# Allow for deletion or update of attachments in message when editing **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [April 6, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/allow-for-deletion-or-update-of-attachments-in-message-when-editing/15602 "2023-04-06T09:07:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mxa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/mxa/32/7915_2.png) [@mxa](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/mxa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/allow-for-deletion-or-update-of-attachments-in-message-when-editing/15602/1 "2023-04-06T09:07:26Z")
When editing a message which has documents or images attached, I would expect a small x at every attachment so I can delete it. Example: I started a ling thread about a document, later I fixed some errors in it and I want to update the documents in the message, just like I can edit the message itself. Right now I only have the possibility to delete the whole message and make a new one with the updated documents, but this will make the documents appear at the end of the thread, not at the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![mxa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/mxa/32/7915_2.png) [@mxa](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/mxa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/allow-for-deletion-or-update-of-attachments-in-message-when-editing/15602/2 "2023-04-06T09:08:10Z")
BTW, the same issue is present in Slack, but you don’t need to clone the shortcomings of Slack. ---
**Author:** ![agriesser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/agriesser/32/5644_2.png) [@agriesser](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/agriesser)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/allow-for-deletion-or-update-of-attachments-in-message-when-editing/15602/3 "2023-04-07T07:30:07Z")
Hi, this feature is on the road map for the 8.0 release, so please stay tuned!