diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
index 72111cbc1..8260616f4 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/LibraryController.php
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ class LibraryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
             if (isset($file)) {
                 try {
                     $res = $file->delete(true);
+                } catch (FileNoPermissionException $e) {
+                    $this->view->message = "You don't have permission to delete selected items.";
                 } catch (Exception $e) {
                     //could throw a scheduled in future exception.
                     $message = "Could not delete some scheduled files.";
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
index 41178f2e3..2bd6470ea 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/StoredFile.php
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ SQL;
             throw new DeleteScheduledFileException();
         }
 
+        $userInfo = Zend_Auth::getInstance()->getStorage()->read();
+        $user = new Application_Model_User($userInfo->id);
+        $isAdminOrPM = $user->isUserType(array(UTYPE_ADMIN, UTYPE_PROGRAM_MANAGER));
+        if (!$isAdminOrPM && $this->getFileOwnerId() != $user->getId()) {
+            throw new FileNoPermissionException();
+        }
+
         $music_dir = Application_Model_MusicDir::getDirByPK($this->_file->getDbDirectory());
         $type = $music_dir->getType();
 
@@ -1213,3 +1220,4 @@ SQL;
 
 class DeleteScheduledFileException extends Exception {}
 class FileDoesNotExistException extends Exception {}
+class FileNoPermissionException extends Exception {}