitstream",
 
@@ -3666,7 +3674,7 @@
   "submission.import-external.preview.title.OrgUnit": "Organizational Unit Preview",
 
   "submission.import-external.preview.title.Person": "Person Preview",
-  
+
   "submission.import-external.preview.title.Project": "Project Preview",
 
   "submission.import-external.preview.subtitle": "The metadata below was imported from an external source. It will be pre-filled when you start the submission.",