diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/loadsavemenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/loadsavemenu.zs
index 589951b2e..6c06a8254 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/loadsavemenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/ui/menu/loadsavemenu.zs
@@ -299,6 +299,16 @@ class LoadSaveMenu : ListMenu
 	//
 	//=============================================================================
 
+	virtual void TryDeleteMessage()
+	{
+		if (Selected != -1 && Selected < manager.SavegameCount())
+		{
+			String EndString;
+			EndString = String.Format("%s%s%s%s?\n\n%s", Stringtable.Localize("$MNU_DELETESG"), TEXTCOLOR_WHITE, manager.GetSavegame(Selected).SaveTitle, TEXTCOLOR_NORMAL, Stringtable.Localize("$PRESSYN"));
+			StartMessage (EndString, 0);
+		}
+	}
+
 	override bool MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller)
 	{
 		switch (mkey)
@@ -373,6 +383,14 @@ class LoadSaveMenu : ListMenu
 			}
 			return true;
 
+		case MKEY_Clear:
+			// This is handled by OnUIEvent for keyboard
+			if (fromcontroller == true)
+			{
+				TryDeleteMessage();
+			}
+			return true;
+
 		case MKEY_Enter:
 			return false;	// This event will be handled by the subclasses
 
@@ -446,11 +464,7 @@ class LoadSaveMenu : ListMenu
 					return true;
 
 				case UIEvent.Key_DEL:
-					{
-						String EndString;
-						EndString = String.Format("%s%s%s%s?\n\n%s", Stringtable.Localize("$MNU_DELETESG"), TEXTCOLOR_WHITE, manager.GetSavegame(Selected).SaveTitle, TEXTCOLOR_NORMAL, Stringtable.Localize("$PRESSYN"));
-						StartMessage (EndString, 0);
-					}
+					TryDeleteMessage();
 					return true;
 				}
 			}
@@ -511,6 +525,17 @@ class SaveMenu : LoadSaveMenu
 	//
 	//=============================================================================
 
+	override void TryDeleteMessage()
+	{
+		// cannot delete 'new save game' item
+		if (Selected == 0)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		super.TryDeleteMessage();
+	}
+
 	override bool MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller)
 	{
 		if (Super.MenuEvent(mkey, fromcontroller)) 
@@ -576,11 +601,6 @@ class SaveMenu : LoadSaveMenu
 			{
 				switch (ev.KeyChar)
 				{
-				case UIEvent.Key_DEL:
-					// cannot delete 'new save game' item
-					if (Selected == 0) return true;
-					break;
-
 				case 78://'N':
 					Selected = TopItem = 0;
 					manager.UnloadSaveData ();