diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index c833995616a..c66b7bf048e 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using System.Web.Routing;
@@ -424,6 +425,33 @@ public ActionResult Remove(int id, string returnUrl) {
             return this.RedirectLocal(returnUrl, () => RedirectToAction("List"));
         }
 
+        [HttpPost]
+        public ActionResult DiscardDraft(int id, string returnUrl) {
+            var contentItem = _contentManager.Get(id, VersionOptions.Latest);
+
+            if (contentItem == null) {
+                return HttpNotFound();
+            }
+
+            if (!contentItem.TypeDefinition.Settings.GetModel<ContentTypeSettings>().Draftable
+                || !contentItem.HasPublished()
+                || contentItem.IsPublished()) {
+                return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+            }
+
+            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.DeleteContent, contentItem, T("Couldn't remove draft"))) {
+                return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
+            _contentManager.DiscardDraft(contentItem);
+
+            Services.Notifier.Information(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contentItem.TypeDefinition.DisplayName)
+                ? T("That draft has been removed.")
+                : T("That {0} draft has been removed.", contentItem.TypeDefinition.DisplayName));
+
+            return this.RedirectLocal(returnUrl, () => RedirectToAction("List"));
+        }
+
         [HttpPost]
         public ActionResult Publish(int id, string returnUrl) {
             var contentItem = _contentManager.GetLatest(id);
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Drivers/ContentsDriver.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Drivers/ContentsDriver.cs
index cb49524f646..bc92e115f3b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Drivers/ContentsDriver.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Drivers/ContentsDriver.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ protected override DriverResult Display(ContentPart part, string displayType, dy
                 ContentShape("Parts_Contents_Publish_Summary",
                              () => shapeHelper.Parts_Contents_Publish_Summary()),
                 ContentShape("Parts_Contents_Publish_SummaryAdmin",
-                             () => shapeHelper.Parts_Contents_Publish_SummaryAdmin()),
-                ContentShape("Parts_Contents_Clone_SummaryAdmin",
-                             () => shapeHelper.Parts_Contents_Clone_SummaryAdmin())
+                             () => shapeHelper.Parts_Contents_Publish_SummaryAdmin())
                 );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Placement.info b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Placement.info
index cab2f6d7a77..1380b93f092 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Placement.info
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Placement.info
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         <Place Parts_Contents_Publish="Content:5"/>
     </Match>
     <Match DisplayType="SummaryAdmin">
-        <Place Parts_Contents_Publish_SummaryAdmin="Actions:5"
-               Parts_Contents_Clone_SummaryAdmin="Actions:6"/>
+        <Place Parts_Contents_Publish_SummaryAdmin="Actions:5"/>
     </Match>
 </Placement>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index 6ee554571a0..a3b36b44371 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Content.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 @using Orchard.ContentManagement;
-@using Orchard.Core.Contents
+@using Orchard.Core.Contents;
 @using Orchard.Utility.Extensions;
 @{
     ContentItem contentItem = Model.ContentItem;
-    var returnUrl = ViewContext.RequestContext.HttpContext.Request.ToUrlString();
 }
 <div class="summary" itemscope="itemscope" itemid="@contentItem.Id" itemtype="http://orchardproject.net/data/ContentItem">
     <div class="properties">
@@ -18,12 +17,6 @@
     </div>
     <div class="related">
         @Display(Model.Actions)
-        @if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.EditContent, contentItem)) {
-            @Html.ItemEditLink(T("Edit").Text, contentItem)@T(" | ")
-        }
-        @if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.DeleteContent, contentItem)) {
-            @Html.Link(T("Delete").Text, Url.ItemRemoveUrl(contentItem, new {returnUrl}), new {itemprop = "RemoveUrl UnsafeUrl"})
-        }
     </div>
     @if (Model.Content != null) {
     <div class="primary">@Display(Model.Content)</div>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Parts.Contents.Publish.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Parts.Contents.Publish.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index 45d50d10483..0078857491b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Parts.Contents.Publish.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Contents/Views/Parts.Contents.Publish.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -4,38 +4,55 @@
 
 @{
     Script.Require("ShapesBase");
-    ContentPart contentPart = Model.ContentPart;
+    ContentItem contentItem = Model.ContentItem;
+    var returnUrl = ViewContext.RequestContext.HttpContext.Request.ToUrlString();
+    var hasPublished = contentItem.HasPublished();
+    var hasDraft = contentItem.HasDraft();
+    var isPublished = contentItem.IsPublished();
+    var authorizedToEdit = Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.EditContent, contentItem);
+    var authorizedToDelete = Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.DeleteContent, contentItem);
+    var authorizedToPublish = Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, contentItem);
 }
-@if (contentPart.HasPublished()) {
-    @Html.ItemDisplayLink(T("View").Text, (ContentItem)Model.ContentPart.ContentItem)
-    @T(" | ")
 
-    if (contentPart.HasDraft()) {
-        if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, contentPart)) {
-            @Html.Link(T("Publish Draft").Text, Url.Action("Publish", "Admin", new {area = "Contents", id = contentPart.ContentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString()}), new {itemprop = "UnsafeUrl"})
+<div class="item-action-links">
+    <strong>@T("Item:")</strong>
+    @if (hasPublished) {
+        @Html.ItemDisplayLink(T("View").Text, contentItem);
+    }
+    @if (authorizedToEdit) {
+        if (hasPublished) {
             @T(" | ")
         }
+        @Html.ItemEditLink(T("Edit").Text, contentItem);
+        @T(" | ")
+        @Html.ActionLink(T(" Clone").Text, "Clone", "Admin", new { Id = contentItem.Id, ReturnUrl = Request.ToUrlString(), Area = "Contents" }, new { itemprop = "UnsafeUrl" });
+    }
 
