diff --git a/src/apps/api/views/submissions.py b/src/apps/api/views/submissions.py
index 5bcbffc1a..4cc6c1180 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/views/submissions.py
+++ b/src/apps/api/views/submissions.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def soft_delete(self, request, pk):
             return Response({'error': 'You are not allowed to delete a leaderboard submission'}, status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
 
         # Check if submission is in running state
-        if submission.status not in [Submission.FAILED, Submission.FINISHED]:
+        if submission.status not in [Submission.FAILED, Submission.FINISHED, Submission.CANCELLED]:
             return Response({'error': 'You are not allowed to delete a running submission'}, status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
 
         # Check if submission is not already soft deleted
diff --git a/src/static/riot/competitions/detail/submission_manager.tag b/src/static/riot/competitions/detail/submission_manager.tag
index e5a5f1f7c..74b746cc6 100644
--- a/src/static/riot/competitions/detail/submission_manager.tag
+++ b/src/static/riot/competitions/detail/submission_manager.tag
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@
                         <i class="icon share grey alternate"></i>
                     </span>
                     <!-- Delete Submission -->
-                    <!--  Show only if submission is Finished/Failed and not admin interface  -->
+                    <!--  Show only if submission is Finished/Failed/Cancelled and not admin interface  -->
                     <!--  This condition && !opts.admin is there to not show soft delete button in the admin interface  -->
-                    <span if="{ ((submission.status === 'Finished' && !submission.on_leaderboard) || submission.status === 'Failed')  && !opts.admin}"
+                    <span if="{ ((submission.status === 'Finished' && !submission.on_leaderboard) || submission.status === 'Failed' || submission.status === 'Cancelled')  && !opts.admin}"
                         data-tooltip="Delete Submission" data-inverted=""
                         onclick="{ soft_delete_submission.bind(this, submission) }">
                         <i class="icon red trash"></i>