diff --git a/app/templates/user/read_posts.html b/app/templates/user/read_posts.html
index f52a3cf0..86dd221a 100644
--- a/app/templates/user/read_posts.html
+++ b/app/templates/user/read_posts.html
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
           </ol>
         </nav>
         <h1>{{ _('Read posts') }}</h1>
-        <div class="post_list">
-            {% for post in posts.items -%}
-                {% include 'post/_post_teaser.html' %}
-            {% endfor -%}
-        </div>
+        {% if posts %}
+            <div class="post_list">
+                {% for post in posts.items -%}
+                    {% include 'post/_post_teaser.html' %}
+                {% endfor -%}
+            </div>
+        {% else %}
+            <p>{{ _('No posts yet.') }}</p>
+        {% endif -%}
 
         <nav aria-label="Pagination" class="mt-4" role="navigation">
                 {% if prev_url %}
@@ -35,5 +39,24 @@
                 {% endif %}
         </nav>
     </div>
+    <aside id="side_pane" class="col-12 col-md-4 side_pane" role="complementary">
+        {% if current_user.is_authenticated and current_user.id == user.id %}
+            <div class="card mb-3">
+                <div class="card-header">
+                     <h2>{{ _('Manage') }}</h2>
+                </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col-6">
+                            <a href="{{ url_for('user.user_read_posts_delete') }}" class="btn btn-primary" style="float: right;">{{ _('Delete history') }}</a>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-6">
+
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    </aside>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/user/routes.py b/app/user/routes.py
index 0b5fdc6c..8f3b15f8 100644
--- a/app/user/routes.py
+++ b/app/user/routes.py
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ def fediverse_redirect(actor):
                 form.instance_url.data = send_to
             return render_template('user/fediverse_redirect.html', form=form, user=user, send_to=send_to, current_app=current_app)
 
+
 @bp.route('/read-posts')
 @login_required
 def user_read_posts():
@@ -1203,3 +1204,12 @@ def user_read_posts():
                            joined_communities=joined_communities(current_user.get_id()),
                            menu_topics=menu_topics(), site=g.site,
                            next_url=next_url, prev_url=prev_url)
+
+
+@bp.route('/read-posts/delete')
+@login_required
+def user_read_posts_delete():
+    db.session.execute(text('DELETE FROM "read_posts" WHERE user_id = :user_id'), {'user_id': current_user.id})
+    db.session.commit()
+    flash(_('Reading history has been deleted'))
+    return redirect(url_for('user.user_read_posts'))