diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
index 6a7dd0f7e15..12df2ff4f7f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type DeleteOptions struct {
 	Quiet               bool
 	WarnClusterScope    bool
 	Raw                 string
+	Interactive         bool
 
 	GracePeriod int
 	Timeout     time.Duration
@@ -129,9 +130,11 @@ type DeleteOptions struct {
 
 	Output string
 
-	DynamicClient dynamic.Interface
-	Mapper        meta.RESTMapper
-	Result        *resource.Result
+	DynamicClient      dynamic.Interface
+	Mapper             meta.RESTMapper
+	Result             *resource.Result
+	PreviewResult      *resource.Result
+	previewResourceMap map[cmdwait.ResourceLocation]struct{}
 
 	genericiooptions.IOStreams
 	WarningPrinter *printers.WarningPrinter
@@ -197,8 +200,38 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string, cmd *cobra.Co
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if len(o.Raw) == 0 {
-		r := f.NewBuilder().
+	// Set default WarningPrinter if not already set.
+	if o.WarningPrinter == nil {
+		o.WarningPrinter = printers.NewWarningPrinter(o.ErrOut, printers.WarningPrinterOptions{Color: term.AllowsColorOutput(o.ErrOut)})
+	}
+
+	if len(o.Raw) != 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	r := f.NewBuilder().
+		Unstructured().
+		ContinueOnError().
+		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
+		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		LabelSelectorParam(o.LabelSelector).
+		FieldSelectorParam(o.FieldSelector).
+		SelectAllParam(o.DeleteAll).
+		AllNamespaces(o.DeleteAllNamespaces).
+		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).RequireObject(false).
+		Flatten().
+		Do()
+	err = r.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	o.Result = r
+
+	if o.Interactive {
+		// preview result will be used to list resources for confirmation prior to actual delete.
+		// We can not use r as result object because it can only be used once. But we need to traverse
+		// twice. Parameters in preview result must be equal to genuine result.
+		previewr := f.NewBuilder().
 			Unstructured().
 			ContinueOnError().
 			NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
@@ -210,26 +243,22 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string, cmd *cobra.Co
 			ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).RequireObject(false).
 			Flatten().
 			Do()
-		err = r.Err()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		o.Result = r
-
-		o.Mapper, err = f.ToRESTMapper()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
+		err = previewr.Err()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		o.PreviewResult = previewr
+		o.previewResourceMap = make(map[cmdwait.ResourceLocation]struct{})
 	}
 
-	// Set default WarningPrinter if not already set.
-	if o.WarningPrinter == nil {
-		o.WarningPrinter = printers.NewWarningPrinter(o.ErrOut, printers.WarningPrinterOptions{Color: term.AllowsColorOutput(o.ErrOut)})
+	o.Mapper, err = f.ToRESTMapper()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -257,26 +286,31 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("--force and --grace-period greater than 0 cannot be specified together")
 	}
 
-	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
-		if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) > 1 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--raw can only use a single local file or stdin")
-		} else if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) == 1 {
-			if strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "http://") == 0 || strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "https://") == 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("--raw cannot read from a url")
-			}
-		}
+	if len(o.Raw) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 
-		if o.FilenameOptions.Recursive {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --recursive are mutually exclusive")
-		}
-		if len(o.Output) > 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --output are mutually exclusive")
-		}
-		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(o.Raw); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--raw must be a valid URL path: %v", err)
+	if o.Interactive {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--interactive can not be used with --raw")
+	}
+	if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--raw can only use a single local file or stdin")
+	} else if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) == 1 {
+		if strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "http://") == 0 || strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "https://") == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--raw cannot read from a url")
 		}
 	}
 
+	if o.FilenameOptions.Recursive {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --recursive are mutually exclusive")
+	}
+	if len(o.Output) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --output are mutually exclusive")
+	}
+	if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(o.Raw); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--raw must be a valid URL path: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -291,6 +325,39 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) RunDelete(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
 		}
 		return rawhttp.RawDelete(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw, o.Filenames[0])
 	}
+
+	if o.Interactive {
+		previewInfos := []*resource.Info{}
+		if o.IgnoreNotFound {
+			o.PreviewResult = o.PreviewResult.IgnoreErrors(errors.IsNotFound)
+		}
+		err := o.PreviewResult.Visit(func(info *resource.Info, err error) error {
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			previewInfos = append(previewInfos, info)
+			o.previewResourceMap[cmdwait.ResourceLocation{
+				GroupResource: info.Mapping.Resource.GroupResource(),
+				Namespace:     info.Namespace,
+				Name:          info.Name,
+			}] = struct{}{}
+
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(previewInfos) == 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "No resources found\n")
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if !o.confirmation(previewInfos) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "deletion is cancelled\n")
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	return o.DeleteResult(o.Result)
 }
 