-        if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PreviewContent, contentPart)) {
-            @Html.ActionLink(T("Preview").Text, "Display", "Item", new { area = "Contents", id = ((ContentItem)Model.ContentPart.ContentItem).Id, version = ((ContentItem)Model.ContentPart.ContentItem).Version }, new { })
-            @T(" | ")
-        }
+    @if (hasPublished && authorizedToPublish) {
+        @T(" | ")
+        @Html.ActionLink(T("Unpublish").Text, "Unpublish", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = contentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString() }, new { itemprop = "UnsafeUrl" });
     }
 
-    if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, contentPart)) {
-        @Html.Link(T("Unpublish").Text, Url.Action("Unpublish", "Admin", new {area = "Contents", id = contentPart.ContentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString()}), new {itemprop = "UnsafeUrl"})
+    @if (authorizedToDelete) {
         @T(" | ")
+        @Html.Link(T("Remove").Text, Url.ItemRemoveUrl(contentItem, new { returnUrl }), new { itemprop = "RemoveUrl UnsafeUrl" });
     }
-} else {
-    if (contentPart.HasDraft()) {
-        if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PreviewContent, contentPart)) {
-            @Html.ActionLink(T("Preview").Text, "Display", "Item", new { area = "Contents", id = ((ContentItem)Model.ContentPart.ContentItem).Id, version = ((ContentItem)Model.ContentPart.ContentItem).Version }, new { })
+</div>
+@if ((!isPublished || hasDraft) && authorizedToEdit) {
+    <div class="draft-action-links">
+        <strong>@T("Draft:")</strong>
+        @if (!isPublished && Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PreviewContent, contentItem)) {
+            @Html.ActionLink(T("View").Text, "Display", "Item", new { area = "Contents", id = contentItem.Id, version = contentItem.Version }, new { });
+        }
+
+        @if (hasDraft && authorizedToPublish) {
             @T(" | ")
+            @Html.ActionLink(T("Publish").Text, "Publish", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = contentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString() }, new { itemprop = "UnsafeUrl" });
         }
-    }
 
-    if (Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, contentPart)) {
-        @Html.Link(T("Publish").Text, Url.Action("Publish", "Admin", new {area = "Contents", id = contentPart.ContentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString()}), new {itemprop = "UnsafeUrl"})
-        @T(" | ")
-    }
+        @if (!isPublished && hasPublished && authorizedToDelete) {
+            @T(" | ")
+            @Html.ActionLink(T("Discard").Text, "DiscardDraft", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = contentItem.Id, returnUrl = Request.ToUrlString() }, new { itemprop = "RemoveUrl UnsafeUrl" });
+        }
+    </div>
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
index 8526c49fc60..5ae0fc352bc 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/Orchard.Core.csproj
@@ -558,9 +558,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Navigation\Views\MenuItemLink-ShapeMenuItem.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="Contents\Views\Parts.Contents.Clone.SummaryAdmin.cshtml" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Contents\Views\Item\Display.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/Parts.Contents.AuditTrail.SummaryAdmin.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/Parts.Contents.AuditTrail.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
index 0e7112d900b..fac40acc833 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/Parts.Contents.AuditTrail.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.AuditTrail/Views/Parts.Contents.AuditTrail.SummaryAdmin.cshtml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<a href="@Url.Action("Index", "Admin", new { content = Model.ContentItem.Id, area = "Orchard.AuditTrail" })">@T("Audit Trail")</a>@T(" | ")
\ No newline at end of file
+<a href="@Url.Action("Index", "Admin", new { content = Model.ContentItem.Id, area = "Orchard.AuditTrail" })">@T("Audit Trail")</a>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentManager.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentManager.cs
index f42ee47f1be..07975549ee8 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/DefaultContentManager.cs
@@ -445,6 +445,21 @@ public virtual void Remove(ContentItem contentItem) {
             Handlers.Invoke(handler => handler.Removed(context), Logger);
         }
 
+        public virtual void DiscardDraft(ContentItem contentItem) {
+            var session = _transactionManager.Value.GetSession();
+
+            // Delete the draft content item version record.
+            session
+                .CreateQuery("delete from Orchard.ContentManagement.Records.ContentItemVersionRecord civ where civ.ContentItemRecord.Id = (:id) and civ.Published = false and civ.Latest = true")
+                .SetParameter("id", contentItem.Id)
+                .ExecuteUpdate();
+
+            // After deleting the draft, get the published version. If for any reason there would be more than one,
+            // get the last one and set the Latest property to true.
+            var publishedVersionRecord = contentItem.Record.Versions.OrderBy(x => x.Number).ToArray().Last();
+            publishedVersionRecord.Latest = true;
+        }
+
         public virtual void Destroy(ContentItem contentItem) {
             var session = _transactionManager.Value.GetSession();
             var context = new DestroyContentContext(contentItem);
diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/IContentManager.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/IContentManager.cs
index cc05a13118f..6111f2f669b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/IContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/IContentManager.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ public interface IContentManager : IDependency {
         void Unpublish(ContentItem contentItem);
         void Remove(ContentItem contentItem);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deletes the draft version of the content item permanently.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentItem">The content item of which the draft version will be deleted.</param>
+        void DiscardDraft(ContentItem contentItem);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Permanently deletes the specified content item, including all of its content part records.
         /// </summary>