diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/pod.api.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/pod.api.ts
index 1db41957b2..45bd31a222 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/pod.api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/pod.api.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,24 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-import type { DerivedKubeApiOptions, KubeApiDependencies, ResourceDescriptor } from "../kube-api";
+import type {
+  DeleteResourceDescriptor,
+  DerivedKubeApiOptions,
+  KubeApiDependencies,
+  ResourceDescriptor,
+} from "../kube-api";
 import { KubeApi } from "../kube-api";
 import type { RequireExactlyOne } from "type-fest";
-import type { KubeObjectMetadata, LocalObjectReference, Affinity, Toleration, NamespaceScopedMetadata } from "../kube-object";
+import type {
+  Affinity,
+  KubeObjectMetadata, KubeStatusData,
+  LocalObjectReference,
+  NamespaceScopedMetadata,
+  Toleration,
+} from "../kube-object";
+import { isKubeStatusData, KubeObject, KubeStatus } from "../kube-object";
 import type { SecretReference } from "./secret.api";
 import type { PersistentVolumeClaimSpec } from "./persistent-volume-claim.api";
-import { KubeObject } from "../kube-object";
 import { isDefined } from "@k8slens/utilities";
 import type { PodSecurityContext } from "./types/pod-security-context";
 import type { Probe } from "./types/probe";
@@ -24,6 +35,38 @@ export class PodApi extends KubeApi<Pod> {
     });
   }
 
+  async evict(resource: DeleteResourceDescriptor) {
+    await this.checkPreferredVersion();
+    const apiUrl = this.formatUrlForNotListing(resource);
+    let response: KubeStatusData;
+
+    try {
+      response = await this.request.post<KubeStatusData>(`${apiUrl}/eviction`, {
+        data: {
+          apiVersion: "policy/v1",
+          kind: "Eviction",
+          metadata: {
+            ...resource,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      response = err as KubeStatusData;
+    }
+
+    if (isKubeStatusData(response)) {
+      const status = new KubeStatus(response);
+
+      if (status.code >= 200 && status.code < 300) {
+        return status.getMessage();
+      } else {
+        throw status.getMessage();
+      }
+    }
+
+    return response;
+  }
+
   async getLogs(params: ResourceDescriptor, query?: PodLogsQuery): Promise<string> {
     const path = `${this.getUrl(params)}/log`;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
index 95210478a1..94fc24be7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
@@ -583,6 +583,15 @@ export class KubeApi<
     return parsed;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Some k8s resources might implement special "delete" (e.g. pod.api)
+   * See also: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/api-eviction/
+   * By default should work same as KubeObject.remove()
+   */
+  async evict(desc: DeleteResourceDescriptor): Promise<KubeStatus | KubeObject | unknown> {
+    return this.delete(desc);
+  }
+
   async delete({ propagationPolicy = "Background", ...desc }: DeleteResourceDescriptor) {
     await this.checkPreferredVersion();
     const apiUrl = this.formatUrlForNotListing(desc);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
index f26b05283e..408794e44b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ export abstract class KubeObjectStore<
   }
 
   async remove(item: K) {
-    await this.api.delete({ name: item.getName(), namespace: item.getNs() });
+    // Some k8s apis might implement special more fine-grained "delete" request for resources (e.g. pod.api.ts)
+    // See also: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/api-eviction/
+    await this.api.evict({ name: item.getName(), namespace: item.getNs() });
     this.selectedItemsIds.delete(item.getId());
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.ts
index e700710788..b06e887b01 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,35 @@
 // Base class for all kubernetes objects
 
 import moment from "moment";
-import type { KubeJsonApiData, KubeJsonApiDataList, KubeJsonApiListMetadata } from "./kube-json-api";
-import { formatDuration, hasOptionalTypedProperty, hasTypedProperty, isObject, isString, isNumber, bindPredicate, isTypedArray, isRecord } from "@k8slens/utilities";
+import type {
+  KubeJsonApiData,
+  KubeJsonApiDataList,
+  KubeJsonApiListMetadata,
+} from "./kube-json-api";
+import {
+  formatDuration,
+  hasOptionalTypedProperty,
+  hasTypedProperty,
+  isObject,
+  isString,
+  isNumber,
+  bindPredicate,
+  isTypedArray,
+  isRecord,
+} from "@k8slens/utilities";
 import type { ItemObject } from "../item.store";
 import type { Patch } from "rfc6902";
 import assert from "assert";
 import type { JsonObject } from "type-fest";
-import requestKubeObjectPatchInjectable from "./endpoints/resource-applier.api/request-patch.injectable";
+import requestKubeObjectPatchInjectable
+  from "./endpoints/resource-applier.api/request-patch.injectable";
 import { apiKubeInjectionToken } from "./api-kube";
-import requestKubeObjectCreationInjectable from "./endpoints/resource-applier.api/request-update.injectable";
+import requestKubeObjectCreationInjectable
+  from "./endpoints/resource-applier.api/request-update.injectable";
 import { dump } from "js-yaml";
-import { getLegacyGlobalDiForExtensionApi } from "../../extensions/as-legacy-globals-for-extension-api/legacy-global-di-for-extension-api";
+import {
+  getLegacyGlobalDiForExtensionApi,
+} from "../../extensions/as-legacy-globals-for-extension-api/legacy-global-di-for-extension-api";
 import autoBind from "auto-bind";
 