@@ -306,6 +373,18 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) DeleteResult(r *resource.Result) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if o.Interactive {
+			if _, ok := o.previewResourceMap[cmdwait.ResourceLocation{
+				GroupResource: info.Mapping.Resource.GroupResource(),
+				Namespace:     info.Namespace,
+				Name:          info.Name,
+			}]; !ok {
+				// resource not in the list of previewed resources based on resourceLocation
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+
 		deletedInfos = append(deletedInfos, info)
 		found++
 
@@ -440,3 +519,24 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) PrintObj(info *resource.Info) {
 	// understandable output by default
 	fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "%s \"%s\" %s\n", kindString, info.Name, operation)
 }
+
+func (o *DeleteOptions) confirmation(infos []*resource.Info) bool {
+	fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, i18n.T("You are about to delete the following %d resource(s):\n"), len(infos))
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		groupKind := info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind
+		kindString := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", strings.ToLower(groupKind.Kind), groupKind.Group)
+		if len(groupKind.Group) == 0 {
+			kindString = strings.ToLower(groupKind.Kind)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "%s/%s\n", kindString, info.Name)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, i18n.T("Do you want to continue?")+" (y/n): ")
+	var input string
+	_, err := fmt.Fscan(o.In, &input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return strings.EqualFold(input, "y")
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
index cc69490a0b9..83998f1af54 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type DeleteFlags struct {
 	Wait              *bool
 	Output            *string
 	Raw               *string
+	Interactive       *bool
 }
 
 func (f *DeleteFlags) ToOptions(dynamicClient dynamic.Interface, streams genericiooptions.IOStreams) (*DeleteOptions, error) {
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ func (f *DeleteFlags) ToOptions(dynamicClient dynamic.Interface, streams generic
 	if f.Raw != nil {
 		options.Raw = *f.Raw
 	}
+	if f.Interactive != nil {
+		options.Interactive = *f.Interactive
+	}
 
 	return options, nil
 }
@@ -156,6 +160,11 @@ func (f *DeleteFlags) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if f.Raw != nil {
 		cmd.Flags().StringVar(f.Raw, "raw", *f.Raw, "Raw URI to DELETE to the server.  Uses the transport specified by the kubeconfig file.")
 	}
+	if cmdutil.InteractiveDelete.IsEnabled() {
+		if f.Interactive != nil {
+			cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(f.Interactive, "interactive", "i", *f.Interactive, "If true, delete resource only when user confirms. This flag is in Alpha.")
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // NewDeleteCommandFlags provides default flags and values for use with the "delete" command
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@ func NewDeleteCommandFlags(usage string) *DeleteFlags {
 	timeout := time.Duration(0)
 	wait := true
 	raw := ""
+	interactive := false
 
