diff --git a/frontend/components/connections/HostTree.vue b/frontend/components/connections/HostTree.vue
index 28a37c9..c3e9bc4 100644
--- a/frontend/components/connections/HostTree.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/connections/HostTree.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: 'select-host', host: Host): void
   (e: 'new-host', groupId?: number): void
+  (e: 'delete-group', groupId: number): void
 }>()
 
 const expanded = ref<Set<number>>(new Set())
@@ -57,15 +58,20 @@ function countHosts(group: HostGroup): number {
       <div>
         <!-- Group header -->
         <div
-          class="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-800 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-200 select-none"
+          class="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-800 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-200 select-none group/grp"
           @click="toggleGroup(group.id)"
         >
           <span class="text-xs w-3">{{ isExpanded(group.id) ? '▾' : '▸' }}</span>
           <span class="font-medium truncate flex-1">{{ group.name }}</span>
           <span class="text-xs text-gray-600 tabular-nums mr-1">{{ countHosts(group) }}</span>
+          <button
+            @click.stop="emit('delete-group', group.id)"
+            class="text-xs text-gray-600 hover:text-red-400 px-0.5 opacity-0 group-hover/grp:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+            title="Delete group"
+          >×</button>
           <button
             @click.stop="emit('new-host', group.id)"
-            class="text-xs text-gray-600 hover:text-wraith-400 px-1"
+            class="text-xs text-gray-600 hover:text-wraith-400 px-0.5 opacity-0 group-hover/grp:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
             title="Add host to group"
           >+</button>
         </div>
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ function countHosts(group: HostGroup): number {
             :groups="group.children"
             @select-host="(h) => emit('select-host', h)"
             @new-host="(gid) => emit('new-host', gid)"
+            @delete-group="(gid) => emit('delete-group', gid)"
           />
 
           <!-- Hosts in this group -->
diff --git a/frontend/pages/index.vue b/frontend/pages/index.vue
index 6cdc29e..befa0e7 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/index.vue
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ const recentHosts = computed(() => {
     .slice(0, 5)
 })
 
+async function deleteGroup(groupId: number) {
+  const group = connections.groups.find((g: any) => g.id === groupId)
+  const name = group?.name || 'this group'
+  if (!confirm(`Delete "${name}"? Hosts in this group will become ungrouped.`)) return
+  await connections.deleteGroup(groupId)
+}
+
 async function deleteSelectedHost() {
   if (!selectedHost.value) return
   if (!confirm(`Delete "${selectedHost.value.name}"?`)) return
@@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ async function deleteSelectedHost() {
             <button @click="openNewHost()" class="text-xs text-gray-500 hover:text-wraith-400" title="New Host">+ Host</button>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <ConnectionsHostTree :groups="connections.groups" @select-host="selectHost" @new-host="openNewHost" />
+        <ConnectionsHostTree :groups="connections.groups" @select-host="selectHost" @new-host="openNewHost" @delete-group="deleteGroup" />
       </aside>
 
       <!-- Main: host grid with search + recent -->