diff --git a/usr/local/www/firewall_rules.php b/usr/local/www/firewall_rules.php
index 565c20d6a0..c065245ecc 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/firewall_rules.php
+++ b/usr/local/www/firewall_rules.php
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ if ($_POST) {
 	}
 }
 
+if ($_GET['act'] == "del") {
+        if ($a_filter[$_GET['id']]) {
+                unset($a_filter[$_GET['id']]);
+                write_config();
+                touch($d_filterconfdirty_path);
+                header("Location: firewall_rules.php?if={$if}");
+                exit;
+        }
+}
+
 if (isset($_POST['del_x'])) {
 	/* delete selected rules */
 	if (is_array($_POST['rule']) && count($_POST['rule'])) {
@@ -261,7 +271,7 @@ include("head.inc");
 					  <td><a href="firewall_rules_edit.php?id=<?=$i;?>"><img src="./themes/<?= $g['theme']; ?>/images/icons/icon_e.gif" title="edit rule" width="17" height="17" border="0"></a></td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
-					  <td align="center" valign="middle"><input name="del" type="image" src="./themes/<?= $g['theme']; ?>/images/icons/icon_x.gif" width="17" height="17" title="delete selected rules" onclick="return confirm('Do you really want to delete the selected rules?')"></td>
+					  <td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="firewall_rules.php?act=del&id=<?=$i;?>"><img src="./themes/<?= $g['theme']; ?>/images/icons/icon_x.gif" width="17" height="17" border="0" title="delete rule" onclick="return confirm('Do you really want to delete this rule?')"></a></td>
 					  <td><a href="firewall_rules_edit.php?dup=<?=$i;?>"><img src="./themes/<?= $g['theme']; ?>/images/icons/icon_plus.gif" title="add a new rule based on this one" width="17" height="17" border="0"></a></td>
 					</tr>
 					</table>