 	filenames := []string{}
 	recursive := false
@@ -198,6 +208,7 @@ func NewDeleteCommandFlags(usage string) *DeleteFlags {
 		Wait:           &wait,
 		Output:         &output,
 		Raw:            &raw,
+		Interactive:    &interactive,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
index 1032d676dbb..c47d4fc72e0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package delete
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func fakecmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -47,6 +49,49 @@ func fakecmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func TestDeleteFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	f := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory()
+	defer f.Cleanup()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		flags        DeleteFlags
+		enableAlphas []cmdutil.FeatureGate
+		args         [][]string
+		expectedErr  string
+	}{
+		{
+			flags: DeleteFlags{
+				Raw:         pointer.String("test"),
+				Interactive: pointer.Bool(true),
+			},
+			enableAlphas: []cmdutil.FeatureGate{cmdutil.InteractiveDelete},
+			expectedErr:  "--interactive can not be used with --raw",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		cmd := fakecmd()
+		cmdtesting.WithAlphaEnvs(test.enableAlphas, t, func(t *testing.T) {
+			deleteOptions, err := test.flags.ToOptions(nil, genericiooptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating delete options: %s", err)
+			}
+			deleteOptions.Filenames = []string{"../../../testdata/redis-master-controller.yaml"}
+			err = deleteOptions.Complete(f, nil, cmd)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating delete options: %s", err)
+			}
+			err = deleteOptions.Validate()
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("missing expected error")
+			}
+			if test.expectedErr != err.Error() {
+				t.Errorf("expected error %s, got %s", test.expectedErr, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDeleteObjectByTuple(t *testing.T) {
 	cmdtesting.InitTestErrorHandler(t)
 	_, _, rc := cmdtesting.TestData()
@@ -263,6 +308,90 @@ func TestDeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPreviewResultEqualToResult(t *testing.T) {
+	deleteFlags := NewDeleteCommandFlags("")
+	deleteFlags.Interactive = pointer.Bool(true)
+
+	tf := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory().WithNamespace("test")
+	defer tf.Cleanup()
+
+	streams, _, _, _ := genericiooptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+
+	deleteOptions, err := deleteFlags.ToOptions(nil, streams)
+	deleteOptions.Filenames = []string{"../../../testdata/redis-master-controller.yaml"}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	err = deleteOptions.Complete(tf, nil, fakecmd())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	infos, err := deleteOptions.Result.Infos()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	previewInfos, err := deleteOptions.PreviewResult.Infos()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(infos) != len(previewInfos) {
+		t.Errorf("result and previewResult must match")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteObjectWithInteractive(t *testing.T) {
+	cmdtesting.InitTestErrorHandler(t)
+	_, _, rc := cmdtesting.TestData()
+
+	tf := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory().WithNamespace("test")
+	defer tf.Cleanup()
+
+	codec := scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(scheme.Scheme.PrioritizedVersionsAllGroups()...)
+
+	tf.UnstructuredClient = &fake.RESTClient{
+		NegotiatedSerializer: resource.UnstructuredPlusDefaultContentConfig().NegotiatedSerializer,
+		Client: fake.CreateHTTPClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			switch p, m := req.URL.Path, req.Method; {
+			case p == "/namespaces/test/replicationcontrollers/redis-master" && m == "DELETE":
+				return &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusOK, Header: cmdtesting.DefaultHeader(), Body: cmdtesting.ObjBody(codec, &rc.Items[0])}, nil
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected request: %#v\n%#v", req.URL, req)
+				return nil, nil
+			}
+		}),
+	}
+
+	cmdtesting.WithAlphaEnvs([]cmdutil.FeatureGate{cmdutil.InteractiveDelete}, t, func(t *testing.T) {
+		streams, in, buf, _ := genericiooptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+		fmt.Fprint(in, "y")
+		cmd := NewCmdDelete(tf, streams)
+		cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../testdata/redis-master-controller.yaml")
+		cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
+		cmd.Flags().Set("interactive", "true")
+		cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
+
+		if buf.String() != "You are about to delete the following 1 resource(s):\nreplicationcontroller/redis-master\nDo you want to continue? (y/n): replicationcontroller/redis-master\n" {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected output: %s", buf.String())
+		}
+
+		streams, in, buf, _ = genericiooptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+		fmt.Fprint(in, "n")
+		cmd = NewCmdDelete(tf, streams)
+		cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../testdata/redis-master-controller.yaml")
+		cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
+		cmd.Flags().Set("interactive", "true")
+		cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
+
+		if buf.String() != "You are about to delete the following 1 resource(s):\nreplicationcontroller/redis-master\nDo you want to continue? (y/n): deletion is cancelled\n" {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected output: %s", buf.String())
+		}
+		if buf.String() == ": replicationcontroller/redis-master\n" {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected output: %s", buf.String())
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestGracePeriodScenarios(t *testing.T) {
 	pods, _, _ := cmdtesting.TestData()
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
index db7e7253489..096f3008d3a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ const (
 	ApplySet              FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_APPLYSET"
 	ExplainOpenapiV3      FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_EXPLAIN_OPENAPIV3"
 	CmdPluginAsSubcommand FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_ENABLE_CMD_SHADOW"
+	InteractiveDelete     FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_INTERACTIVE_DELETE"
 )
 