 export type KubeJsonApiDataFor<K> = K extends KubeObject<infer Metadata, infer Status, infer Spec>
@@ -203,13 +221,17 @@ export interface BaseKubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScop
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
 
-export type KubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope = KubeObjectScope> = BaseKubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced> & (
+export type KubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope = KubeObjectScope> =
+  BaseKubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced>
+  & (
   Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope.Namespace
     ? { readonly namespace: string }
     : {}
-);
+  );
 
-export type KubeObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope = KubeObjectScope> = KubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced> & {
+export type KubeObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope = KubeObjectScope> =
+  KubeJsonApiObjectMetadata<Namespaced>
+  & {
   readonly selfLink: string;
   readonly uid: string;
   readonly name: string;
@@ -225,6 +247,25 @@ export interface KubeStatusData {
   code: number;
   message?: string;
   reason?: string;
+  status?: string;
+}
+
+export interface EvictionObject {
+  kind: "Eviction";
+  apiVersion: string | "policy/v1";
+  metadata: Partial<KubeObjectMetadata>;
+  deleteOptions?: {
+    kind?: string;
+    apiVersion?: string;
+    dryRun?: string[];
+    gracePeriodSeconds?: number;
+    orphanDependents?: boolean;
+    propagationPolicy?: string;
+    preconditions?: {
+      resourceVersion: string;
+      uid: string;
+    }[];
+  };
 }
 
 export function isKubeStatusData(object: unknown): object is KubeStatusData {
@@ -232,8 +273,11 @@ export function isKubeStatusData(object: unknown): object is KubeStatusData {
     && hasTypedProperty(object, "kind", isString)
     && hasTypedProperty(object, "apiVersion", isString)
     && hasTypedProperty(object, "code", isNumber)
-    && hasOptionalTypedProperty(object, "message", isString)
-    && hasOptionalTypedProperty(object, "reason", isString)
+    && (
+      hasOptionalTypedProperty(object, "message", isString)
+      || hasOptionalTypedProperty(object, "reason", isString)
+      || hasOptionalTypedProperty(object, "status", isString)
+    )
     && object.kind === "Status";
 }
 
@@ -241,14 +285,22 @@ export class KubeStatus {
   public readonly kind = "Status";
   public readonly apiVersion: string;
   public readonly code: number;
-  public readonly message: string;
-  public readonly reason: string;
+  public readonly message?: string;
+  public readonly reason?: string;
+  public readonly status?: string;
 
   constructor(data: KubeStatusData) {
     this.apiVersion = data.apiVersion;
     this.code = data.code;
     this.message = data.message || "";
     this.reason = data.reason || "";
+    this.status = data.status || "";
+  }
+
+  getMessage() {
+    const { code, message, reason, status } = this;
+
+    return `${code}: ${message ?? reason ?? status}`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
index 8535006f46..5c0f47fb68 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 
 export interface KubeObjectMenuProps<TKubeObject extends KubeObject> extends MenuActionsProps {
   object: TKubeObject;
-  editable?: boolean;
-  removable?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface Dependencies {
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ class NonInjectedKubeObjectMenu<Kube extends KubeObject> extends React.Component
   private emitOnContextMenuOpen(object: KubeObject) {
     const {
       apiManager,
-      editable,
-      removable,
       hideDetails,
       createEditResourceTab,
       withConfirmation,
@@ -98,8 +94,8 @@ class NonInjectedKubeObjectMenu<Kube extends KubeObject> extends React.Component
     } = this.props;
 
     const store = apiManager.getStore(object.selfLink);
-    const isEditable = editable ?? (Boolean(store?.patch) || Boolean(updateAction));
-    const isRemovable = removable ?? (Boolean(store?.remove) || Boolean(removeAction));
+    const isEditable = Boolean(updateAction ?? store?.patch);
+    const isRemovable = Boolean(removeAction ?? store?.remove);
 
     runInAction(() => {
       this.menuItems.clear();
@@ -177,8 +173,6 @@ class NonInjectedKubeObjectMenu<Kube extends KubeObject> extends React.Component
   render() {
     const {
       className,
-      editable,
-      removable,
       object,
       removeAction, // This is here so we don't pass it down to `<MenuAction>`
       removeConfirmationMessage, // This is here so we don't pass it down to `<MenuAction>`