 func (f FeatureGate) IsEnabled() bool {
diff --git a/test/cmd/delete.sh b/test/cmd/delete.sh
index 8de3fdc4255..b510a41a28d 100755
--- a/test/cmd/delete.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/delete.sh
@@ -52,3 +52,75 @@ run_kubectl_delete_allnamespaces_tests() {
   set +o nounset
   set +o errexit
 }
+
+# Runs tests related to kubectl delete --confirm
+run_kubectl_delete_interactive_tests() {
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o errexit
+
+  # enable interactivity flag feature environment variable
+  export KUBECTL_INTERACTIVE_DELETE=true
+
+  ns_one="namespace-$(date +%s)-${RANDOM}"
+  ns_two="namespace-$(date +%s)-${RANDOM}"
+  kubectl create namespace "${ns_one}"
+  kubectl create namespace "${ns_two}"
+
+  # create configmaps
+  kubectl create configmap "one" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kubectl create configmap "two" --namespace="${ns_two}"
+  kubectl label configmap "one" --namespace="${ns_one}" deletetest=true
+  kubectl label configmap "two" --namespace="${ns_two}" deletetest=true
+
+  # not confirm dry-run=server deletions
+  output_message=$(kubectl delete configmap --dry-run=server --interactive -l deletetest=true --all-namespaces <<< $'n\n')
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'configmap/two' 'configmap/one'
+  # confirm dry-run=server deletions
+  kubectl delete configmap --dry-run=server --interactive -l deletetest=true --all-namespaces <<< $'y\n'
+  # not confirm resource deletions
+  output_message=$(kubectl delete configmap --interactive -l deletetest=true --all-namespaces <<< $'n\n')
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'configmap/two' 'configmap/one'
+  kubectl config set-context "${CONTEXT}" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'configmap -l deletetest' "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" 'one:'
+  kubectl config set-context "${CONTEXT}" --namespace="${ns_two}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'configmap -l deletetest' "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" 'two:'
+
+  # clean configmaps with label deletetest=true
+  kubectl delete configmap -l deletetest=true --all-namespaces
+
+  # create new configmaps
+  kubectl create configmap "third" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kubectl create configmap "fourth" --namespace="${ns_two}"
+  kubectl label configmap "third" --namespace="${ns_one}" deletetest2=true
+  kubectl label configmap "fourth" --namespace="${ns_two}" deletetest2=true
+
+  # confirm all resource deletions with waiting
+  kubectl delete configmaps --interactive -l deletetest2=true --all-namespaces --wait <<< $'y\n'
+
+  # no configmaps should be in either of those namespaces with label deletetest2
+  kubectl config set-context "${CONTEXT}" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'configmap -l deletetest2' "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
+  kubectl config set-context "${CONTEXT}" --namespace="${ns_two}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'configmap -l deletetest2' "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
+
+  # clean configmaps with label deletetest2=true
+  kubectl delete configmap -l deletetest2=true --all-namespaces
+
+  # create new configmaps in one namespace
+  kubectl create configmap "fifth" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kubectl create configmap "sixth" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kubectl label configmap "fifth" --namespace="${ns_one}" deletetest3=true
+  kubectl label configmap "sixth" --namespace="${ns_one}" deletetest3=true
+
+  # confirm all resource deletions with forcing and waiting
+  kubectl delete configmaps -l deletetest3=true --force --interactive --namespace="${ns_one}" --wait <<< $'y\n'
+
+  # no configmaps should be in either of those namespaces with label deletetest3
+  kubectl config set-context "${CONTEXT}" --namespace="${ns_one}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'configmap -l deletetest3' "{{range.items}}{{${id_field:?}}}:{{end}}" ''
+
+  unset KUBECTL_INTERACTIVE_DELETE
+
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errexit
+}
diff --git a/test/cmd/legacy-script.sh b/test/cmd/legacy-script.sh
index 9b75f463a33..d3e0220be25 100755
--- a/test/cmd/legacy-script.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/legacy-script.sh
@@ -618,6 +618,13 @@ runTests() {
     record_command run_kubectl_delete_allnamespaces_tests
   fi
 
+  ######################
+  # Delete --interactive   #
+  ######################
+  if kube::test::if_supports_resource "${configmaps}" ; then
+    record_command run_kubectl_delete_interactive_tests
+  fi
+
   ##################
   # Global timeout #
   ##################